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HOMO JURIDICUS | On the Anthropological Function of the Law ee ALAIN SUPIOT Translated by Saskia Brown eile and fal project hele the the fl of reshoud be vethemmack nd human ‘ren of id widest be absolute nd who is ‘nde, fons whe ye imate Ses dloning ‘hebuman nba pare ny emerge Thy raced examine The Legal Foundation of the Person Like eter sce, cr owns founded on cern conception of ‘hehumam ing char ives naning ro rive: roms legal poi af ‘ew, we consider amas tobe endowed with eton andes of Sere spears ream erst Sesh aa Ses rt commen eat 36 J.C trina, se Ho 2 ol at de i ie os proc aad ain PUR, A a inalienable and saced sight, But from a scenic pote of view, hrmans are abt of knowledge whore behaviour ca be revealed nd enlane by blog, economies, the socal scences and so forth ‘Thesctwo apetsof he human being subjective ad bjetive—are to ides of the sme coi ibe oa in he ight of 2 cen Conception ofthe mand thatthe body comes tobe conser a8 2 thing The coneps of sbjet and objet, perso and thing ind tu ater are definal by musa opposion, cach concetved in felon the ot, Pov sence enirely reliant on these Concepts and ie own actary would be imposible without the fomulte ofa human being capable of rains though Thr po {te pecely not the rele of sfc demontation, fe 3 {Sognatcafemacon, devopot inthe Biory of la and no the Thatory of scence, Contemporary scholante™ quarrels tht sta ‘materialise neroogistaainve 4 sptulis philosopher would equi simply incomprehensible in as)tem of thought nor based on these dichowoie, Toe culture opera China, Forexamgle, which Ido notion ofthe sje cold evenly noc qualify een persons obj twas te ease in mpl Rome, and therefore Fi mo ncom af slavery nts pee acne, Before medicine could be nocd ssa scence, and Work as 2 nepoible commodity, the Thums Being afi to be consid a2 material uj. Modern ‘ince and economics would not have een che ight of day without ‘he apeically Western legal configuration called he human big ‘Our Western concepon of the himan ing s+ an abstrt iver or ee endowed wih aso, and eal among ual trom cat ony atthe end ofa lng hstocal process which strc Tom the development of Reman law to madeen declarations of Fights And ison in moder ines tha the relation of sabjet to object and of spit to mater as become 2 gneral principle of Ineligiy snd domination of the world Ths new way of 2, Gp hoy of Ron abs, Nw Yk “jn i Cn an Pl Rw, Wha Mar Tz, ae 2 See Cams The ual he Cm Renasonc Phirophy (i am Mae Danny On ise dann wd sed ie Sch ad ec enuronthe wake ofthe Huma cage othe Enh Strom ofthe chavs and Glo. imide er of ‘ene funded on he Cartan coo and of fer comma Estee gy ete of an ‘atone eno sod pea rans) Th cng pts ids ors gem fhe genes rind by the dapper of Gol fom hvala ne hich iisimegpeted ss Sour ron tds sccm he so Powe ld ely fe nec ats {Schama fcc (hich eases elon strode {hte wa of the unver) fte Sepromoed te ate of ‘Srnipce subj ving a supreme sot ls a at of ‘ke humen cing, hon aly hector found in hme ‘Sree fom ty recece eh di Ths poss wes sr {ate by he ewsing of sh human ing oe = on Fabs {bd Rouse o Rawle and he fogding os Rel o Human iy inked to sca posta and endowed ih Ten Cimandnen the United Deaton of Hamas Rik ‘cor iar nom ing ino acute oy eo concn o can ng, whi it par ofthe hry fhe Chan Wes Theconrte ane inher ht the ago De te human ing concen he nage of Godan deine to ati matey oer te Like Col, the human bang oe and indi, Mk Got he of she ‘oven subj endoned whe pow’ he Wor He God ‘ned peng yt th se nd Oh Te Rem ‘mot Pte On Ho Wing 3. San he AF he Teen Algo, a xc cp Py Pan Uy ey TS eee ng ny i saeco ‘Rent Capa oF nn ed Goi ee ‘Bo The Sacco of Wend Rn ra’ Max Wr Py ‘Sc fin rh ran tome ‘Bose ih Ge si he eo en ore ‘i ria pi) Nth ei {Sse Game The Cato of Pte Rago (927, am Riad compre eeCa Ka, H sin, the human bing is 2 person, an incarnate sii Bat, while ‘fnceiedin the mage of God, humans are nor Go. Thee particule {Kigmry i noe selfcrened bu tre fom dee Creator and 