Pensée unique
"Pensée unique"(French pronunciation:[pɑ̃seynik];Frenchfor "single thought" ) is a pejorative expression for mainstreamideologicalconformismof any kind, almost always opposed to that of the speaker. Originally, it is a French expression and referred to claims thatneoliberalismis the only correct way to structure society. The phrase implies that mainstream discussion is limited by ideological assumptions of what is possible. One example ofpensée uniquegiven by critics was the motto ofMargaret Thatcher(formerPrime Minister of the United Kingdom):TINA( "There is no alternative" ).
The expression was coined byJean-François Kahn,editor-in-chief ofL'Événement du Jeudi,[1]in an editorial in January 1992. The phrase pensée unique is often used by political parties and organisations and in criticism.
The term has been used regardingprohibitionismof marijuana, with some commenters saying thatpensée uniqueis a barrier to legalization.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Jean-François Kahn, Les Risques de la pensée unique.L'Événement du Jeudi,30 January 1992, page 6
- ^ONU condena a Uruguay por violar convenios con la marihuana legalquotation:
"Este es un tema que por primera vez rompe el pensamiento único. Acá se cayó otro muro, el muro del pensamiento único. Las convenciones no son una Biblia, son convenciones y no es el pensamiento único", afirmó Romani.
Further reading
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- La pensée unique,collective work (withJean FoyerandJean-Pierre Thiollet), Economica/JM. Chardon & D.Lensel Ed., Paris, 1998.ISBN2-7178-3745-0
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