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According to philosopher G.W.F. Hegel, struggles for recognition are the core cause of conflict between people. When we clash, Hegel says, we’re not really fighting over rights or resources or who left dirty dishes in the sink again. We’re struggling to be recognized. Like, do you see me as a person? Do you respect me?
Some theorists say that recognition is not nearly enough. It’s the redistribution of resources that will ultimately make things right, so those with few resources have more, and theoretCrashCoursePost · 2 months ago
Plato believed in the Philosopher King, and he called the tension between rational philosophy and emotional art the “ancient quarrel.” If we asked Plato if art could be political, his answer would likely be "definitely not." So, what about artists like Chappell Roan, Childish Gambino, Banksy, and Brecht?
Let's take a closer look, with Crash Course Political Theory: https://youtu.be/_URf07Rb_EUCrashCoursePost · 2 months ago
"Government sucks, and we can do better" -- turns out people have been thinking the same thing basically forever. The idea of utopia is a way for us to imagine a better way to live. And everyone from Plato to Walt Disney has their own idea of utopia. In Crash Course Political Theory, we investigated whether “the good place” is a good-for-nothing daydream, or a potential path to charting political futures. https://youtu.be/t44-uHyzvCwCrashCoursePost · 3 months ago