German philosopher and sociologist, 1903–1969
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El acto de adornarse constituye una necesidad humana de identidad y comunicación que va más allá de la simple estética, funcionando como un lenguaje que permite a los individuos diferenciarse tanto dentro de su propio grupo como frente a otros. Según los registros arqueológicos, esta práctica tiene sus raíces hace al menos 150.000 años en África con el uso de conchas marinas, aunque también se emplearon materiales como marfil, dientes de grandes depredadores y plumas para transmitir estatus o simbolismo. A través del estudio de estos objetos y de rastros de pigmentos como el ocre en yacimientos de la Región de Murcia, los arqueólogos pueden descifrar identidades sexuales, de edad o de poder económico, incluso en ausencia de fuentes escritas. En última instancia, la creación de adornos sin una utilidad práctica evidente refleja el desarrollo del concepto del "yo" y una faceta lúdica y artística que es intrínseca a nuestra especie y nos hace plenamente humanos.
En esta nueva cápsula , Gibran y Christian abordan por primera vez a Herbert Marcuse, a partir de la compilación de textos sobre psicoanálisis y filosofía (editada en español por Materia Oscura, y disponible en inglés en los Collected Papers). Una conversación sobre por qué Marcuse —tan famoso como poco leído— sigue siendo urgentemente actual.Recorremos su biografía (Berlín, Heidegger, el exilio, la nueva izquierda, el "Marx-Mao-Marcuse" del 68) y su sorprendente vínculo con México: su llegada vía las traducciones de Juan García Ponce, su visita a la UNAM en 1966, el desencuentro que nunca ocurrió con Erich Fromm, y hasta la sombra que su pensamiento proyecta sobre el 68 mexicano y Tlatelolco.Lo que atraviesa el episodio:• La disputa con Erich Fromm y el "ala derecha del psicoanálisis": cómo el revisionismo neofreudiano convirtió el análisis en un dispositivo de adaptación• Por qué para Marcuse las categorías psicoanalíticas ya son, en sí mismas, categorías sociales y políticas• La tesis central de La obsolescencia del psicoanálisis (1963): lo obsoleto no es Freud, sino el individuo sobre el que se construyó la teoría• Del individuo al "átomo social": el encogimiento del yo, el debilitamiento de las facultades críticas y la acumulación de energía destructiva• El principio de rendimiento, el plus de represión y la posibilidad de una sublimación no represiva• Eros como pulsión de vida y la idea de una "nueva sensibilidad" que afecte la dimensión biológica de la existencia• La sociedad sin padre: cómo la autoridad social anónima sustituye la función paterna, leída junto a Lacan (1938), Horkheimer y Paul Federn• Resonancias contemporáneas: narcisismo, identidad a rajatabla, el fenómeno sionista y Recalcati ("el hombre sin inconsciente")• Para qué sirve hoy un análisis: ¿liberación o paliativo adaptativo?Dónde leer los textos:Herbert Marcuse, Psicoanálisis, política y filosofía — Editorial Materia Oscura (Chile). En inglés: Marcuse, Collected Papers (volumen sobre psicoanálisis), disponible en PDF.Referencias mencionadas:• J. Lacan, "Los complejos familiares en la formación del individuo" (1938)• M. Horkheimer, "Autoridad y familia" y "Las enseñanzas del fascismo" (1950)• T. W. Adorno, "El problema de la familia" (1955)• Documental: El hipopótamo de Marcuse y la revolución en el paraíso#Marcuse #TeoríaCrítica #Psicoanálisis #EscuelaDeFrankfurt #Freud #CríticaDeÉpoca
We read part of The Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944), specifically the parts about Homer's epic as an allegory for the merely apparent triumph of modernism (capitalism, instrumental reason) over myth (savagery, magical thinking). Subscribe to Closereads (and get a link to this text to read along) at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy; follow us there via the free tier to part two and many other episodes like this one ad free, or pay us to get parts 2-5 and everything else we've recorded. (Alternatively, support both PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife for a nice combo deal.)
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Ashley and Geoff discuss “The Concept of Enlightenment,” the first section of Adorno and Horkheimer's Dialectic of Enlightenment.This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit compactmag.substack.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit compactmag.substack.com/subscribe
Neste episódio, falamos sobre a relação entre poder e cultura, abordando as filosofias contratualistas de Hobbes, Locke e Rousseau e aspectos da cultura de massa de Adorno e Horkheimer e capital cultural de Bourdieu.
