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Global Capitalism’s Extermination Impulse
2 years ago

Global Capitalism’s Extermination Impulse

The unspeakable savagery of the unfolding genocide in Gaza and the absolute impunity of the Israeli genocidists and their Western sponsors have sent shock waves around the world and sparked …
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Ils sont forts ces français ! On Two Paris Olympic Ceremonies
2 years ago

Ils sont forts ces français ! On Two Paris Olympic Ceremonies

The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad have come to a bittersweet end. The past two weeks brimmed with athletic excellence, passion, and two ceremonies that were gloriously French. The clock …
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Kant on Fire
2 years ago

Kant on Fire

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It is tempting to read Kant through Hegel even when it comes to the triad of texts, written in Latin, which Kant submitted in the span of a single year …
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Legitimacy and Values in Climate Policy
2 years ago

Legitimacy and Values in Climate Policy

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Post-industrial and ultra-technological societies have rigorously separated the stories of human values and those of the earth’s nature and climate. Human civilizations have been fully dependent on the wilderness of …
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The End of the “World”
2 years ago

The End of the “World”

And those who expected lightning and thunder Are disappointed. And those who expected signs and archangels’ trumps Do not believe it is happening now. Czesław Miłosz, A Song on the …
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War, Aid and Atmosphere: The ‘Compassionate Worsening’ of Gaza
2 years ago

War, Aid and Atmosphere: The ‘Compassionate Worsening’ of Gaza

In a recent article, “Compassionate Genocide” (22 April 2024), the philosopher Michael Marder coined the striking and useful titular oxymoron to characterise the situation in Gaza. The meaning of this …
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Beyond Ukraine’s War Slogans: Why Both “Moral Obligation” and “Forced Peace” Fail
2 years ago

Beyond Ukraine’s War Slogans: Why Both “Moral Obligation” and “Forced Peace” Fail

“I have spent my life talking to people who run countries,” Tucker interjects to his vis-à-vis, who asked why he refrained from challenging Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview. …
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The Obsession with ‘Style’ in Contemporary Aesthetics
2 years ago

The Obsession with ‘Style’ in Contemporary Aesthetics

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While scrolling through social media such as Instagram and TikTok, one often encounters the word “aesthetic” that predominately applies to areas such as fashion, home decor, music, or books. Examples …
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The Enemy and the Libidinal Economy of the Apocalypse
2 years ago

The Enemy and the Libidinal Economy of the Apocalypse

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The figure of the Enemy is probably the most precious asset of the imploding West. Just consider the recent celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the D-day, which, courtesy of …
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Noncommutativity in the Symbolic and in the (Quantum) Real
2 years ago

Noncommutativity in the Symbolic and in the (Quantum) Real

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What makes quantum mechanics so appealing is that even what appears to be a modest experiment yields, upon a closer analysis, radical philosophical implications. So, let’s begin with such an …
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