Frankfurt Here’s to the Last Philosophes, the Frankfurt Schoolcounterpunch.org - Ryan Gunderson The “Frankfurt School” refers to a group of unorthodox Marxist intellectuals associated with Frankfurt, Germany’s Institute for Social Research. The …
The Guardianadded this to MusicLong-form Journalism A little help from my neo-Marxist philosopher: was Adorno the fifth Beatle?The GuardianOccupation: Neo-Marxist philosopher, Holocaust survivor, composer and, apparently, fifth Beatle. Hold on. So the moptops consisted of John, Paul, George, Ringo and Teddy? That’s right. At least if you
Frankfurt In Memoriam: Agnes Hellerpublicbooks.org - www.publicbooks.org Agnes Heller, the Hungarian-born political philosopher, died recently, at the age of 90. The obituaries in outlets like the New York Times, Le Monde, …
CSHadded this to COMRADES Authoritarianism The Frankfurt School and the Allure of Submissionquillette.com - Matt McManus When Fascism came into power, most people were unprepared, both theoretically and practically. They were unable to believe that man could exhibit …
Greek Philosophy The Numbered World | Frank Guanthebaffler.com - Roy Scranton Relying on digital media to further one’s knowledge of politics is, by all accounts, a risky proposition; yet the spectacle of being schooled in real …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoEmpiricism Badiou and the German Tradition of Philosophynd.edu - Jan Völker (ed.) 2019.08.28 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR ReviewsJan Völker (ed.), Badiou and the German Tradition of Philosophy, Bloomsbury, 2019, …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoFrankfurt STUDENT READING - FLASH EBOOK GIVEAWAY!versobooks.com - www.versobooks.com Throughout our Back to University/School sale (50% off for the month of September!), we'll be doing flash ebook giveaways from our student reading …
Majidadded this to معرفی کتابIcon version of the Flipboard logoKarl Marx Key Marxist Thought: a Verso reading listversobooks.com This August we are publishing Workers and Capital, the long-awaited classic of the Italian workers’ movement by Mario Tronti – now available in …
Shaza Raza Khanadded this to LIT BIZIcon version of the Flipboard logoAuthoritarianism The Authoritarian Personalityversobooks.com An excerpt from the introduction by Peter E. Gordon to The Authoritarian Personality, the hugely influential study of the psychology of …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoGerman Philosophy Critique of Forms of Life // Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews // University of Notre Damend.edu - Rahel Jaeggi When Theodor Adorno calls modern life "damaged" in Minima Moralia, he is saying something not easily captured in terms of either a functionalist …
Petitions We the undersigned would like philosophy to remain quite uselesstheoutline.com - Tom Whyman A recent op-ed in the ‘New York Times’ argues, foolishly, that philosophy is in danger of becoming too political. Petitions, such as they are, take …
Kenneth Gentryadded this to Faith And The SpiritProverbs On ProverbsThe Paris Review - Walter BenjaminTake, as a foundation, the image of women carrying full, heavy vessels on their heads without using their hands. The rhythm in which they do this is what the proverb demonstrates. A noli me tangere of
Shaza Raza Khanadded this to LIT BIZIcon version of the Flipboard logo The last nineteenth century German philosopher: Habermas at 90versobooks.com In June 2019 I published an essay, entitled “A Republic of Discussion” in the online journal The Point. In the essay I praised John Dewey for his …
Icon version of the Flipboard logo Habermas and the Light of Reason: On Late Critical Theorylareviewofbooks.org - By Martin Jay The following essay is excerpted from Martin Jay’s book, Reason After Its Eclipse? IN 1941, the Frankfurt School reluctantly acknowledged the crisis …
The Paris ReviewWalter Benjamin Don’t Eat and ReadThe Paris Review - Walter BenjaminAll books should not be read in the same way. Novels, for instance, are there to be devoured. Reading them is a voluptuous act of absorption, not an act of empathy. The reader does not imagine himself