We read part of The Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944), specifically the parts about Homer's epic as an allegory for the merely apparent triumph of modernism (capitalism, instrumental reason) over myth (savagery, magical thinking). Homer is odd for H&A because even stylistically, the epics present a mixture of cultures: They glorify violence, but their form is very ordered, and their very popularity makes them the first mass-culture products of the West. Throughout The Odyssey, Odysseus is in effect saying goodbye to the mythical world as he turns each challenge into a tool in his quest to get home. H&A use the episode with the Sirens as an allegory for how the workers are deafened to the call of anti-social myth (they have their work to do!), while the upper class can hear it but is helpless to actually act on it; like Odysseus tied to the mast, they too are strapped into the capitalist machine. Read along with us; Ch. 2, "Odysseus or Myth and Enlightenment," starts on PDF p56 (p35), but we quickly backtrack to the first mention of Odysseus in Ch. 1 (the same essay we began previously) on PDF p46 (p25). Note: This feed is likely going away soon. To keep getting your Closereads, entirely free and now ad-free, go sign up and get your private URL from patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. You can choose to watch this on unedited video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Smells like the commodification of teen spirit! In this episode, we welcome beloved friend of the pod and returning guest Marshall Watson (he/him) to talk all about Nirvana and the grunge culture of the 90s.Together, Marcelle, Hannah, and Marshall dig into the anti-establishment ethos of Nirvana, the grunge genre as an act of musical resistance, and what happens once counter-culture becomes mainstream. To do this, they've obviously gotta dig into Adorno and Horkheimer's theory of the culture industry (and talk a little bit about Reagan, which they only do when Marshall is here…).If your young adult years were soundtracked to Nevermind or you just love railing against the mainstream, you're going to dig this episode.Related listening:Golden Girls x Sex Positivity with Marshall WatsonThe Craft x Feminist RageWorks Cited:Adorno, Theodore, and Max Horkheimer. 2019. “The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception,” in Philosophers on Film from Bergson to Badiou: A Critical Reader, ed. Christopher Kul-Want (Columbia University Press, 2019), 80-96.“Bleach (Nirvana album).” Wikipedia. May 11 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(Nirvana_album).“David Geffen.” Wikipedia. April 23 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Geffen.“Geffen Records.” Wikipedia. May 2, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geffen_Records.Scarborough, Joe. 2014. “Reagan: A Legacy of Optimism and Common Sense.” TIME. June 4, 2014. https://time.com/2815630/reagan-a-legacy-of-optimism-and-common-sense/.***To learn more about Material Girls, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchplease.ca. We'll be back next week with a Material Concerns episode, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team!Material Girls is a show that makes sense of the zeitgeist through materialist critique* and critical theory! Each episode looks at a unique object of study (something popular now or from back in the day) and over the course of three distinct segments, Hannah and Marcelle apply their academic expertise to the topic at hand.*Materialist Critique is, at its simplest possible level, a form of cultural critique – that is, scholarly engagement with a cultural text of some kind – that is interested in modes of production, moments of reception, and the historical and ideological contexts for both.Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used by permission. All rights reserved. As recorded by Auto Syndicate on the album “Bongo Dance”.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Smells like the commodification of teen spirit! In this episode, we welcome beloved friend of the pod and returning guest Marshall Watson (he/him) to talk all about Nirvana and the grunge culture of the 90s.Together, Marcelle, Hannah, and Marshall dig into the anti-establishment ethos of Nirvana, the grunge genre as an act of musical resistance, and what happens once counter-culture becomes mainstream. To do this, they've obviously gotta dig into Adorno and Horkheimer's theory of the culture industry (and talk a little bit about Reagan, which they only do when Marshall is here…).If your young adult years were soundtracked to Nevermind or you just love railing against the mainstream, you're going to dig this episode.Related listening:Golden Girls x Sex Positivity with Marshall WatsonThe Craft x Feminist RageWorks Cited:Adorno, Theodore, and Max Horkheimer. 2019. “The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception,” in Philosophers on Film from Bergson to Badiou: A Critical Reader, ed. Christopher Kul-Want (Columbia University Press, 2019), 80-96.“Bleach (Nirvana album).” Wikipedia. May 11 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(Nirvana_album).“David Geffen.” Wikipedia. April 23 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Geffen.“Geffen Records.” Wikipedia. May 2, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geffen_Records.Scarborough, Joe. 2014. “Reagan: A Legacy of Optimism and Common Sense.” TIME. June 4, 2014. https://time.com/2815630/reagan-a-legacy-of-optimism-and-common-sense/.***To learn more about Material Girls, head to our Instagram at instagram.com/ohwitchplease! Or check out our website ohwitchplease.ca. We'll be back next week with a Material Concerns episode, but until then, go check out all the other content we have on our Patreon at Patreon.com/ohwitchplease! Patreon is how we produce the show and pay our team!Material Girls is a show that makes sense of the zeitgeist through materialist critique* and critical theory! Each episode looks at a unique object of study (something popular now or from back in the day) and over the course of three distinct segments, Hannah and Marcelle apply their academic expertise to the topic at hand.*Materialist Critique is, at its simplest possible level, a form of cultural critique – that is, scholarly engagement with a cultural text of some kind – that is interested in modes of production, moments of reception, and the historical and ideological contexts for both.Music Credits:“Shopping Mall”: by Jay Arner and Jessica Delisle ©2020Used by permission. All rights reserved. As recorded by Auto Syndicate on the album “Bongo Dance”.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Continuing on on The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity, Ch. 1, 2, and 5 with guest John Ganz. We further discuss Habermas' characterizations of Hegel's take on modernity and eventually get to Adorno and Horkheimer, whose dismissals of modernity Habermas thinks go too far. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. including a supporter-only part three to this episode. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.
