The force that still retains. Notes on the katechon

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Mauricio Amar Díaz, Dr.

Abstract

This article makes a critical reading of relevant readings that have been made on the Pauline concept of katechon. Abstracted from its historical and theological context, the katechon has become a key term in explaining contemporary politics in Carl Schmitt, Jacob Taubes, Giorgio Agamben and Massimo Cacciari. In the footsteps of the first, the katechon went from being a concrete figure of Pauline theology to becoming a meta-historical element of interpretation, which has made it possible to give meaning to a philosophy of history from modern times. Through a bibliographical review of ancient and modern texts, we seek to think about the
validity of the concept of katechon within the political thought of our time.

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Amar Díaz, M. (2020). The force that still retains. Notes on the katechon. Revista Stultifera, 3(2), 17–34. https://doi.org/10.4206/rev.stultifera.2020.v3n2-02
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Artículos de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
Author Biography

Mauricio Amar Díaz, Dr., Centro de Estudios Árabes, Universidad de Chile, Chile.

Doctor en Filosofía por la Universidad de Chile. Trabaja como académico e investigador del Centro de Estudios Árabes, Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades de la Universidad de Chile.