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Nancy, Jean-Luc The Inoperative Community 1991 p.40 Book Nancy Citations, The Inoperative Community Philosophy, Community, Mythology, Communism, Literature, Love, Divinity, Individuality, Communication
Citation with Excerpt Nancy, Jean-Luc 1991 Book Philosophy Community Mythology Communism Literature Love Divinity Individuality Communication Nancy Citations The Inoperative Community

The Inoperative Community

by Nancy, Jean-Luc (1991)

Key Passage

The political, if this word may serve to designate not the organization of society but the disposition of community as such, the destination of its sharing, must not be the assumption or the work of love or of death. (p.40)

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Philosophy, Community, Mythology, Communism, Literature, Love, Divinity, Individuality, Communication

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Nancy Citations, The Inoperative Community

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Connor P, Garbus L, Holland M, Sawhney S

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