What has the far right learned from the Frankfurt School? And what can we learn from Frankfurt School thinkers like Theodor Adorno and Herbert Marcuse to understand the appeal of the right? Paul Fleming sheds light on the fixation of conservatives like Christopher Rufo — who has set about remaking higher education — with cultural Marxism. He also discusses Adorno's insights into the attraction of authoritarian leaders. The post Fund Drive Special: What the Frankfurt School Teaches Us About the Right appeared first on KPFA.
On Jürgen Habermas' The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity (1985), featuring guest John Ganz. Habermas defines modernity as Enlightenment ideals, discusses what's wrong with them (subjectivity), how Hegel argues constructively that a social element needs to be added this this, and how many other critics (e.g. Adorno, Nietzsche, and Foucault) instead argue more destructively against Enlightenment values like Truth, liberty, and justice. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Check out the Scribe Optimize Workflow AI platform at Scribe.how/PEL. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.
Stefan Niklas zur Ästhetik des Planetarischen. Shownotes Stefan Niklas Stefan Niklas an der Universität Amsterdam: https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/n/i/s.niklas/s.niklas.html?cb sein Forschungsprojekt “A Planetary Aesthetics for the Future Democratic Society”: https://asca.uva.nl/research/funded-research-projects/niklas/niklas.html zu Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayatri_Chakravorty_Spivak zu Dipesh Chakrabarty: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipesh_Chakrabarty Chakrabarty, D. (2022). Das Klima der Geschichte im planetarischen Zeitalter. Suhrkamp. https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/dipesh-chakrabarty-das-klima-der-geschichte-im-planetarischen-zeitalter-t-9783518587799 zu Herbert Marcuse: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Marcuse Marcuse, H. (1977). Die Permanenz der Kunst. Wider eine bestimmte marxistische Ästhetik: Ein Essay. Hauser Verlag https://www.marcuse.org/herbert/publications/1970s/1977-die-permanenz-der-kunst.html zu Theodor W. Adorno: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_W._Adorno Adorno, T. W. (1973). Ästhetische Theorie. Suhrkamp. https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/theodor-w-adorno-aesthetische-theorie-t-9783518276020 zur Frankfurter Schule: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurter_Schule Simmel, G. (2023). Soziologische Ästhetik. Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-658-40939-5 zu Arthur C. Clarke: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke zu Ursula K. Le Guin: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin zu Octavia E. Butler: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler zu den K-Gruppen: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-Gruppe zu Ernst Bloch: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Bloch zu Michel Serres: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Serres zu Rafael Correa: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Correa zu Bruno Latour: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Latour Latour, B. (2009). Das Parlament der Dinge. Für eine politische Ökologie. Suhrkamp. https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/bruno-latour-das-parlament-der-dinge-t-9783518295540 Ferdinand, M. (2021). Decolonial Ecology. Thinking from the Carribean World. Polity. https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=a-decolonial-ecology-thinking-from-the-caribbean-world--9781509546220 zum Ministerium der Kultur, Dekolonialisierung und Depatriarchalisierung in Bolivien: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Cultures_(Bolivia) Schaupp, S. (2024). Stoffwechselpolitik. Arbeit, Natur und die Zukunft des Planeten. Suhrkamp. https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/simon-schaupp-stoffwechselpolitik-t-9783518029862 Newitz, A. (2023). The Terraformers. Tor Books. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250228017/theterraformers/ Scott, J. C. (2025). In Praise of Floods. The Untamed River and the Life it Brings. Yale University Press. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300278491/in-praise-of-floods/ Robinson, K. S. (2023). Das Ministerium für die Zukunft. Heyne Verlag. https://www.penguin.de/buecher/kim-stanley-robinson-das-ministerium-fuer-die-zukunft/taschenbuch/9783453322868 zu Joseph Beuys: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Beuys zur Sozialen Plastik: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soziale_Plastik zu KPOP Demon Hunters: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPop_Demon_Hunters Nick Psomas an der Universität Amsterdam: https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/p/s/n.psomas/n.psomas.html Marcuse, H. (1969). An Essay on Liberation. Beacon Press. https://monoskop.org/images/2/27/Marcuse_Herbert_Essay_on_Liberation.pdf zum ökologischen