The etymology of the word suggests an active state of being: from Latin neg (not) -otium (ease, leisure), negotium meaning also occupation, affair, be it public or private. Today, the word is mainly used to indicate a continuous confrontation with something considered as ‘other,’ a confrontation between beings, ideas, an act of exchange, of communication, that always implies the mutual interest in finding a common ground.
Culture of Assembly: A Conversation
Anastasiia Gerasimova;Giuditta Trani
2025-01-01
Abstract
The etymology of the word suggests an active state of being: from Latin neg (not) -otium (ease, leisure), negotium meaning also occupation, affair, be it public or private. Today, the word is mainly used to indicate a continuous confrontation with something considered as ‘other,’ a confrontation between beings, ideas, an act of exchange, of communication, that always implies the mutual interest in finding a common ground.
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