84 {Bey the shared ih leer bumans. Thi is why the hee Stutres ofthe human Being ndiduality, subjectivity and per SBnalty each ave dole vale as an individuals each oe of “ie, ba alo sir to all thes; a a subj, each oe of Sveceign, bar alsosubjesedo th aw; ara person, each one of ‘punt but also maser, The souaiation of Western instarons did oc eadcte this anceopslogl configration, andthe three ae tts emer ain eich wth dooble value, in desaatons of hman rights The tlrence to Ge as disappeared from thew of erons bt what has not deappeared tat, ll human [Etgrot be fered oan authority that vouches fo heir ety nl ymbolios that they are not to be tested ike 2 thing “The tnividual, Unique and Identical In onder to grasp what i dnncive abou our individual, what teste method than to take an outside’ view, for example che llminsting remarks of the Alan sage Amadou Hampi 8 ‘When shed ase understand by oma ei he epi with the following smoot "Every tine my other wanted 0 speak with tne she fst calle for my wife sister asi “desire o speak thm son Amado, bat would ke to know beforehand which of he Amadeus which ihab i e there a resen"™ This ely, ‘hich we elite ob extemcly profound ac the same ne “stoncrtigs became undermines what wetake ro be the halla human Mei: indvisbiy 1a ou egal ado, a person oe and ini rm tit to death, a single whole abd not 2 Space of maple soem characters. We ae equally dconeted FE fine than n Melanvan some, pple may be define ‘epey spaccs hort yal the bond inking tem eo hers irks, url, spouses cla tthe than, asin the West 8 sb Seana ee ht fel Tonge socal inks athe than being fashioned iy thom, We mos eter cations people conser thanselves (a be puta whleswhich sh surounde and goes beyond them, Ta SEA mp Bt tn erm o Ag Dl lst om cy a nS which has preceded and wil uve them, our el ration lad us the contrary, tose che person asa elementary peice of bman sce an individual in both the gualnaive andthe quan tative sense. Qualasvly,sheindvidal ma in she imag the ‘monotheistic God, and 30 a unique beng, incomparable co ay ‘ther, and his finality i ound within hms. Quanta the individual san iis and able en. Beth selena and Mental to all others he nda he hase counting tur xcalence, Thus conccvedy all human beings are neces eel Since each is made nthe nage of Gay even if they ae womas Slave or ere; and each x both unig sod sina al tbe ‘The principe of equality esl raver nist modern ad scculaiad version by this tension between the two facts oie Aividual ey: we at al lke sd ence ll lenis and we ate ‘ao all deren for we ar ech igo ‘Shc llindviduals are dential they rie micoret athe some stance fom the gala orto pt inthe cult terme a the Preambletothe renchConsaton of 194 they each old cred and inalemble righ’ equally Our deny i fundamentally the sae tharof any ote eon, and ay ifeencbued onsen, race rion, rationality age extcay may be dnqalified as 4 phil de ‘Fiminaion- Inthe aeeting word of San Pau “Phere the Jew oe Grek save nore, male nor eal. Hence the seming! ole of the principe of equality in oa legal and oll tations” We ll hve the stme rights and dates and we areal ena whch mig thacany on pesoncanlwasbe replaced by anor Consent 2 Person may"eccopy all posone within tecty, while noe blag Shs ential with any of them Sach» conception isfy ‘Sera MC Ch Lee as ol i “Sect da oi el Se re ge Seer ton a Stn es al tire fom, for example the cate ses, which aunt parila Function oeachperonin heir prese ie, wich socal moby coming ico play inthe eye of reincrmations Insofar as each person replaceable, cach alo quafible and canbe apprehend a an [sso ne This quaiving tendency evden the ory of ‘er polo iaitions sn which th aw of mumbers as ome 0 ‘vere any gulaive comsderaions, ving in 3 prey ane tal conception ofthe mjony principle.” es ao at work nthe icin cosa oc at wich seh ee ‘ence of ew type of nots ezl norms, deme arieary because they ate hed ons sults apreiton of people an hing ae Increasingly challenged by socal ms, dame valid beese Founded onthe qeatfiation