,*APT] #c ,HAKIM ,BEY3 ,*AOS1 ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS1 & PEAK EXP]I5CES ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,&Y ,MC,LAV]TY-,ROB9SON ,TEXT 3 ,HAKIM ,BEY3 ,*AOS1 ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS1 & PEAK EXP]I5CES ,ONTOLOGICAL AN>*I/ ,HAKIM ,BEY >GUES ?AT *AOS IS ONTOLOGICALLY PRIM>Y4 ,MEAN+ CAN ONLY BE PRODUC$ SUBJECTIVELY1 ?R\< SELF-VALORIZATION4 ,9 ?IS ?IRD ESSAY ( ! S]IES1 ,I EXPLORE ! ROLE ( PEAK EXP]I5CE & ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS 9 ONTOLOGICAL AN>*ISM4 ,I EXAM9ES H[ IMM$IACY CAN PROVIDE A BASIS = RESI/ANCE TO ALI5ATION1 EXPLORE ,BEY'S E?ICAL !ORIES1 & LOOK AT :E!R SOCIAL LIFE IS /ILL POSSIBLE IF \T] ORD] IS REJECT$4 ,! ORI5TATION TO *AOS LEADS TO A POLITICAL !ORY ( ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,9 ORD] TO BE FELT AS REALLY MEAN+FUL & EXI/+1 SOME?+ NE$S TO 9T]ACT ) ! BODY & ) IMAG9ATION4 ,IT NE$S TO EXI/ 9 ! 'IMAG9AL' REALM - ! REALM ( IMAGES1 UNCONSCI\S >*ETYPES1 & IMAG9ATION4 ,BEY SEEKS AN 9T5SIFICATION ( EV]YDAY LIFE - A SITUATION 9 :I* M>VEL\S1 EC/ATIC1 9T5SE1 PASSIONATE =CES 5T] 9TO LIFE4 ,! PASSIONS >E NOT PALE %AD[S ( HI<] REALITIES1 AS 9 ,PLATONISM1 BUT >E !MSELVES SUP]NATURAL REALITIES4 ,EV]YDAY LIFE CAN BE RAIS$ OR SUBLIMAT$ TO 'A DEGREE ( 9T5SITY APPROA*+ FULL PRES5CE1 FULL EMBODIM5T - & YET /ILL 9DI/9CT444 AN ]OTIC DREAM ( A UTOPIAN L&SCAPE'4 ,A ,T,A,Z IS A CASE ( LIFE 'SP5D+ ITSELF 9 LIV+'1 RA!R ?AN SIMPLY SURVIV+4 ,IT CAN 5TAIL RISK+ ! ABYSS4 ,?IS POSITION 9VOLVES A P>TICUL> K9D ( AFFECTIVE POLITICS4 ,BEY CLE>LY SEES BOR$OM OR LACK ( MEAN+ AS ! MAJOR PROBLEM 9 CONTEMPOR>Y LIFE4 ,BEY ALSO PROPOSES A P>TICUL> PA? TO CREAT+ MEAN+4 ,*AOS MEANS ?AT ANY?+ ONES DOES MU/ BE 'F\ND$ ON NO?+'4 ,NO SOLID GR\ND+S >E POSSIBLE4 ,YET /ILL1 WE NE$ PROJECTS1 BECAUSE WE >E NOT \RSELVES 'NO?+'4 ,! PROJECT :I* REMA9S IS AN UPRIS+ AGA9/ EV]Y?+ ?AT POSITS AN ESS5TIAL NATURE ( ?