Šta je istorijska singularnost? Pojmovne dileme i izazovi

Abstract

Članak se bavi pojmom singularnosti sa posebnim osvrtom na problem istorijske singularnosti. Sa jedne strane, posebna pažnja usmerena je savremenim misliocima poput Sartra, Badjua, Deleza, Basoa, Holvorda, Harta/Negrija i Agambena da bi se rekonstruisale glavne dileme i izazovi. Konfrontirajući pomenute mislioce, autor uzima u obzir odlučujuće pojmove koji se pojavljuju u ovim debatama: uni-verzalnost, reprezentacija, razlika/indiferencija, individualnost, mnoštvo, konti ngen-cija i kreativnost. Sa druge strane, članak se fokusira na rasprave oko teze o sin gu-lar nosti holokausta, primenjujući uvide pojmovne istorije singularnosti. Ekskurs je posvećen Besudbinstvu , romanu Imre Kertesa.

This paper deals with the concept of singularity with special regard to the problem of historical singularity. On the one hand, attention is devoted to contemporary thinkers such as Sartre, Badiou, Deleuze, Basso, Hallward, Hardt/Negri and Agamben, in order to reconstruct the main dilemmas and challenges. The author confronts these thinkers by taking into consideration the key notions of these debates: universality, representation, difference/indifference, individuality, multiplicity, contingency, creativity. On the other hand, this paper focuses on the debates over the singularity of the Holocaust by applying the insights of the previous Begriffsgeschichte of singularity. An excursus is devoted to Fatelessness, written by Imre Kertész.