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To return to Sylvester, in this case, to make sure this point is clear, she is not arguing against all forms of abstraction. She is arguing against certain types of abstractions which she feels limit the possibilities of appreciation for the myriad of diversities life offers. As she says of neo-realism as an example, “[b]ut as an artifact, ‘neo-realism’ moved ahead by seemingly negating the abundance of life for something spare and physics-like. ”33 Her example of anarchy as a foundational concept in IR, as if no cooperation existed before the discipline began, is similar to Vera’s scorn of certain IR concepts like regimes which existed, as she told me many times, 31 32 33 Ibid.

It allows us to be human and individuals in spite of the enormous pressures to follow established rules of behavior and norms. Vera’s interest in poetry, as in her interests in evolving norms and interpretations, are very much part of an aesthetic responsibility that is thoroughly grounded in a wonderfully sensitive person and a wonderful international lawyer. She has been able to maintain her poetic personality while reaching the highest levels of legal scholarship. The daunting task has been most successfully mediated.

He is quite clear throughout the article that fears and insecurities are part of what it means to be human. On the contrary, what he is looking at and putting in the forefront is how regimes of power use our insecurities and fears to establish authority and to rule. Written well before September 11 and the Department of Homeland Security, the article highlights how poetry can disturb the relationship between our fears and the use of those fears to establish control. In this sense, poetry liberates us from the uncritical acceptance of narratives of fear that are the foundation and legitimacy of certain power 39 40 41 42 43 44 Costas M.

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