+S4 ,AN>*ISM IS FAC$ ) A PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEM D]IV+ FROM ! CONTRADICTION BETWE5 MEAN+LESSNESS & E?ICS4 ,IT SEEKS A 'RIE WRITT5 OV] ONE ANO!R4 ,! IDEA ( !ORY AS A PALIMPSE/ COMES FROM ,D]RIDA4 ,H[EV]1 ,BEY IS LOOK+ = 'BUR/S ( LI* = PURPOSES1 GOALS1 & OBJECTS ( DESIRE4 ,! EPI/EMOLOGY 7WAY ( LE>N+ & KN[+7 ASSOCIAT$ ) ?IS !ORY WILL 9VOLVE JUXTAPOS+ DI/9CT ELEM5TS1 RA!R ?AN DEVELOP+ !M CONSI/5TLY4 ,AW>5ESS ( *AOS IS 9T5SIFI$ BY ALT]$ /ATES ( CONSCI\SNESS & 9T5SE EXP]I5CES1 9CLUD+ ?OSE >IS+ FROM PSY*$ELIC DRUGS1 %AMANISM1 M$ITATION1 & AES!TICIZ$ LIV+4 ,SU* PRACTICES >E WAYS ( SUCK+ EV]Y?+ PRES5T 9TO ! ,O!R ,WORLD1 ! SPIRITUAL OR *AOTIC WORLD4 ,!Y >E ATTEMPTS TO RECONNECT ) 'ORIG9AL 9TIMACY'1 PRIOR TO COGNITION4 ,)\T SU* 'HI<] /ATES ( CONSCI\SNESS'1 AN>*ISM DRIES UP 9 RES5TM5T & MIS]Y4 ,H5CE ! NE$ = AN AN>*ISM BO? MY/ICAL & PRACTICAL4 ,BEY LI/S A WIDE RANGE ( POSSIBLE S\RCES ( SU* 9T5SE1 UNM$IAT$ P]CEPTION1 9CLUD+ 9SPIRATION1 DANG]1 >*ITECTURE1 DR9K & SEXUALITY4 ,ONE PASSAGE REF]S TO ,IRANIAN POETRY SET TO MUSIC & *ANT$ OR SUNG1 PRODUC+ AN AFFECT KN[N AS HAL - SOME:]E BETWE5 HYP]AW>5ESS & AN ES!TIC MOOD4 ,ANO!R PASSAGE REF]S TO ! TE*NIQUES ( H]ETICS & MY/ICS1 SEEK+ 9N] LIB]ATION4 ,SOME SU* TE*NIQUES GET TRAPP$ 9 RELIGION1 :]EAS O!RS BECOME REVOLUTION>Y4 ,BEY USES ! T]M 'MAGIC' OR 'SORC]Y' = PRACTICES :I* CULTIVATE ALT]$ AW>5ESS & DISRUPT ! FALSE SELVES ?AT RESULT FROM ORD9>Y P]CEPTION4 ,A SORC]] RECOGNIZES ! REALITY ( CONSCI\SNESS4 ,?IS LEADS TO A /ATE ( 9TOXICATION4 ,SORC]Y IS A SET ( MEANS TO SU/A9 ?IS /ATE ( BE+1 & EXP& IT TO O!R PEOPLE4 ,SU* PRACTICES PRODUCE A P>TICUL> RELATION%IP TO ! UNIV]SE4 ,TRUE MY/ICISM CREATES :AT ,BEY CALLS A 'SELF AT PEACE'1 A 'SELF ) P[]'4 ,AW>5ESS ( ! 'IMMAN5T ON5ESS ( BE+' IS AT ! ROOT ( V>I\S AN>*I/IC H]ESIES SU* AS ! ,RANT]S & ,ASSASS9S4 ,ANO!R PASSAGE 7FROM ! ,BLACK ,FEZ ,MANIFE/O7 REF]S TO ! 'POT5TIAL ( AN IDL5ESS MONEY CAN'T BUY1 ! ?RILL ( ZIL*1 ! Z5 ( ,Z]O,WORK'4 ,?IS IDL5ESS1 'NATURAL TO *ILDHOOD1 MU/ BE /R5U\SLY DEF5D$'4 ,BEY EFFECTIVELY CALLS = US TO AVOID BE+ BROK5-9 BY CAPITALISM1 TO REMA9 9 OR RETURN TO A *ILDHOOD ORI5TATION TO PLAY & IMM$IACY4 ,A %AMAN ( B>D USES A COMB9ATION ( WORDS1 MUSIC & >*ETYPES TO CREATE ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,EV]YONE IS AN >TI/1 BUT