DW NewsFar-right Politics What Adorno understood about the far rightDW News - DW English Adorno was a thinker, not an activist. Yet "There is no true life within a false life" has become a popular slogan. What does that statement refer to? …
Radhakrishnan MVadded this to PHILOSOPHYMartin Heidegger The Utopian Promise of Adorno’s ‘Open Thinking,’ Fifty Years Onnybooks.com - Peter E. Gordon The German philosopher and social theorist Theodor W. Adorno died fifty years ago this week, in the late summer of 1969. Even at the time of his …
Fascism Behemoth Rises Againnplusonemag.com - Mark Greif In a variation on what Adorno once said about nationalism, I would suggest that today fascism is both obsolete and up-to-date. Rather than take this …
TPFadded this to MENTAL HEALTHPersonality What Type of Person Chants "Send Her Back?"psychologytoday.com - Daniel J Winarick Ph.D. On Wednesday, July 17, at a Donald Trump re-election rally in North Carolina, a crowd of people chanted “send her back” in reference to Rep. Ilhan …
Romyadded this to The Rainbow ConnectionLGBTQ+ Trump’s toxic attack on ‘The Squad’ is part of his promise to Make America White AgainLGBTQ Nation - Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld Donald Trump, the sitting President of the United States, insisted in another toxic tweet that members of “the Squad” — composed of four first-term …
Conservative View The German Disappearance, How to Do Nothing, and a History of Greecetheamericanconservative.com - Micah Mattix I’ve decided this morning (while sipping my Italian coffee and thinking of today’s Tour stage) that it’s International Day here at Prufrock. First …
Communism Turn On, Tune In, Rise Up Communecommunemag.com When cultural theorist, author, and blogger Mark Fisher passed away in 2017, he left behind an unfinished book manuscript. Acid Communism: On …
Jatauadded this to MusicClassical Music The Guardian view on classical music: art or status symbol?The Guardian - EditorialWhile the Proms will bring joy, Beethoven and Bach are too often heard for the wrong reasons What is classical music for? This month, the BBC Proms starts in London. It has long been one of the world’s
Vivian Narvaezadded this to H.U.M.A.NLong-form Journalism Against disenchantmentaeon.co - Jason Josephson Storm The move away from myth and toward reason is an ancient human impulse. But must enchantment be the enemy of enlightenment?By Jason Josephson …
Passionfish12added this to Ruh Şarkı Sözleri Poetry Digging Deeper on the Poet Paul Celan | Jewish Journaljewishjournal.com - BY Jonathan Kirsch | Jun 12, 2019 | Books “After Auschwitz,” warned Theodor Adorno, “to write poetry is a barbarity.” And yet, ironically, some of the most iconic words ever written about the …
DW NewsFar-right Politics What thinker Theodor Adorno understood about the far right 50 years agoDW News - Sabine Peschel (eg) The philosopher's lecture from 1967 on right-wing radicalism has become a bestseller. The German thinker, who died 50 years ago, saw how far-right …
The Outlineadded this to PowerPikachu ‘Detective Pikachu’ is the first film aimed at millennial parentstheoutline.com - Tom Whyman When the trailer for Detective Pikachu dropped last year, it looked like it might be the strangest film in the world. The premise, of course, is …
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesTommy Robinson Ridicule is effective protest. Just look at the milkshaken Tommy RobinsonThe Guardian - Stuart JeffriesIt’s hard for a bigot to be taken seriously when he’s covered in sticky liquid – and this sort of protest has a rich history Fifty years ago this spring, Theodor Adorno was about to begin his lecture An
Jeffrey Erkelensadded this to Tales from a Flying FishNature Do you have a minute?medium.com - Jeffrey Erkelens Shocking, isn’t it? For all our time-saving devices, we just don’t have time. The fact is, we do. It’s just crammed with new distractions created by …
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