Addressing Fascism: A New Politics of Experience?
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsNecessary EDITS
Page 3 / Line 84 Delete "ism" from "authoritarianism"
4 / 170 Delete Repeat Sentence "It is a ...."
8 / 353 Delete "2." and close up word
10 / 416-419 Re-Set paragraph as Quotation
10 /422 Replace "that" with "than"
10 / 426-433 Re-Set paragraph as Quotation
12 / 502 Insert publisher data [ Eco, Umberto. 2020. How to Spot a Fascist. Trans. Richard Dixon and Alastair McEwen. London, UK: Harvill Secker; Penguin, Vintage. ]
Author Response
Comment 1: Page 3 / Line 84 Delete "ism" from "authoritarianism"
Response: I have made the change. See attachment.
Comment 2: 4 / 170 Delete Repeat Sentence "It is a ...."
Response: I have made the change. See attachment.
Comment 3: 8 / 353 Delete "2." and close up word
Response: I have made the change. See attachment.
10 / 416-419 Re-Set paragraph as Quotation
Response: I have made the change. See attachment.
10 /422 Replace "that" with "than"
Response: I have made the change. See attachment.
10 / 426-433 Re-Set paragraph as Quotation
Response: I have made the change. See attachment.
12 / 502 Insert publisher data [ Eco, Umberto. 2020. How to Spot a Fascist. Trans. Richard Dixon and Alastair McEwen. London, UK: Harvill Secker; Penguin, Vintage. ]
Response: I have made the change. See attachment.
Author Response File: 
Author Response.pdf
Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsThe introductory part of the article about fascism and its historical origins is unnecessary, as it is poorly integrated into the whole. The deeper phenomenological analysis that was promised in the introduction is missing. The philosophy of K. Jaspers is presented quite well. However, as far as could be understood from the article, a person's fascist "experience" is reduced only to the "own"/"stranger" division. This is a traditional insight used by many authors. However, Jaspers is important not only for his philosophical analysis of ciphers, symbols, and the purpose of history. He was one of the first to apply phenomenological analysis when working with psychiatric patients. So, in the future, it would be appropriate to look at his works on psychopathology and take a closer look at E. Husserl's phenomenology. The article very well observes that it is no longer necessary to talk about the concept of fascism. Still, it is needed to study how a person participating in such movements feels. Therefore, I would suggest reviewing the arguments even more carefully, to reject unnecessary deviations to the side, and to follow a stricter line of analysis.
Comments for author File: Comments.pdf
Author Response
Comment 1: The introductory part of the article about fascism and its historical origins is unnecessary, as it is poorly integrated into the whole. The deeper phenomenological analysis that was promised in the introduction is missing. The philosophy of K. Jaspers is presented quite well. However, as far as could be understood from the article, a person's fascist "experience" is reduced only to the "own"/"stranger" division. This is a traditional insight used by many authors. However, Jaspers is important not only for his philosophical analysis of ciphers, symbols, and the purpose of history. He was one of the first to apply phenomenological analysis when working with psychiatric patients. So, in the future, it would be appropriate to look at his works on psychopathology and take a closer look at E. Husserl's phenomenology. The article very well observes that it is no longer necessary to talk about the concept of fascism. Still, it is needed to study how a person participating in such movements feels. Therefore, I would suggest reviewing the arguments even more carefully, to reject unnecessary deviations to the side, and to follow a stricter line of analysis.
Response: I moved the semiotics of the term fascism to the second part of the essay. I think it integrates better there. The deeper phenomenological analysis is in section 5, Ontological Insecurity, which I set up throughout the article--for example, with Jaspers' concepts of evil and of the doppleganger in section 4.
The table is explained in the paragraph below the table. I also connect this to his semiotics in that section of the paper.
I added some context throughout in the form of transitions to better link concepts and references.
I also cleaned up the References because after my changes some of them were out of order.
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsDear author,
Please correct one word in the abstract (The rise of fascism in American and, indeed, throughout the world...). Not "American", but America.
