Sobre la libertad

At this time when the most reactionary sectors of society champion a biased concept of freedom, distorting, manipulating and appropriating its meaning, it seems appropriate to apply a strict critique of language and discover that, deep down, whatever they are the confusions caused by talking about freedom are essentially no different from the misunderstandings that we risk when talking about anything else. This is the basic theme of this book, which distances itself from any metaphysical lucubration to propose a "practical" philosophy, in which the weight of the present does not impede reflection or lucidity, but instead provides a light that tears that word from any assumption or idea received. The versatile Maggie Nelson proposes a rethinking of the concept of freedom from the perspective of the most pressing issues of the moment, such as the pandemic, the debate around sexual consent or climate change, racial discrimination, drugs as an element that can free us or enslave us (sometimes at the same time) or the role of the artist when creating in a "responsible" way. Focusing on the dialectic between freedom and restriction, this gender-fluid volume brings together philosophy, sociology, art criticism and the demand for a non-aggressive sexual freedom devoid of gender and labels.