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oapen-20.500.12657-853092023-11-24T02:23:29Z A Responsibility to the World Baltrusch, Burghard Salzani, Carlo Vanhoutte, Kristof J. M. Coetzee,José Saramago,Plato,Saramago,Slavoj Žižek,Thomas More,Civil society,democracy,government,human nature,humanity,Marxism,philosophy,politics,Responsibility,utopia,violence bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBH Literary studies: from c 1900 - bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPV Political control & freedoms bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings, oceans & seas::1QD Empires & historical states::1QDH Holy Roman Empire bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings, oceans & seas::1QD Empires & historical states::1QDT Ottoman Empire bic Book Industry Communication::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AD Romance, Italic & Rhaeto-Romanic languages::2ADP Portuguese In a 1987 interview, José Saramago eloquently expressed what could be considered his political-philosophical manifesto: “Human beings should not content themselves with the role of mere observers. They bear a responsibility to the world; they must actively engage and intervene.” In 1998 the celebrated writer was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Literature. So Saramago did not only as a human being and a citizen, but also as an artist refuse to be a passive observer. Despite his profound and always critical pessimism, he tirelessly propelled both his public and artistic persona toward impactful actions and interventions, showcasing an unwavering dedication to reshaping the world. This volume seeks to delve into this facet of his legacy, exploring it from diverse political and philosophical perspectives. 2023-11-23T09:34:31Z 2023-11-23T09:34:31Z 2023 book 9783732909582 9783732989850 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/85309 eng iBroLiT – Estudos Iberorrománicos de Literatura e Tradutoloxía / Ibero-Romance Studies in Literature and Translatology application/pdf Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9783732989843.pdf Frank & Timme 10.26530/20.500.12657/85309 10.26530/20.500.12657/85309 68154ca9-944b-46a4-823f-3fb31adbbb48 9783732909582 9783732989850 9 300 open access
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In a 1987 interview, José Saramago eloquently expressed what could be considered his political-philosophical manifesto: “Human beings should not content themselves with the role of mere observers. They bear a responsibility to the world; they must actively engage and intervene.” In 1998 the celebrated writer was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Literature. So Saramago did not only as a human being and a citizen, but also as an artist refuse to be a passive observer. Despite his profound and always critical pessimism, he tirelessly propelled both his public and artistic persona toward impactful actions and interventions, showcasing an unwavering dedication to reshaping the world. This volume seeks to delve into this facet of his legacy, exploring it from diverse political and philosophical perspectives.
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