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Tyranny, Blind Spot in the Humanities
[La Tyrannie, Point aveugle des sciences humaines]

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  • Andreu Solé

    (HEC Paris - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales)

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What is the singularity of our society and, consequently, how to name it? We first present a critique of three terms: liberalism, capitalism and "neo-liberalism" which are associated with this society by many researchers in the humanities and social sciences. We show that the classical, non-authoritarian liberalism of Adam Smith is a utopia. As for the word capitalism, it spreads a major confusion, that between market and company. Concerning the "neo-liberalism" of Hayek and Friedman, we argue that it is not liberalism. Then, we underline that our society is organized by and for companies, allowing us to formulate the proposal to call it "Enterprise-World". Finally, we highlight the tyranny - linked to the company - specific to this society, and invite us to wonder why most researchers in the humanities seem not to "see" it.

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  • Andreu Solé, 2022. "Tyranny, Blind Spot in the Humanities [La Tyrannie, Point aveugle des sciences humaines]," Post-Print hal-03736172, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03736172
    DOI: 10.34699/rido.2022.14
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    Liberalism; Neoliberalism; Capitalism; Company; Tyranny; Tyrannie; Libéralisme; Néolibéralisme; Capitalisme; Entreprise;
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