The Estrangement of Youth and the Quest for a different Society

The author contends that any contestation or countercultural movement, no matter how generous, is bound to failure unless it develops as a rational project. Violence, as such, might help visibility, but, in the last analysis, it amounts to nothing more than self-gratifying narcissism, incapable to p...

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Main Author: Franco Ferrarotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academicus 2017-07-01
Series:Academicus International Scientific Journal
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Online Access: http://www.academicus.edu.al/nr16/Academicus-MMXVII-16-09-032.pdf
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spelling doaj.art-d289ed8ef8964299a08445046ccccd4f2022-12-21T19:21:14ZengAcademicusAcademicus International Scientific Journal2079-37152017-07-01MMXVII1693210.7336/academicus.2017.16.01The Estrangement of Youth and the Quest for a different SocietyFranco FerrarottiThe author contends that any contestation or countercultural movement, no matter how generous, is bound to failure unless it develops as a rational project. Violence, as such, might help visibility, but, in the last analysis, it amounts to nothing more than self-gratifying narcissism, incapable to produce positive results, even less to satisfy the request of present day youth for a different, more open society. http://www.academicus.edu.al/nr16/Academicus-MMXVII-16-09-032.pdf estrangement; violence; open society; new community
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