ofthese Ax an accusting un the india salboa stable entity which reais essentially unchanged from birch o deth Inthe rerm of Hari individ! legal perma spears 0 38 conn and sl eters tthe sme tne asthe iia a Immediately commu remaine unchangl troup cctence and unlalig’y saben unchanging eal sane its wathfl when Man ep nd remain ane wher Ma ses Iie roon? “This fiction, which the corerstone on which comamic theory in ies caureey vos, obviously comply foreign to carat grat “38. See L: Dumont Homo bierarchcus The Cant System a Is Impctians, rine in once ie Fete pole totem Ape fn sp ead Sere Serkan moan iene Semet heures beerigieerays Froth Reve sz 7 Ream, Le Sc nen Hoe de ae SUG ee ‘ew mode of poets and ein a ped bythe un for fc on ee Serene een Seat ee an eee, mantra ees monte iain “ wo ymics eatin uch Hadi, which pass om the contary the permanence ang nail af the ysl aod pyc ates of ‘Gehman bong Lay str we weal made nthe mage of Gd the athe we ae al date some Gog, we atl rtrd therfore liga o extend ep snd sane to ach ter Th ‘pit of uel breads cred in the fea of be Utne Desraon of Haman Rig. from i devel he pring of solaris, which spied he esablshnes of the Wel Eres at cach nti, made in he image of the one God i a 9 vnigee bing, ere fom all thre The inde roa Simla otter fee aor prs om bh tot sexo nthe ida exec a srr econ es *Srogh competion wh kr hae human hg ed ‘xa are rae wth a fo ter comepon of ‘Sion wich adr gr bind he marker ena, cameo ‘emma: with Protea codigo the sean ce out ‘ork do pte ay para ase thar, but ee ‘hat we ae in hs worl pth mati suse fig cosy Ieneral sin often Lous Dumont Sacred hese Stvng hatin he roee wordio, here nade exch of monk" One ella that Ie 2 “ger on sb ee Smpsson etme formally eq inal Becomes the Sle frterion of jtie” When competion ths cated i the Seaiing princi of peat ie esd in rage adn Femi of poli fee ston of ead of ami aon (eset publi src on) af comic He thee competion, bens te vary motor o socal exes fates than bing contd toe margin a omething anger nd at pee em en eso ns bald inde nL Meyers ks Pression fo de Ener modo We (9), eae Heme Poon pec Ta Spt of Macao ole Ke or Tp os SSE Bp pt pa a aon pression rtp “2 sem ad yD al pd i Men Probie dels personne, op. cit p18. ae eS Pag Con mo Pi 8 “he imenvon of legal pesnaiy sabe this indus soto evade eye en community or soc. Leg penn. iy lows ner form often of idly wheter based Ge faving tng sing sin ommon, costae te in ‘natn Tow ho cn om a ral ie singly, an" Mk a capable of erating wt Ekin onan cal fang Tecrmernon of aman Shir compo excsly of ndbians ws spree a fost pin on hel the ap Dt soe innsle Rech nthe French Republi on of theft forms fe Sat 0 be ively sto ego elec and sata one Sn lil, a mol Big which cen he india tec of snes eth ul wich wre suena ‘ie of her mer). The Subject, Sovereign and Subjected -Aubjet sone whe the caus of something, st ofl shrough his ‘cer words he ose pk ad the spoen ward is aw. In he CChimian tain, his capaci 10 organize the world through [pen ithe fs aris of God In he beoning was che Word, {Malthe Word was nth Ge an the Word was oa. The same wat inthe bpnning with God. Al higs were made by hin and without fm vaso aay thing nad that was maces Thi Famous opening co the Gorpel of Suit John, in which metaphysics is weed with Limguage and langage made ing se ulimate hy othe sense of {hc univee ste mst rmatkale expression ofa conepion that ‘xis ine for in many oer celiztons, "Tobe makes the Aftean luminary Operon, st be epescles' and speech tro the int gamete row down on the world by the po of ee Tene sea fet for date Comma (ie Cn oir het tne SSS ees seer in order cone or pon" be Confacia aon 9 ‘ind ordre inparble fo crt mea gene became te ‘Since of hing in tir ndiuney depends othr eee “gmt Inthe Caplan Mato evokes the gc of heels Sf angus, of ls ane song me te se whom he compare tos weg apa ofrepadacig nec ae fom Sonia or Inthe Kren Cad ened Adam ith rset oF ther ofthe name by whch hngs ae concede wih aman _ feng ating ot Ga afi een on cath! Arne