Comments on: Pascal on Tyranny http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/04/14/pascal-on-tyranny/ Sociology and other distractions Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:33:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/04/14/pascal-on-tyranny/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Eric Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=365#comment-1106 Kieran, Michael Walzer tried to build a political theory around that idea in one of my favourite big books, Spheres of Justice. Quote and post here: http://antidotal.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_antidotal_archive.html#92632025 Thanks for this entertaining find, by the way! Kieran,

Michael Walzer tried to build a political theory around that idea in one of my favourite big books, Spheres of Justice.

Quote and post here:

http://antidotal.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_antidotal_archive.html#92632025

Thanks for this entertaining find, by the way!

]]> By: Ben Hyde http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/04/14/pascal-on-tyranny/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Ben Hyde Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=365#comment-1107 Reminds me of Tilly's use of the term explotation in Durable Inequality. It is fun to see all the places where the phrase get's invoked. http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=%22the+tyranny+of+the%22 I liked "the tyranny of the moment", "the tyranny of the daleks", "the yranny of the field archeologist". Then you get each side of a debate using the phrase: "the tyranny of the teacher's union" vs. "the tyranny of the standardized test". One can subset the usages by throwing in other words like explotation, dominant, torture, displace, opressed, "second class", unintended, or any historical figure or institution. trotsky is always good. good fun. Reminds me of Tilly’s use of the term explotation in Durable Inequality.

It is fun to see all the places where the phrase get’s invoked.

http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=%22the+tyranny+of+the%22

I liked “the tyranny of the moment”, “the tyranny of the daleks”, “the yranny of the field archeologist”. Then you get each side of a debate using the phrase: “the tyranny of the teacher’s union” vs. “the tyranny of the standardized test”.

One can subset the usages by throwing in other words like explotation, dominant, torture, displace, opressed, “second class”, unintended, or any historical figure or institution. trotsky is always good.

good fun.

]]> By: John Holbo http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/04/14/pascal-on-tyranny/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 John Holbo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=365#comment-1108 I think Pascal may be closer to the Greek root of 'tyranny' than we are today. Originally, a 'tyrannos' was a usurper. So the term denoted an illegitimate means of coming to power, not an illegimate manner of wielding it. That's a hint anyway. I've posted about it. Thanks for the interesting thing to think about. I think Pascal may be closer to the Greek root of ‘tyranny’ than we are today. Originally, a ‘tyrannos’ was a usurper. So the term denoted an illegitimate means of coming to power, not an illegimate manner of wielding it. That’s a hint anyway. I’ve posted about it.

Thanks for the interesting thing to think about.

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