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Ethics of NonViolence

Is every life grievable?

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Roberto Che Espinoza, PhD
Jun 21, 2022
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In my thinking through my next project on belonging and freedom, I have turned to Judith Butler’s recent 2020 book, The Force of NonViolence: An Ethico-Politico Bind. I read it in one day and have been thinking ever since about this question, which she asks: “is every life grievable?”

As I think about this question, I think about the white Christofascist…

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