ise known hte pe the iy appeared Roman aw 2 Spooner for defini TR ae aa fo examples ofthe Aethopaogal nom of whch the New Team a ihr ‘Remsen vane ee per th power of naming of xing cers of thought at th bccrocomy of Kagan indepen to nant "harcore te Chritn We lone, by coms the iden that God as posted hr vs win Ne Hs Word ot nly ina sat Tey» roveed Lr, bt san the {nts Gu as ier wider Boo of Nae ad {eli in war ss have called he "rent Bok othe ano), Inthe Chain eadon tre may be one La bt tee te Beak: the ok of divine and a fie coer ‘Weare hes to hdl which uk, fo eran athe Ii rain for elon ve som the mura nt whch nay be overturned by His omniprene = The Christan Gd, howeve sels bound to oer evs thee He Hino ha ld downy the oti of He Word EE Serer etepeen ct sae reeetretteae te CEE SMCS Tee de Pa ae Mae ite than ace rete See etc {roe enc in ala ere ws 1 Stel eres EE ce rgeage we mee binding on Himself lo, This concpton al informs she sphere of man affaies and toably the figure of the State, which is an [pry ofthe divine igure ofthe Lepatr the ral of aw imp thatthe Sate shold be Bound by sown aw “Anoher characteris of the Chestan worl, or at eat of ‘weern Chistian, is that considers that an, being ay npropriate the power ofthe Word, is fore of aw, andi this way take theselen sj im he all ese hts, primary aus of “Hct and no ees of a aus, The sppropeition bythe speaking ‘jee of the wotmatine power of speech is absent fom che eat ‘Shfiscins rom which Christan stems. I Ancient Gress wich Stor one ofthe int cvliztions ro develop the nea of cv Taw.” Urmocracy wos comsidte impossible without he prohibition of hin ser of appropriation of ope Tate why i was decided to remove ‘Re anptte from the alpha, when democracy was estaba hu he Athenian lame were writen doe (D8) sinc i ymbo- ite the prem he breath of Wie, the divine isptation andthe rie tha binds pen ogee athe pial whole the heeronomy Fike sumed incompatiie, for she inventors of deoxy with “he pate ues in wring, of thir reath which che pt of he pole Similriyy he Hebrew alphabet, whch as no vows made {fe Law imccenible wo anyone who wis not of Jewish descen and ‘tho was therfore unable t give Iie ote Tex through esting its dine breath The teachings of sam also ste that i Impomible for tie individual to brome lepsator since humans aD pathing ithe fae ofthe oaipotene of Go een when they ‘Sisk they ave laying down the Tawy dey are nohing but the turuent of ways tat remain impeneabe wo them. OF she hee ‘ligions ofthe Book; only Wester Christy has fll endowed Tne wth she uaity of subjehood. Inthe Islamic eatin, 3 Sp etm tent hf Bart Se Heenan Jone ‘ener of Wag Reo and Kio poo TiC ate eet: os Chi an Le, nero Edney op Noe te emf momo ed hs SCOT aomal us diaper gee open shel Tie me ele (God alone enjoys this quality, and inthe Jewish train i ig Accesibe on earth only to the peopl of al, who are enesived fas 'a holy people of univer sipsifiance This capa to ly down the ls a appear in the Westen tration, i expresed both in the horn beings ide vo thing, din the way han relations are concived Human elon te Submited ot o religious lw bor 0-2 human lea framework, ether in he form of ordinary lw founded indexation on the sovereign ofthe people or im the frm of conta law founded ~ ia a feemarker contest ~ on the sovercign of the individual. As sovereign sebjee, human Being ar capable of being ound by thar word and anewerble to ity human responsiblity ‘otgmaes in fre wil below any at, an ot inthe ansequences of ‘ct atthe ese for example i Jaane clare” The relation erween human Beige and things sont ofthe ning of Nate by technology" bytne longer as he clare inthe seat of efficent brieolge* but the inplemenstion the tent knowledge of the laws of the universe which humankind has ‘nero. The dvne prescription ordering humans to Beco asters ‘tthe universe has bre reached it loge conchae God hs ee ‘ismised and humans have monopolied te abut of Sujet na ‘wold governed by them ad ila with objects made ince, Yer the subject has ot low