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Apoliticism is apathy or antipathy towards all political affiliations.[1] A person may be described as apolitical if they are uninterested or uninvolved in politics.[2] Being apolitical can also refer to situations in which people take an unbiased position in regard to political matters.[3] The Collins English Dictionary defines apolitical as "politically neutral; without political attitudes, content, or bias."[4]
During classical antiquity, the Epicureans assumed disengagement from the life of the city as a doctrinal position. Seeking pleasure in the absence of suffering for the body and trouble for the soul, they saw political activity as a source of unnecessary stress that would not lead to these ends.[5]
However, they were not strictly apolitical and participated when political activity would bring them pleasure or aid in the avoidance of their suffering.[6]
Criticisms
Apoliticism as an ideology is criticised for its claim that it is possible to remain impartial. Many progressive theorists argue that by ignoring the political nature of everyday life, "neutral" individuals make a choice to ignore oppressive regimes and practises, which manifests as an acceptance and passive approval of them. The following instance is indicative of this rhetoric:
"all men are political beings […] Every man, in as much as he is active, i.e. living, contributes to modifying the social environment in which he develops (to modifying certain of its characteristics or to preserving others); in other words, he tends to establish 'norms', rules of living and behaviour."[7]
—Antonio Gramsci Selections from Prison Notebooks: State and Civil Society 1971
Another example of this is the political slogan: The personal is political. The phrase was popularised by radical feminist Carol Hanisch in her essay of the same name, which analyses the ways in which the personal problems of women are actually political ones.[8]
^. lexico.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^"Iraq war inquiry: Sir John Chilcot vows to 'get to the heart' of decision to go to war". The Daily Telegraph. 24 Nov 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2012."My colleagues and I come to this task with open minds. We are apolitical and independent of any political party. We want to examine the evidence. We will approach our task in a way that is thorough, rigorous, fair and frank."
^Wilson, Catherine (2015). Epicureanism: a very short introduction. Oxford University Press. ISBN9780199688326. OCLC 917374685.
^Warren, James (2009). The Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism. Cambridge University Press. ISBN9781139002578. OCLC 939968026.
^Gramsci, Antonio (1971). Selections from the Prison Notebooks. International Publishers. ISBN071780397X.
^Hanisch, Carol (2006). "The Personal Is Political: The Women's Liberation Movement classic with a new explanatory introduction". from the original on 2009-08-09.
Sources
Rabin, Jack; Bowman, James S. (1984). Politics and Administration: Woodrow Wilson and American Public Administration. Public Administration and Public Policy. 22. New York: Dekker. ISBN0-8247-7068-4
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French November 2021 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Apolitisme see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Apolitisme to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia 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see Wikipedia Translation For distrust in politics see Anti politics Apoliticism is apathy or antipathy towards all political affiliations 1 A person may be described as apolitical if they are uninterested or uninvolved in politics 2 Being apolitical can also refer to situations in which people take an unbiased position in regard to political matters 3 The Collins English Dictionary defines apolitical as politically neutral without political attitudes content or bias 4 Contents 1 History 2 Criticisms 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Sources 5 External linksHistory Edit Epicurus During classical antiquity the Epicureans assumed disengagement from the life of the city as a doctrinal position Seeking pleasure in the absence of suffering for the body and trouble for the soul they saw political activity as a source of unnecessary stress that would not lead to these ends 5 However they were not strictly apolitical and participated when political activity would bring them pleasure or aid in the avoidance of their suffering 6 Criticisms EditApoliticism as an ideology is criticised for its claim that it is possible to remain impartial Many progressive theorists argue that by ignoring the political nature of everyday life neutral individuals make a choice to ignore oppressive regimes and practises which manifests as an acceptance and passive approval of them The following instance is indicative of this rhetoric all men are political beings Every man in as much as he is active i e living contributes to modifying the social environment in which he develops to modifying certain of its characteristics or to preserving others in other words he tends to establish norms rules of living and behaviour 7 Antonio Gramsci Selections from Prison Notebooks State and Civil Society 1971 Another example of this is the political slogan The personal is political The phrase was popularised by radical feminist Carol Hanisch in her essay of the same name which analyses the ways in which the personal problems of women are actually political ones 8 See also EditAbstention Dealignment Disenchantment Non voting Political alienation Political apathy Protest vote Religious rejection of politics Social rejection Voter apathyReferences EditCitations Edit P 51 Rabin amp Bowman Apolitical lexico com Archived from the original on October 30 2020 Retrieved 8 January 2021 Iraq war inquiry Sir John Chilcot vows to get to the heart of decision to go to war The Daily Telegraph 24 Nov 2009 Retrieved 10 November 2012 My colleagues and I come to this task with open minds We are apolitical and independent of any political party We want to examine the evidence We will approach our task in a way that is thorough rigorous fair and frank Collins Apolitical Retrieved 10 Nov 2012 Wilson Catherine 2015 Epicureanism a very short introduction Oxford University Press ISBN 9780199688326 OCLC 917374685 Warren James 2009 The Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781139002578 OCLC 939968026 Gramsci Antonio 1971 Selections from the Prison Notebooks International Publishers ISBN 071780397X Hanisch Carol 2006 The Personal Is Political The Women s Liberation Movement classic with a new explanatory introduction Archived from the original on 2009 08 09 Sources Edit Rabin Jack Bowman James S 1984 Politics and Administration Woodrow Wilson and American Public Administration Public Administration and Public Policy 22 New York Dekker ISBN 0 8247 7068 4External links Edit Look up apolitical in Wiktionary the free dictionary Wikiquote has quotations related to Apoliticism Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Apoliticism amp oldid 1151654148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
