From gathering to collective action
Follow the movement from series to group in Critique of Dialectical Reason.
An original introduction. This guide accompanies the work; it is neither the complete text nor a translation.
The series
People at a bus stop share a system without acting together. Their unity comes from outside. Distinguish spatial proximity, common interest and coordinated action.
The group in fusion
Shared danger can turn serial passivity into common praxis. This is not a permanent solution: sustaining it immediately raises organizational problems.
The institution
Oaths, roles and rules stabilize action but can produce new constraints. Follow the transformation without imagining a collective mind independent of people.
Collectives emerge and change; maintaining freedom requires work on their institutions.
Your turn to think.
- What unites your group today?
- When does a shared rule obstruct action?
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