is dep enced daly, dept te ‘oral selaration Thesebjet ofl sind sovereign sae ht isa being born ie and endowed with rss, atomomons and ‘ipale of sabjeing she wood of ela os will the ape theca of les whichics answer oand atthe fle of cae Te ete qa aerate ms me Sorcha ren neat oe iyetme hier aa heiamr eee, See og ca oer ae mabe cra aswtCa L maane Se Mang Vat Dh Joon, a Reet Mai Cane cehcamal ane Scena om “A. sn Ao Groce he tg ne ot ro stat mn aa ete ee met fe ee orc ccaete eo oe Saad oii Bie saben anthem sit orem rebptinte pero nd per mettre, ‘hit nbeng bidet aac ws eau hows been where sol thepals ort lawsofsoene Thsishowt tbe human bog ns as ab flaw tough wo “chjgtioninsbchauonomysacherl droughts ectonomy the in'Sinthe Weesforohtclres thawte? pre wt tstioey Ge pron aortic ota ‘Sshoky ht usec pron vra Noonesnmakethcsoeeigh ‘rc of serng thar ceo Such is have long en ‘Slant othercgior auth andllareinceincoutree=in {he Won it the Sate nich toma the imate pear a ers iushtannnlonsble hati eben domain Tl inivdha sorcpey. Te role dntnng ol maa the mayoral ign unt eating the aint athe {Sctamcn of bpm ba he ey of he more haan being ‘endonctobeprverdby sn inmoralanirperiamansubjert Een ‘ele srvng ate autonomy of the peaking subj through the ‘eronmny of langage the Runa hog, Boomer gl bec throug he conan the la “The Peron, Spirit and Icomate “The wold isvided os we ein the Wetton pars: Gu tir oe bed gy oth ace Mend penne, Tat ‘Pi go tack long way and a deply akc ino gal Sct rw Bint yma nthe usin Cae nd resppest icra eh Ce Racha oe tBescparation things persons wa eli thas ine enon othe lec became ciple bat pens ‘kw end ination tooent bing ors pees Tas ope as athe ba tant fate ‘Reena rset at Cc oh ra fecal ce ie ee ca atta ome eegcemiermn fr aise muerte ae DLE SSeS oe 2 oso jis cece sens mw et te Son aero eae eee ae eee eee nae ene Te rece ioccmsae eat ne Tea ear ree ree eee porous meta ee a Sito eeee ease oes enhance risa sent Sresreremtenceineainas meee oc hrs oy hn Ses ‘sce ak. Bt Maa hat shown he t's eats en he Pisin pi the mrs a Se MMe Cpa oe Fim‘ Sode Toe Ronse Poao Te Reena che rat Coo cen a, Pe oy fe Peo ‘hg yr Ck Cosy Pen po fein umn aa he alte ele ‘es tc memati T ae ne ‘yn cir "omurs= atl tha me oy ee ey ‘any he nl rd das Seng i won ‘sche aig es Names md a colt hepa ool SCC ie nie nner pone lt hapa Foe ‘Eira ep 7 nol eam, Cop ‘wh rs es npr de hn road (ile of aa. — CS tai et min 8 Ps Rw “sera Lantn de pone he Re nl Msn (ot Fler de pono ofthe carly Church conrad the sue ofthe dal naar of Chis both divine and human, eo which the oly solution found was the doga of the Tein. These debates are the ground in which the ‘Cristian conception of the human hing take ace,» Being made in the image God and heeore rowed with» dal nature spitul nd temporal and with » moral body Rousing an iimora sul “This conception srs syria by jai in the mail period Ere hurmen beng without exception i «compose of boy and ‘oul home natura destind hough bptvn to become» person inthe Church And the Church iconesved athe scl body of Christ, dst fom the Belevers who compre: Dung te sane prio, the Church sso served ats model for 2 Bgue which Was to come cent to oor contemporary political and economic if: the [gpl person, a arial bing which binds humans together while ‘eanstending ther mortal canon. ‘Marcel Mauss sats tat our on notion ofthe human person is ssl basly the Chrian one I nobly the source of the Prince of ign nie prviame in the Unies Declaration of Homan Right (ate 1 rin ls on Bicehics (article 6 of the French Cini! Coe) Ip medieval erm “Signy” fred to 3 co oration that etendo aoe in space bat over te, a corporation by cetston. “Digit” predced the fton ofa unity between pre ‘Eeeocr and poral scceors, who were all pent id Incorporated lo the incumbent of the moment by dein, therfore, ignity’ ever died" The concept was fist applied 0 the royal anion and began tobe “democratized’with she Rena ‘ance Hamann and fstly Dante for whom every human, while 3 ‘oral ig, ncrnaed the immorsl Spty