NOT NECESS>ILY ALL ( ! SAME TYPE4 ,SOME MIDS IS POSIT$ AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO 9TEGRATION BY LAWS4 ,MANY FIELDS ( LIFE >E ALREADY 9FLECT$ ) ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,H]METIC P[]S HAVE BE5 APPROPRIAT$ BY DOM9ANT 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! MEANS TO PREV5T SU* CAPTURE IS TO 9SI/ ?AT EA* ADEPT CONTROL ! P[]S1 RA!R ?AN BE MANIPULAT$ ?R\< !M4 ,BEY P]IODICALLY REF]S TO ,BAKHT9'S 'MAT]IAL BODILY PR9CIPLE'1 OR ! VALU+ ( ! BODY 9 C>NIVAL1 AS TYPICAL ( 9T5SITY4 ,HE C\NT]POSES ! CELEBRATION ( ! BODY TO GNO/IC BODY-HATR$1 :I* HE BELIEVES IS PREVAL5T 9 ! ,SPECTACLE4 ,9 A POEM1 ,WILSON SUGGE/S ?AT ANIMALS ALREADY PRACTICE Z][ORK ECONOMICS4 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT LANGUAGE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPRES5TATIONAL4 ,! /RUCTURE ( LANGUAGE MAY TURN \T TO BE *AOTIC1 OR COMPLEX & DYNAMIC4 ,GRAMM> MI TO ! FIGURE ( ! ANGEL AS MESS5G] OR 9T]M$I>Y4 ,IT %\LD C>RY MAGIC BETWE5 SELF & O!R4 ,9/EAD IT IS 9FECT$ ) A VIRUS ( SAM5ESS & ALI5ATION4 ,?IS VIRUS IS ! S\RCE ( ! MA/]-SIGNIFI] 9 LANGUAGE4 ,9 MANY WAYS1 ,BEY'S WORK CAN BE UND]/OOD AS A !ORY ( ALI5ATION4 ,ALI5ATION 7:E!R SOCIAL1 PSY*OLOGICAL OR ECOLOGICAL7 SEP>ATES US FROM AW>5ESS (1 & LIFE 91 ONTOLOGICAL *AOS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 BELIEF 9 ORD] LEADS TO NORMATIVITIES ( GOOD & EVIL1 BODY-%AME1 & SO ON4 ,! FAMILY IS CRITICIZ$ = 5C\RAG+ MIS]L9ESS ) LOVE4 ,*RI/IANITY1 EV5 9 ITS LIB]ATIONI/ V>IANTS1 IS CONDEMN$4 ,! PO9T IS TO SEIZE BACK PRES5CE FROM ! ABS5CE CREAT$ BY AB/RACTION4 ,LIFE BELONGS NEI!R TO PA/ NOR FUTURE1 BUT TO ! PRES5T4 ,IDEALIZ$ PA/S & FUTURES >E REJECT$ AS B>RI]S TO PRES5CE4 ,TIME CAN BECOME AU!NTIC & *AOTIC BY BE+ RELEAS$ FROM PLANN$ GRIDS4 ,BEY CRITICIZES NEGATIVE ONTOLOGY1 9 :I* HE APP>5TLY 9CLUDES MU* ( PO//RUCTURALISM1 = FLATT5+ REALITY ONTO A S+LE1 LEVEL PLA94 ,?IS PROCESS MAKES ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS & ESCAPE FROM CAPITALISM DIFFICULT4 ,EV]Y?