Jul 15
As we might say with Arendt, the thrust of inclination knocks the I from its internal center of gravity and, by making it lean to the outside, âbe they objects or people,â undermines its stability. Besides posing a moral problem for the modern conception of the self, inclination is a matter of structural equilibrium and thus, in the end, becomes an ontological question as well. An inclined I, leaning toward the outside, is no longer straight: it leans forward with respect to the vertical line that supports it and that, because it allows it to balance itself, makes it an autonomous and independent subject.
Adriana Cavarero, Inclinations: A Critique of Rectitude, 2016.
