The state of the 21st century. The authority and the state at the age of democracy: a crisis?
February 22, 2019 / 18h00 French Institute in Bulgaria
Free admission. The event will be available in French/Bulgarian
'At the age of democracy, are we, as society, faced at ‘a crisis of authority’ or more so, at ‘the end of authority’?' This is an open debate, but for more clarity, we need to differentiate authority from power, from obligations, and even from the reasonable argument. We also need to acknowledge that authority is a strange phenomenon who enhances (augere) power and the conviction in a reasonable argument. Finally, if we take a look at the origin of the forms of authority, we will understand that at the age of democracy, authority may be exactly at its dawn rather at its downfall.