+ BECOMES EQUALLY MEAN+LESS4 ,NEGATIVE CONSCI\SNESS IS A PR$ICTABLE EFFECT ( ! PRES5T SY/EM4 ,BUT = ,BEY IT IS A K9D ( 'SPOOK-SICKNESS' CAUS$ BY ALI5ATION4 ,IT S]VES ! /ATUS QUO1 BECAUSE IT KEEPS PEOPLE AFRAID1 & RELIANT ON LEAD]S = SALVATION4 ,?IS MAKES ATTACKS ON LEAD]S SEEM /UPID4 ,IT CREATES A B9>Y BETWE5 PO9TLESS ACTION & S5SIBLE PASSIVITY4 ,?IS >GUM5T IS SIMIL> TO MY [N WORK ON !ORIES ( CON/ITUTIVE LACK4 ,*AOS IS MISAPPROPRIAT$ :5 US$ AS A SCI5TIFIC BASIS = DEA?1 AS NIHILISM1 OR = SCAMS4 ,*AOS IS EV]Y:]E1 & SO IS UNSALEABLE4 ,AT ONE PO9T1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT BO? ,NEW ,AGE SPIRITUALITY & RELIGI\S FUNDAM5TALISMS D]IVE !IR P[] FROM ! SPIRITUAL EMPT9ESS ( MOD]N LIFE4 ,H[EV]1 !Y DIV]T ! REJECTION ( EMPT9ESS 9TO NEW AB/RACTIONS - COMMODIFICATION 9 ! ,NEW ,AGE1 MORALITY 9 FUNDAM5TALISM4 ,ESCAP+ SPIRITUAL EMPT9ESS 9/EAD REQUIRES ESCAP+ AB/RACTIONS4 ,BEY SPECIFICALLY REJECTS ! VIEW ( *AOS AS LACK1 5TROPY1 OR NIHILISM4 ,9/EAD1 HE >GUES ?AT *AOS IS ,TAO1 OR CONT9UAL CREATION4 ,IT IS A FIELD ( POT5TIAL 5]GY RA!R ?AN EXHAU/ION1 ( EV]Y?+ RA!R ?AN NO?+4 ,BEY SPEAKS ( MOM5TS :5 HE'S OV]COME ! FEEL+ ( P[]LESSNESS & FUTILITY4 ,HE WRITES ?AT !SE >E ! ONLY TIMES HE BREAKS ?R\< 9TO A /ATE ( CONSCI\SNESS :I* FEELS LIKE HEAL?4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ACTION IS NECESS>Y TO DISALI5ATE1 EV5 IF IT HAS NO \T] EFFECT4 ,EXI/5CE IS A MEAN+LESS ABYSS4 ,YET ?IS IS NOT CAUSE = PESSIMISM4 ,RA!R1 IT LEADS TO AN OP5 WORLD 9 :I* WE CAN CREATE OR BE/[ MEAN+ ?R\< ACTION1 PLAY1 & WILL4 ,BEY SEEKS TO MAKE AN (F] ( DISALI5ATION1 :I*1 ONCE FELT1 BREAKS ! FUNCTION+ ( CAPITALISM4 ,EV5 A FEW MOM5TS ( JOY MAY BE WOR? CONSID]ABLE SACRIFICE4 ,AW>5ESS ( ! HOLISM ( BE+1 OR 'METANOIA'1 CAN GO BEYOND CATEGORIZ$ ?9K+ 9TO SMOO?1 NOMADIC1 OR *AOTIC ?9K+ & P]CEPTION4 ,BEY D5IES ?AT HE IS PO9T+ TO A SECRET :I* HE IS REFUS+ TO %>E4 ,RA!R1 ! MAT]IAL BODILY PR9CIPLE IS SECRET BECAUSE IT IS =GOTT54 ,! BODY IS DEGRAD$ BO? BY ! WORLD ( IMAGES & BY BODILY N>CISSISM4 ,IMM$IACY1 OR PRES5CE1 IS A C5TRAL CONCEPT = ,BEY4 ,IMM$IACY IS VALU$ AS A C\NT]PO9T TO REPRES5TATION & SIMULATION - :I* >E DEF9ITIVE ( ! DOM9ANT SY/EM4 ,IMM$IACY CAN ALSO BE EXPRESS$ 9 OR ?R\< REPRES5TATION1 