Zizek on the violence inherent in universalist ethics, illustrated through an analysis of various ethical stances on clitoridectomy; the violence of knowledge.pic.twitter.com/Z1bY6eapAG
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Habermas makes a great argument in "Legitimation Crisis" (which I plan to post about later) that universalist ethics (specifically in the form of "universalist utilitarianism" which leads to bourgeois individualism via formal law) stems from the universality of economic exchange.
& that this particular form of moral unreflectiveness about universalism is essential to the state for retaining mass political legitimacy and furthering economic goals.
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