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Introduction to critical theory for analytic philosophers
As far as I understand, there are two broad branches of critical theory: one is based on social theory, and the other on literary criticism and hermeneutics. I am more interested in the latter, of the ...
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Colonization of the imaginary - is this even possible?
Nowhere is this fetishist logic more evident than apropos of Tibet, one of the central references of the post-Christian "spiritual" imaginary. Today, Tibet more and more plays the role of such a ...
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How would Zizek explain his own popularity with contemporary media?
The functioning of cinema and other artistic and informational mediums within capitalism have been problematised by Zizek from a number of perspectives. within the huge volume of content which Zizek ...
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Which authors and works might be most important for introducing the philosophy of education?
Which authors and works might be most important for introducing the philosophy of education?
In other words, which (works, authors) expound the development of the most significant or critical ...
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How to be a good critic?
How can we be a good critic when facing people's rigid beliefs? I'm interested in how to attack (logically) their dogmatic beliefs to have a "good" influence on their minds, because if we just attack ...
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What is Kant's argument about the relationship between logic and reason?
At Wikipedia, I read:
Logic arose (see below) from a concern with correctness of argumentation. Modern logicians usually wish to ensure that logic studies just those arguments that arise from ...
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What does it mean for something to be “post-modernist” as opposed to “modernist”?
While I've always had a general idea about what it means for a book or a theorist to be "post-modern" or "modern", I'd be really interested to hear a succinct comparison of the two "-isms." I know its ...
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How does posthumanism differ from transhumanism?
How does posthumanism differ from transhumanism?
Specifically, what are the major points of disagreement and regions of overlap between the two movements/schools of thought?
Some critics treat the ...
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Philosophy of Boredom
"I am convinced that boredom is one
of the greatest tortures. If I were
to imagine Hell, it would be the
place where you were continually
bored" - Eric Fromm
Has there been any ...