BY MEANS ( *AOTIC PROCESSES :I* DISRUPT ORD]4 ,! SPIRITUALITY ( PLEASURE1 AS ,BEY T]MS IT1 EXI/S ONLY 9 A PRES5CE :I* DISAPPE>S IF IT IS REPRES5T$4 ,9 ,BEY'S READ+ ( RELIGI\S IMP]ATIVES1 SU* IMP]ATIVES >E NOT \T] IMPOSITIONS BUT A K9D ( 9N] *OICE - TO LIVE FULLY1 OR TO RISK DY+ )\T HAV+ LIV$4 ,! PO9T SEEMS TO BE TO EXP]I5CE *AOS AS PLAY1 RA!R ?AN TRAUMA4 ',! UNIV]SE'1 ,BEY /ATES AT ONE PO9T1 'WANTS TO PLAY'4 ,ONE LOSES ONE'S HUMANITY OR DIV9ITY IF ONE REFUSES TO PLAY4 ,PEOPLE SOMETIMES REFUSE TO PLAY DUE TO ALI5AT$ MOTIVES RANG+ FROM DULL ANGUI% TO GRE$ TO CONTEMPLATION4 ,! 'MAGIC' PRACTICES ( ,BEY'S POLITICS >E WAYS ( EXP]I5C+ *AOS 9 A SUITABLY JOYFUL WAY4 ,9 ,SC&AL1 ,WILSON >GUES ?AT ONE CAN H&LE PA91 SUFF]+ & NEGATIVE EMOTIONS BY RITUALIZ+ !M1 TURN+ !M 9TO REV]SIBLE SYMBOLS4 ,CULTURES ALSO SYMBOLIZE & *ANNEL ! POT5TIALLY DE/RUCTIVE P[] ( ,]OS4 ,BEY 9SI/S ?AT ?IS APPROA* DOES NOT D5Y ?AT !RE >E UGLY1 FRI4 ,IF ONE READS HI/ORY ?R\< 'BO? HEMISPH]ES' - MEAN+ BO? AFFECTIVELY & LOGICALLY - !N ONE REALIZES ! WORLD CON/ANTLY UND]GOES DEA? & REBIR?4 ,IF LIFE IS *AOS1 !N ,BEY'S RESPONSE IS :AT HE SOMETIMES T]MS 'AIMLESS W&]+' OR NOMADISM1 & COMP>ES TO ! ,SITUATIONI/ DRIVE & ,SUFI 'J\RNEY+'4 ,NOMADISM1 ALONG ) ! ,UPRIS+1 PROVIDES A MODEL = EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,9 ,SACR$ ,DRIFT1 ,WILSON 9VOKES ! FIGURE ( ! 'ROOTLESS COSMOPOLITAN'1 A ,/AL9I/ SL&] AGA9/ ,JEWS1 AS A G5]AL MOD]N /RATEGY4 ,PEOPLE W&] OR DRIFT TODAY BECAUSE NO?+ FIXES !M 9 PLACE OR COMM&S FIX$ LOYALTIES4 ,?IS PROCESS ( MOVEM5T IS ALSO A K9D ( PSY*OLOGICAL NOMADISM :I* MOVES AMONG DIFF]5T BODIES ( !ORY4 ,!RE IS AN AMBIGUITY 9 ?AT1 S9CE BE+ IS ON5ESS1 J\RNEYS />T & 5D 9 ! SAME PLACE4 ,= ,BEY1 LIFE IS TO BE LIV$ ?R\< PEAK EXP]I5CES1 & CONVIVIALITY4 ,! PEAK EXP]I5CE BECOMES ! GOAL ( AIMLESS W&]+1 MU* LIKE A %R9E IS ! GOAL ( A PILGRIMAGE4 ,BEY'S CONCEPT ( PEAK EXP]I5CE IS MODIFI$ FROM ,MASL['S4 ,AGA9/ ! FALSE UNITY ( A FLATT5$1 COMMODIFI$ WORLD1 ,BEY >GUES = DISLOYALTY TO ! DOM9ANT CULTURE & NOMADIC MOVEM5T AMONG DIFF]5T ALT]NATIVES4 ,9 A POEM 9 ! ,BLACK ,FEZ ,MANIFE/O1 ,BEY CITES ,IBN ,KHALDUN'S VIEW ?AT NOMADS :O AWAKE AT NIS >E LIKE ANIMALS REASSUR$ ! UNIV]SE IS /ILL !RE4 ,BUT HE ADDS ?AT CITY-DWELL]S :O AWAKE SIMIL>LY :ILE ON A TRIP >E SUCK$ 9TO 'PANIC' & 'FREEFALL'4 ,! PO9T H]E SEEMS TO BE ?AT ! EXP]I5CE ( *AOS IS NEGATIVE ONLY BECAUSE ( ! HABITS & ALI5ATION ( MOD]N SUBJECTS4 ,EMBRAC+ *AOS IS NOT A LOSS 9 ITSELF1 BUT SEEMS AS SU* FROM A C]TA9 PO9T ( VIEW1 BECAUSE ( A LACK ( FAMILI>ITY ) *AOS4 ,MOD]NITY OR ! ,5LIS ) LIK5M5T' TO 5C\RAGE SUP]/ITIONS AB\T TE*NOLOGIES SU* AS C>S & ELECTRICITY4 ,E?ICS & SOCIETY ,LIKE O!R PO/-LEFT & POLITICS-(-DESIRE WRIT]S1 ,BEY REJECTS NORMATIVITY & TOP-D[N MORALITY4 ,9/EAD1 HE >GUES = A TYPE ( IMMAN5T E?ICS BAS$ ON ONE'S [N DESIRE & E?OS4 ,9 A FRAGM5T ON CRIME1 ,BEY DEF9ES JU/ICE AS ACTION 9 L9E ) SPONTANE\S NATURE4 ,HE >GUES ?AT IT CANNOT BE OBTA9$ BY ANY LAW OR DOGMA4 ,! MOM5T SOMEONE DISCOV]S & ACTS 9 L9E ) A MODE ( BE+ DIFF]5T FROM ALI5AT$ REALITY1 ! /ATE OR 'LAW' TRIES TO CRU% IT4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT WE >E ALL CRIM9ALS4 ,9/EAD ( CLAIM+ M>TYRDOM AS VICTIMS ( P]SECUTION1 WE %\LD ADMIT ?AT \R V]Y NATURE IS CRIM9AL4 ,ONTOLOGICAL FRE$OM /EMS FROM ONTOLOGICAL *AOS4 ,WE >E ALREADY SOV]EIGNS 9 \R [N SK9S1 BY VIRTUE ( ! ABS5CE ( ORD]4 ,FRE$OM IS NOT1 !RE=E1 SOME?+ WE HAVE TO A*IEVE ?R\< REVOLUTION OR /RUGGLE4 ,FRE$OM IS REALIZ$ 9 ! EXP]I5CE ( 9T5SITY1 OR EMOTION EXP]I5C$ TO ! PO9T ( BE+ OV]:ELM$4 ,BEY SUPPORTS ,F\RI]'S IDEA ?AT UNREPRESS$ PASSIONS PROVIDE ! ONLY BASIS = SOCIAL H>MONY4 ,H[EV]1 PEOPLE ALSO SEEK O!R SOV]EIGNS 7I4E4 O!R AUTONOM\S SUBJECTS7 = RELATIONS4 ,RECIPROCITY1 OR PLEASURE ) O!RS1 IS ! NON-PR$ATORY EXPANSION ( 9T5SITY4 ,IT IS A K9D ( ]OS ( ! SOCIAL4 ,9 ONE PASSAGE1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT 'EA* ( US [NS HALF ! MAP'1 SO F9D+ 9T5SITY IS (T5 A COOP]ATIVE ACTIVITY4 ,HE SUGGE/S ?AT ! SELF_/O!R OR 9DIVIDUAL_/GR\P CONTRADICTIONS >E FALSE DI*OTOMIES CREAT$ BY ! ,SPECTACLE4 ,SELF & O!R >E COMPLEM5T>Y4 ,! ,EGO & ,SOCIETY >E ABSOLUTES :I* DO NOT EXI/4 ,RA!R1 PEOPLE >E DRAWN 9TO COMPLEX RELATIONS 9 A FIELD ( *AOS4 ,BEY REF]S TO ,/IRN]'S UNION ( SELF-[N+ ONES1 ,NIETZS*E'S CIRCLE ( FREE SPIRITS1 & ,F\RI]'S PASSIONAL S]IES AS 9SPIRATIONS = SU* RELATIONS4 ,!Y 9VOLVE PROCESSES ( R$\BL+ ONESELF AS O!RS ALSO DO SO4 ,! 