Against Enemies: A Negative Politics for Contentious Times

J. Gardner
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The world is a contentious place, both politically and personally. As a result, virtually all people have enemies both at home and abroad. This essay argues that we should annihilate these enemies, all of them, future as well as present, and do so forthwith. It begins with a metaphysical sketch of enemies, which reveals how such an annihilation is possible and much easier than we generally suppose. It continues by arguing, first, that general prudential considerations yield a prima facie case that it is in our best interest to annihilate our enemies and, second, that moral reasons require this because enemies are persons. The essay ends by briefly considering some implications of this destructive proposal.
反对敌人:争论时代的消极政治
世界是一个充满争议的地方,无论是政治上还是个人层面。因此,几乎所有的人在国内和国外都有敌人。这篇文章认为,我们应该消灭这些敌人,所有的敌人,未来的和现在的,而且要立即这样做。它以敌人的形而上概述开始,揭示了这种消灭是如何可能的,而且比我们通常想象的要容易得多。它继续论证,首先,一般审慎的考虑产生了一个初步的情况,即消灭我们的敌人符合我们的最大利益,其次,道德原因要求这样做,因为敌人是人。文章最后简要地考虑了这一破坏性提议的一些含义。
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