of boa.” Tese tors eymlogy, ‘personaly’ remains 2 mask, but one that embles Fa Se Gn‘ pes edi cite de i "5 nee dre Gn ile ns cy he a i op Pde Tine edly eno Da and sx Patt Mes na lois dt bee bn ‘Sipe ae he may be wt we wl thes se een Sete cinco svapes neo Male pty of ie Wal} Wie eo » Homo ymin vey man bingo partake aly of hman digit ano achive ‘Senitc knowledge of nature though he power ofthe mind he togio. As Deseares wrote inthe sow aus Preble fo his aioe a" pt many est a Sage oft wor whee wl fow the beh bu pci Proce make _ Pesan therfore the gi cnc in which body ard soul src bld rogue tances the sal neo he ial fe enables hm o ber oprtake of the iacay he aman ‘pre But whos in ter lnaons hs communion peuppss Sarour personaly be propreney ced oe sl alae tf prt the Weer word tks the for of a telation af Spin the cme fs orleans helo ptsonay that i ature in the UnnealDsclarson of Hoban Right Sn and evey ham xing where hey ay be found aries iC 3 Wank pags on which ine ndiidel sto levee mark of hor herapre The horton ofthe Hama nthe Unive Dlraton the tee and fl dele pron ch ti the aeibaion of rights without bid ti delopmane would be ompronised (les 22,25, 3) Lag peony therfore Simply mean guranteed by aw fo enable eerone to eine Iisorker peony on his ch ins way ths wl ely hot Jerinthe yes of eomempoarie no fate erase Recaling the eyoloy ofthe tn person wich in Cec fist mean the snes of actors, Hach Zimmer wee ‘The Wester culok ~ which orga with he Greeks she selves and was thar developed ip Chesney = har {nll the dination, imped in the term, bere oe ase fndthe actor whose face it ies. There hae ecte, 8 re, imc Whe the play oer he persona cannot beak of ‘ings though dent and ino the Ie beyond. The Oecd Actor, having wholy enti hinsl with the enacted person tty dais moment om these ofthe word onal ake itaft when the tine comer for Spats ano hep indfigtely, for milenime even stents ~ afer the play eye pre aren,Cptionc (ar a, FAB SE Bio, hf nh Cage Mi In stark contrast, on of the mor tsk hat Indian thought hat undertaken over the centute bas ben to etalk leat foie tetwech actor and rol "Piercing and dling all the layers of he ‘maf personality, the tlerlslyineonerted conciousness cus through the mask at at ast discarding inal ft staietone, fiving a the anonymous and strangely unconcerned aor of oa lie Thi ade ses fom the netabiy of eincaoation and ftom a wil oie tenperl by melancholy ad weariness the fae hth prospect of he endleefefore and ater 8 though an actor ‘Shou some sudden bored within career In this woe the Spits enwnared bya wel Fonce which blindly caries tarres way ian endl earning cyte This is why i an clare sch prestige accra to renunciation, ro the fate ofthe satis who Thos renegade store of plying ole afer role inthis wnnding thea uf ie and who desde o rhdeaw fom the play. To the ‘ction "Who ie thi fol that keep his diy-wited eeriment {inthe boards ndan poopy replies tht tithe man bag, Sthone bai, one and ibrar permaneyy pone by the need {odo somthing = and who goes ahead and docs Wheres tian ‘Suzan ees personaly asa mask to be tor ofthe West ses esonality ava mark to be ahi, This ference i eden eral ts oan situa fr rom peering he physical eran of ‘he deceased in onder to immealize the memary uf thle pron Sigs sok to dstoy tem ‘One cam understand in thi light why Indian ciiaion, which in other eset 20 sh has temsne scomigl soieren the ‘story of humankind sen ea caslen spd laborious reco the ‘ening, where the Were har made History the very key to Unestnding the human beng Jee a person's spn reveled inh ndvdal sory, so theory of aman has aes Been owed with meaning, othe eof the Wes, wheter nthe ease fof progeas towards salvation, the eelaton ofthe human spn co inl rc and lg progr. Fra tr ae 8 ropa tension an we teed ae orn a logy [GF progrese ated on tholoial suppostions inherited with he ‘eta a. Bas p be Emap ae 1 Se athe Hor of Ow Deh tm Hn Went, ann le tac mo eh wee mat, Le eon a op cor oH » Homo pms ‘Cuistian conception of the perso. Thi wonld