'GRATUIT\S CREATIVITY' ( SU* A GR\P W\LD REPLACE ! SPECIALIZ$ FIELD ( >T4 ,9 A S5SE1 ,BEY IS CON/RUCT+ A VIRTUE E?ICS V]Y DIFF]5T FROM ! USUAL TYPE1 9 :I* VIRTU\S LIFE CONSI/S 9 ! PURSUIT ( PEAK EXP]I5CES & A TYPE ( LIV+ COMPATIBLE ) ONTOLOGICAL *AOS4 ,SOME READ]S SEE ,BEY'S POLITICS AS EMPHASIZ+ S9C]ITY AS A VIRTUE4 ,9 SU* A WORLDVIEW1 5JOYM5T IS ALMO/ A MORAL IMP]ATIVE4 ,ONE HAS AN OBLIGATION TO EXP]I5CE JOY1 & NOT PO/PONE IT TO ! FUTURE OR AFT]LIFE1 SO AS TO DO JU/ICE TO ONESELF4 ,9 ,SACR$ ,DRIFT1 ,WILSON >GUES ?AT ?IS IS A PR]EQUISITE = DO+ JU/ICE TO O!RS4 ,BY COMB9+ V>I\S ,SUFI !ORIES ( DISALI5ATION1 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT WE >RIVE AT A POSITION :I* VALORIZES ALL K9DS ( SEXUALITIES1 BO? AS P]MITT$ BODILY 5JOYM5T & SPIRITUAL PRACTICE4 ,BEY1 FOLL[+ ,BOB ,BLACK1 FAVORS ! ABOLITION ( WORK4 ,! SUBSET ( WORK-LIKE TASKS :I* REMA9 NECESS>Y >E TO BECOME A K9D ( PLAY = ?OSE ATTRACT$ TO !M4 ,BEY ?9KS ?AT RELATIONS AMONG AUTONOM\S BE+S MIE ALL 'MON>*S' OR 'SOV]EIGNS'4 ,TODAY WE SURVIVE AS PRET5D]S1 BUT WE CAN /ILL SEIZE A LITTLE REALITY = \RSELVES4 ,MON>*Y IS CLOS] TO AN>*Y ?AN O!R =MS ( GOV]NM5T1 BECAUSE IT RECOGNIZES 9DIVIDUAL SOV]EIGNTY4 ,BEY H]E PLAYS ON ! ,SITUATIONI/ IDEA ( 'MA/]S )\T S]VANTS'1 :I* IS AN EGALIT>IAN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS HI]>*ICAL ASPECTS ( ,NIETZS*E4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT PEOPLE %\LD OPTIMIZE !IR [N 5JOYM5T 9 PR$ATORY WAYS4 ,! PO9T IS TO REALIZE 9T5SITY 9 ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS1 NOT TO APPROPRIATE ALI5AT$ EXP]I5CES 9 A MAXIMIZ+ WAY4 ,9 ',! ,ANTI-,CALIPH'1 ,WILSON DI/ANCES HIS POSITION FROM 'LIB]T9ISM'1 9 ! S5SE ( DO+ :AT ONE LIKES REG>DLESS ( O!RS' VALUES OR LIVES4 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 AN ANT9OMIAN 7,WILSON_/,BEY'S POSITION7 & A LIB]T9E IS ?AT ! =M] ACTS FROM A P]SONAL E?IC4 ,?IS E?IC IS CONSID]$ HI<] ?AN \T] LAWS & SOCIAL NORMS1 & ?US PROVIDES A BASIS = DEFY+ !M4 ,SU* AN E?IC IS MORE DEM&+ ?AN NORMATIVITY OR LAW1 S9CE IT 9VOLVES ! EXPANSION ( ! SELF TO 9CLUDE O!RS1 RA!R ?AN SELF- OR O!R-D5IAL4 ',A FRE$OM OR PLEASURE ?AT RE/S ON SOMEONE ELSE'S SLAV]Y OR MIS]Y CANNOT F9ALLY SATISFY ! SELF BECAUSE IT IS A LIMITATION OR N>R[+ ( ! SELF1 AN ADMISSION ( IMPOT5CE1 AN (F5SE AGA9/ G5]OSITY & JU/ICE'4 ,BEY DOES NOT WANT TO REALIZE DESIRES AT ! EXP5SE ( O!RS' MIS]Y - NOT = MORAL REASONS1 BUT BECAUSE IT IS SELF-DEFEAT+4 ,MIS]Y BRE$S MIS]Y1 & DESIRES TO CAUSE MIS]Y /EM FROM PSY*OLOGICAL IMPOV]I%M5T4 ,HE IS SYMPA!TIC TO ,F\RI]'S >GUM5T ?AT DESIRE IS IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS ALL DESIRES >E POSSIBLE4 ,EV]YONE ASPIRES TO C]TA9 'GOOD ?+S' :I* >E AVAILABLE ONLY AMONG FREE SPIRITS4 ,?IS IS P>TICUL>LY TRUE 9 CASES ( LOVE4 ,! SPIRITUAL MEAN+ ( SEXUALITY1 = 9/ANCE1 PRECLUDES UNC>+1 VIOL5T & DOM9AT+ TYPES ( SEX4 ,BEY ?US ADVOCATES ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL SOCIAL RELATIONS :I* TREAT SOME AS SUBORD9ATE TO OR [N$ BY O!RS - 9CLUD+ M>RIAGE & ! FAMILY4 ,ONE'S SEXUAL CODE %\LD BE 'BO? 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RELATIONAL ASPECT ( *AOS & BECOM+4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT SPEE* IS DIALOGICAL OR 'DIADIC' 9 /RUCTURE4 ,IT RELIES ON A PAIR+ ( SPEAK] & HE>]1 & ?IS PAIR+ CAN BE REV]S$4 ,9 ,SACR$ ,DRIFT1 ,WILSON >GUES = RECIPROCITY1 %>+1 MUTUAL B5EFIT1 & H>MONY1 9/EAD ( EI!R QU>REL+ OR SUBMITT+4 ,9 ',UTOPIAN ,BLUES'1 HE CLAIMS ?AT UTOPIA IS A UNITY1 NOT A UNI=MITY4 ,IT IS BAS$ ON SOME?+ LIKE ,F\RI]'S IDEA ( H>MONIZATION - A COMB9ATION ( WIDELY DIFF]5T PEOPLE & DESIRES1 ?R\< EA* PURSU+ !IR [N ATTRACTIONS4 ,UTOPIAN DESIRE 'NEV] COMES TO AN 5D1 EV5 - OR ESPECIALLY - 9 UTOPIA'4 ,! PRIM>Y CONFLICT ( ! CURR5T WORLD IS ! CONFLICT BETWE5 ! AU?ORITY ( ! TYRANT & ! AU?ORITY ( ! REALIZ$ SELF4 ,9 ,EC7O7LOGUES1 ,WILSON CLAIMS ?AT SOCIAL LIFE IS TO BE BAS$ ON CONVIVIALITY & CREATIVITY1 RA!R ?AN M$IATION4 ,A KEY /EP T[>DS A DIFF]5T WAY ( BE+ IS TO SUMMON ! WILL TO EXP]I5CE O!R LIV+ BE+S AS RELATIVES OR RELATIONS4 ,! 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