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The article examines the concept of post-politics, which characterises the crisis of contemporary political philosophy. The author draws on Frederick Jameson's concept of the political unconscious and notes that the idea of post-politics is present in the political theories of Machiavelli and Hobbes, for whom the technologies of governance supersede morality. Dmytro Shevchuk traces the connections between the concept of post-politics and Francis Fukuyama's idea of the end of history. He also links it to Carl Schmitt's concept of neutralisation and depoliticisation, as well as to José Ortega y Gasset's idea of "the revolt of the masses." In addition, the author draws on Jean Baudrillard's notion of the dominance of simulacra in politics. However, the author considers the concept of post-politics to be contradictory and inconsistent, grounding his position in S. Žižek's idea of the irremovability of ideology and J. Rancière's critique of the idea of the death of politics. In conclusion, the article emphasises a conscious attitude towards reality, which should not be overshadowed by technology and the political unconscious.