explain why the fist anthvopologite tended to ee the socks thy mere saying Imo some Sor of prehistory of hemanity whose deeper meting basally escaped than. As Witgentein noe Frazer is much more sage thin move af his esas, fr thse savages wll ot fe 9 far om any understanding of spiral Ine av an Enpshman ofthe went century. His ele ions of pei observance are much rt than the sense of the observances hemseler An Riorl explanation, am expla ison as an hypoth of development. se only one Kind a Summary ofthe dita ~ of thee syoopnss We can ely wall Ser the dts nth relations oon anata ake suey ‘tthe i's general pure without puting the Frm of a0 Inport fogring the temporal derlopent ‘Our conception ofthe person a spc revel ints incarnation also fms the bai of our understanding of ight inthe Wes THs oncepton i explc not oly nthe gl state ofthe ody ala Inthe rans of things tat Beart pee of the aman spit, The (Church considered the human body stem for he nmol tnd we leone tobe the se ofthe personaly trend ay "acted object, rom before bith to ater deh, Law slo procs incu work ha those that bea he mpi ofthe person sly ofthe author. The person assigned patriy” ofthe created Work has moral sghe oer sy cen ft transesed io het hands, and even alter itor er death.” The work hat ar the most Illine Whstations of the dignity ofthe human spi are een aril or trl baned from beg traded and come nde what French aw cal slr heritage’ Such works bocome pat ofthe "Nation anda such are legally consecrated, i he orginal seme of 15, Sc Trach ‘eon Thi aca up’ f nen a acy Bs ec Sly ‘rk of Sner Wel "Chiat was sporie fr ight oon ape St cn mon iil mnt Fre un A Ws ond Rosle td Keg hp A ‘cE Wego, te ror Gale Soph op Sep nae aig a dc nk HP, ME Shae Ot ot ca M9 comscrato: they pas fom a profane ta sacred space. Lastly, Thumaa about, which ia poe of contac breween spit and thing inaubjet to spc meaares allowing ic to be transformed nto ‘exchange value while ako prodding tha the worker’ Body be treated ike an eject tobe trade The non of person i what ‘lows to thick mtr and spirit in tho ey and not a8 adil dint universes, This unity forest ake ac acount the exitnce of sacred things (he body, seletual works), a the frontier beeen enple and hinge These cannot be ested simply a6 jsp athe apa fhe human Being they poses mening ofthc om whic noe o be alee by any contay meaning. THe prohibition they sepeent proce he Gs oeansrss on he ‘ied to view the human bod as merely 2 hing subjected co the omniperac of someone ces mind or he technological deste transform the boy nr a restion of the human spc. Peon = thereforeno biclgsal pen ike enti maka or Hood rout ina dopmatc consrucon which would olaee f people could teat {timp as they plese The principle of he nalenabiy of ci ‘taunt expression of the rehiton tha surrounds pesonalit, nd alo pote th existence of hid pty which gusanter Bt “The Tard Party as Guarantor of Henity “Te individ, she sujet she person: these ae the hee pills on ‘which, inthe’ West, the human being vet What they be in ‘Sommoa i thie reducible daly. The ividal i bch unique Sic otber; the sabe shot aovrign and subjected the person in both flesh nd apr Thee src ters also provide the categories, ‘of though trough which the apparently contaditory fas of aman expercce may be grasped in thi ogc ancy and the tne ofthe sense maybe recone wth our demand forsee ‘When we represent the human being az 2 wigue and indivisible indideal edhe eo and rebel flere re aller ee fe peforming ant offal alle oad heres SSSA nd i ie She it ea in ro it ey ‘ers Cha ao Hato ec See Seat Ta de om ste le Fl of oo * wo jms expt ie ew for out anos of bin, ‘Sonn baceny sn rao a ef pr © Sparel ap. Tasco re a satithond sfc buy ser on ou Coes ‘Se ic pth Roman ae fe ‘Srl of oberg i et of Kip” Orato ‘ctepionf chen ng hts pracaftic sre ech {erm stellar yal supose thence Of snelomae lr ene saint vty hat ‘Se Ameran Des nope lee ahs suet tae wih dogma as Inada mg re ee ech Rep ste set tn sh oto nee Th eas ‘en ov nse Ceca ane Chews ‘imi bdo the epoca The See Secomruone of hota tes pata wie snd the immoral spre of ese he man toe Shes tener mas wt sia sone fet vmting ok tse ls ptf thom edng ‘St pl body ae peopl wach coma ees ni Tresor wae pen ig ree eh Sh ndnay adctpltds a e anoe a ‘el poo tlre eng hare ore ‘otc spo othe yen cur antec ofr {ooo sg cone pretender hese ‘prams ot pon er he en aon cutis cing cs nm, qcson of Sei scr tmnt wir a eno lige, or empl St soy sph ece eencoe ‘i Umi be of igen parse ad eco fet many European count wht he See os oi + Sedan Taina pare ofthe sno pone ot mun ety ne ren aay an fay he Cees gs “a oon Ses ‘Seni nh he Repl nd vals pcos nang stool seme vt rence Frc at ne ns rag soe pe te 5 Roem perros fm edt pre san ne a fo Se a op cs Bo “Toward Total Emancipation: Humanity Decomposed “ec scent daly fom th anbrpoogcl sroctae hat charnc the West ands a the Ky to fs domination over te eo of the word. Bu enfie metho regis tht the is om ‘ch sis ound be forgo, and sown history alone wih Guid by the enmpotence of the cogio and plunged no the tesco thingysolece set aot eating the human ein Sober. This ras true of sco, or example, when eh 0 ie reopned a ence ands to sere inl a "Spare thar arc unde they of fr of atraconrepaion, ands om asia magic fel eiseven moe evident inthe eae modern blogs whch tedicesTving ings the psc Sema makeup sd sft cary form, of alm Emer ‘Walp for whoo ech the noon of arene pow” as Fraime sways mainesn tat ‘ie des text ay such tra saemin gh, ne mechanism ca be reed o chemical inaction Tha the le scaershuld Sony hat he existence Irving ings can be the objet of scenic engiry demonsates st that nce eee bythe scenic mth To corse ‘mpchenible dt om a methodological pina ew. ils Stink be kel othe conlon hte sv ach dees tov ex {Strain at Hn fain mg rae he nec the ptadgme of ology conse hese ‘Bre could concede crn more ead that an does at east uch fs obec of science if only this ea were to lea ein como iiss sooo ng oa hee claims with» ede more burly Bt doubing he eae of manor he tives ha iavtably Tl to nohing re than the Spomtanens FFT atk eae detente ete te Sm Hee emai de ie Psi, alma, 93 PEL eet cunt ett eee roe co sem tieracea eee green ee fee Se tare Sheena SP che an atte BEI pe rp eee recovery ofthe experince ofthe Cartesian void and the prow Selitue ofthe coo. Whereas nthe ie noe ma ay ciate ‘bjs of science as sich, this ely confirms the sapcion tit ene {s radially unfted tothe ek of grounding any type of lam concerning the ‘eh hat igh ie meaning to bua le” THs Scapa unimportant a long sence ean subordinated 8 a spc att, the dogmatic strctres tt ive meaning co ‘hehuman being and soe. Bras oon a these dogiatic truce sr theme ire ce, nnd the te davon of lw ths incapaciy i fatal scence exceeds its sphere of wl and degenerte nt cetism, ‘Secs emerges when scence, ke a ater in spate, burt i bunks. The field of cence is abandoned, afield of doube i which truth is understood be forever cave and capable ony of 2 Provisional and approximate representation. When sini thet tore, floods the hermetic of aman ie with feted cer ‘aims ieclsentc’ This aberatn by no meas rere the natural sciences. Whe freuen affects promi clogs, ‘rien they cai to explain the aman beings als characteris thany researchers inthe soil scents who pire to come ike ‘tural scents, eying thee hanes to conser the human bing ‘clsively ata thing. Siete may be recived = whether in the “har or the soft seers by the bli ta the harman bing cbc har canbe exhaustively expat, and tha aching cn be owe about humane thatthe natural sciences wil no ene day lscover and allow sto maser. moo col bth headin that ppeted onthe eon page of the French day Le ond, announcing, fat the human. genome had been deciphered “Man laid bate’ [homme mis in! This viewpoint ito the knowledge of "he human feng what pornography ito love. As sch hy should ‘weno display a sinuar tolerance rowan tc long we Cans lear of i tliusyeepesve pronouncements? Aft all so the tee

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