Papers by Luis Henríquez Riutor
Foucault 40 años después, una actitud filosófica para pensar nuestro presente. Neoliberalismo y resistencia. Entrevista a Rodrigo Castro Orellana
Cuadernos de Filosofía Latinoamericana/Cuadernos de filosofía latinoamericana, Apr 30, 2024
El banquete de los dioses, 2021
A pesar de lo que se ha tendido a afirmar, crecientemente se comprende que el neoliberalismo no e... more A pesar de lo que se ha tendido a afirmar, crecientemente se comprende que el neoliberalismo no es un modelo económico, sino más bien es una racionalidad política cuyo principio es un modo económico de ver la vida que, en tanto tal, implica y requiere la producción de valor y utilidad como lógica central y extendida del mundo. En tal sentido, una característica fundamental del neoliberalismo es ser un modo de producción de subjetividad. Por tanto, es importante comprender su plasticidad y reconocer su imposición, casi sin contrapeso, en el mundo entero.
Fetichismo de la subjetividad: individualización, malestar y consumo
Capitalism, like the universe, expands; it is foreseen as without limit and historically presente... more Capitalism, like the universe, expands; it is foreseen as without limit and historically presented as if from the outside while paradoxically, unlike the universe, capitalism is an historical and contingent emergence. Many have suggested that its naturalization now leave it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. In consumer capitalism, subjectivity has become a commodity. Thus it is possible to say that consumer society is characterized by a "fetish of subjectivity", in which individualization (as lifestyle) and malaise (as symptom) are combined. The fetish of subjectivity may be one of the most important historical achievements of the relationship between capitalism and subjectivity, promoting highly individualized and intensive rules and requiring a consciousness in terms of the consumer society, a success-oriented life, competition and almost total autonomy in achieving the only goals and objectives culturally defined as legitimate and valid,...
Revista de Estudios Foucaultianos
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Papers by Luis Henríquez Riutor