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The Art of Diplomacy: Alexandre Kojève’s Guide for the Perplexed
Danilo Scholz
Kojève’s journey from philosophy to diplomacy was not a case of accidental wandering but the outgrowth of his Hegelian convictions. He held that critique without action is frivolous, dismissing the “fundamentally nihilist elements, known as ‘intellectuals,’ for whom non-conformity is in itself an absolute value”—those who, like Albert Camus, reveled in moral dissent yet sidestepped the arduous institutional work needed for durable change. A critique, Kojève said, that wants to be taken seriously cannot operate at a distance from the state.
e-flux Journal
Posted: December 16, 2024
Category
Philosophy, Globalization
Subjects
Internationalism, History, Global South, Europe