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Submitted October 24, 2024
Published 2024-10-25

Artículos de investigación y ensayos filosóficos

No. 4 (2024): Analítica

INCLUSION, ELIGIBILITY AND FORFEITURE


DOI https://doi.org/10.48204/2805-1815.6067

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DOI: 10.48204/2805-1815.6067

Published: 2024-10-25

How to Cite

Imbrišević , M. (2024) “INCLUSION, ELIGIBILITY AND FORFEITURE”, Analítica, (4), pp. 127–138. doi: 10.48204/2805-1815.6067.

Abstract

One of the buzzwords of today is ‘inclusion’. But the idea that everyone should be ‘included’ is a mistake, thoughtlessly reproduced by many. This holds in the private sphere, as well as in the institutional settings of the public sphere. There is very little conceptual analysis of the term, although there is plenty of literature on ‘social inclusion’ and the political vision of including the marginalized. My aim is to show that there are constraints on inclusion – particularly in institutional settings. Participation in social life is a kaleidoscope of inclusion and exclusion practices; this makes social life possible. Without inclusion/exclusion practices social life would be chaotic – if not impossible. Even philosophy journals have submission criteria which permit exclusion: e.g. the paper must not be under consideration by any other journal. Thus, exclusion is not per se a denial of someone’s dignity or a failure to recognize them as a fellow human being. The aim of this short essay is to raise awareness about inclusion and two of its constraints (eligibility and forfeiture), thereby starting a long overdue debate in the humanities. 

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