[] the French situation shows us the global situation of which we are witnesses: unlike modern revolutions, contemporary revolts are not guided by the horizon of “progress” but, rather, by that of its destitution. In this sense, they are both more radical and labile than modern revolutions: “radical” because they call into question the modern horizon in its entirety, exposing its constitutive violence, but “labile” because they have not yet found another modulation for their intensity and organisation.
Revolution as Hubris in Modern Tragedy
