TY - JOUR
T1 - Internal Exile and Politics
AU - Margalit, Avishai
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© 2024 The New School.
PY - 2024/6/1
Y1 - 2024/6/1
N2 - This essay has two parts. One scans notions of inner exile as withdrawal from society; the other examines politics. There are many ways of withdrawing from society: solitary life in a remote place, or retreat to the “inner citadel,” the inner self free from the yoke of society. But withdrawal can take place while being amidst society. The essay addresses moral implications of retreat from society, especially from its politics. The discussion concentrates on societies in which the act of withdrawal can be voluntary. The paradigmatic cases are the recent events in Israel: the liberal protest against authoritarian “reform” of the judicial system, and Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the ensuing cruel counterattack by Israel on Gaza.
AB - This essay has two parts. One scans notions of inner exile as withdrawal from society; the other examines politics. There are many ways of withdrawing from society: solitary life in a remote place, or retreat to the “inner citadel,” the inner self free from the yoke of society. But withdrawal can take place while being amidst society. The essay addresses moral implications of retreat from society, especially from its politics. The discussion concentrates on societies in which the act of withdrawal can be voluntary. The paradigmatic cases are the recent events in Israel: the liberal protest against authoritarian “reform” of the judicial system, and Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the ensuing cruel counterattack by Israel on Gaza.
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U2 - 10.1353/sor.2024.a930748
DO - 10.1353/sor.2024.a930748
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AN - SCOPUS:85202841098
SN - 0037-783X
VL - 91
SP - 401
EP - 420
JO - Social Research
JF - Social Research
IS - 2
ER -