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El Libro de Los Días / A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion - by  Frédéric Gros (Paperback) - 1 of 1

El Libro de Los Días / A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion - by Frédéric Gros (Paperback)

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  • ¿Y si aprovecháramos el poder de la vergüenza como un motor vital y político?
  • About the Author: Frédéric Gros es profesor de filosofía en la Universidad Paris-XII.
  • 400 Pages
  • Philosophy, Social

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¿Y si aprovecháramos el poder de la vergüenza como un motor vital y político?

El nuevo ensayo del autor de Andar, una filosofía.

La vergüenza es un sentimiento omnipresente en el mundo contemporáneo, un signo de nuestra responsabilidad. Podemos avergonzarnos del estado del mundo, de las propias pertenencias frente a los que no tienen nada, de la indecente riqueza de los poderosos, del modo en que asfixiamos el planeta, de las actitudes sexistas o racistas...

La vergüenza no es solo tristeza y retraimiento; también es portadora de ira, de una energía transformadora. Por eso Marx proclamó que la vergüenza es revolucionaria.

En este ensayo, Frédéric Gros recurre a autores como Primo Levi, a Annie Ernaux, a Virginie Despentes y a James Baldwin, para explorar las profundidades de un sentimiento demasiado olvidado en la filosofía moral y política.

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An original reflection on shame as the central feeling of our age - the expression of an anger that is the necessary condition for new struggles.

Can shame become a source of political strength? Faced with injustice, growing inequality and systemic violence, we cry out in shame. We feel ashamed of obscene wealth amid wider deprivation. We feel ashamed of humanity for its ruthless and relentless exploitation of the earth. We feel ashamed of the racism and sexism that permeate society and our everyday lives.
This difficult emotion is not just sadness or a withdrawal into oneself, nor is it a paralysing sense of inadequacy. As Frédéric Gros argues in A Philosophy of Shame, it arises when our perception of reality rejects passivity and resignation and instead embraces imagination. Shame thus becomes the expression of an anger that is a powerful, transformative force -one that assumes a radical character.

In dialogue with authors such as Primo Levi, Annie Ernaux, Virginie Despentes and James Baldwin, Gros explores a concept that is still little understood in its anthropological, moral, psychological and political depths. Shame is a revolu­tionary sentiment because it lies at the foundation of any path of subjective recognition, transformation and struggle.



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La crítica ha dicho:

«Útil y estimulante». -Livres Hebdo

«Gros explora las raíces de la revuelta analizando las fuerzas psicológicas, sociales y políticas que hay detrás de la vergüenza. Este ensayo es también una oportunidad para repensar la vergüenza desde una perspectiva distintaa la moral, algo a lo que la filosofía se ha resistido con demasiada frecuencia. Vigorizante». -Philosophie Magazine

«Un estimulante ensayo sobre un sentimiento compartido y, sin embargo, tan diverso: el precio a pagar por un acto convertido en dogma». -Le Temps

«Gros intenta devolver un halo de nobleza a este estado de ánimo desacreditado que podría ser, de hecho, el comienzo de la sabiduría». -L'Obs

«Gros sugiere que hay un buen uso de la vergüenza, un uso revolucionario tanto a nivel íntimo como social, que haríamos mal en rechazar». -Télérama

Sobre Desobedecer

«Admirable claridad e inteligencia. Gros rastrea con placer esa parcela de responsabilidad que corresponde a cada uno de nosotros, por nuestros silencios, por nuestras rutinas, por nuestras coartadas, en el sistema general de obediencia. Un ensayo que le gustaría a Sócrates». -Le Monde

«Gros analiza los resortes de nuestra pasividad. El ciudadano se somete por miedo, conformismo o placer. Pero también para huir de su responsabilidad. La desobediencia no está reñida con la democracia». -Libération

«Magistral. Muestra la desobediencia como un horizonte político eterno y contemporáneo al tiempo, pues resuena en las voces insurrectas de hoy». -Les Inrockuptibles



About the Author



Frédéric Gros es profesor de filosofía en la Universidad Paris-XII. Ha trabajado ampliamente en la historia de la psiquiatría (Création et folie, PUF), la filosofía de la pena (Et ce sera justice, Odile Jacob) y el pensamiento occidental de la guerra (Etats de violence, Gallimard). Fue también el editor de las últimas lecciones de Foucault en el Collège de France.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.42 Inches (H) x 6.02 Inches (W) x .65 Inches (D)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 400
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Social
Publisher: Taurus
Format: Paperback
Author: Frédéric Gros
Language: Spanish
Street Date: April 7, 2026
TCIN: 1005111779
UPC: 9788430626199
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-1337
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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