Fußabdruck: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96kologischer_Fu%C3%9Fabdruck zu Murray Bookchin: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Bookchin zur Erdsystemwissenschaft: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdsystemwissenschaft Brunner, C. (2020). Epistemische Gewalt. Wissen und Herrschaft in der kolonialen Moderne. transcript. https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-5131-7/epistemische-gewalt/ zu Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing-Games (MMORPGs): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massively_Multiplayer_Online_Role-Playing_Game zu demokratischem Konföderalismus: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demokratischer_Konf%C3%B6deralismus zum Hambacher Forst und den Protesten gegen dessen Rodung: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hambacher_Forst zu Anna Kornbluh: http://www.annakornbluh.com/ Relevante Future Histories Folgen S3E55 | Kim Stanley Robinson on Real Utopian Futures https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e55-kim-stanley-robinson-on-real-utopian-futures/ S03E45 | Luise Meier zu kommunistischem Utopisieren https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e45-luise-meier-zu-kommunistischem-utopisieren/ S03E44 | Anna Kornbluh on Climate Counteraesthetics https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e44-anna-kornbluh-on-climate-counteraesthetics/ S03E28 | Silke van Dyk zu alternativer Gouvernementalität https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e28-silke-van-dyk-zu-alternativer-gouvernementalitaet/ S03E19 | Wendy Brown on Socialist Governmentality https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e19-wendy-brown-on-socialist-governmentality/ S03E12 | Jens Schröter und Manuel Scholz-Wäckerle zu Computerspielen als transformationskritischen Medien https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e12-jens-schroeter-und-manuel-scholz-waeckerle-zu-computerspielen-als-transformationskritischen-medien/ S03E08 | Simon Schaupp zu Stoffwechselpolitik https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e08-simon-schaupp-zu-stoffwechselpolitik/ S03E07 | Stefan Meretz und Manuel Scholz-Wäckerle zum Simulieren von Utopien (Teil 2) https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e06-stefan-meretz-und-manuel-scholz-waeckerle-zum-simulieren-von-utopien/ S03E06 | Stefan Meretz und Manuel Scholz-Wäckerle zum Simulieren von Utopien https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e06-stefan-meretz-und-manuel-scholz-waeckerle-zum-simulieren-von-utopien/ Future Histories Kontakt & Unterstützung Wenn euch Future Histories gefällt, dann erwägt doch bitte eine Unterstützung auf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/FutureHistories Schreibt mir unter: office@futurehistories.today auf Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/futurehistories.bsky.social auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehpodcast/ auf Mastodon: https://mstdn.social/@FutureHistories Webseite mit allen Folgen: www.futurehistories.today English webpage: https://futurehistories-international.com Episode Keywords #StefanNiklas, #JanGroos, #Interview, #FutureHistories, #Utopie, #Science-Fiction, #Sci-Fi, #Kapitalismus, #Narrative, #ScienceFiction, #Cli-Fi, #ClimateFiction, #KlimaKonterÄsthetik, #Planet, #Sozialismus, #Planetarisch, #Ästhetik, #Simulation, #StoffwechselPolitik, #Postkolonialismus, #Posthumanismus, #Gesellschaft, #ÖkologischeTransformation, #Zukunft, #ErdSystemWissenschaften
Tra i miti legati al mare e agli oceani, uno dei più oscuri e insondabili è quello delle sirene. Metà donne e metà pesce – o metà uccelli, restando alla versione omerica – le sirene e il loro canto hanno popolato i sogni e gli incubi del Mediterraneo. Ma cosa si cela realmente dietro quel richiamo fatale? Il mito delle sirene non è solo la storia di una seduzione mortale, ma una soglia sonora dove il canto si fa pura, inafferrabile autonomia. E se quell'armonia, così perturbante e perfetta, non fosse rivolta a chi ascolta? Se il loro canto fosse un dialogo serrato, un‘essenza che ignora totalmente lo sguardo e le aspettative dell'eroe di passaggio? “Moby Dick” esplora la persistenza di questo archetipo con la filosofa Adriana Cavarero, autrice del recente saggio Il canto delle Sirene (Castelvecchi), e con il classicista Pietro Boitani profondo conoscitore della letteratura europea che a Ulisse ha dedicato numerosi studi. Con loro cercheremo di sciogliere gli enigmi di un canto che continua a risuonare nel nostro presente - da Kafka ad Adorno fino a T.S Eliot - interrogando il nostro rapporto con l'ignoto e con l'abisso. Un dialogo intenso sul mito e sul suo ribaltamento: un racconto che ci svela come l'epica del mare, lungi dall'essere un reperto del passato, sia specchio della nostra storia, una chiave fondamentale per comprendere la condizione umana e il potere seduttivo della parola.
Tra i miti legati al mare e agli oceani, uno dei più oscuri e insondabili è quello delle sirene. Metà donne e metà pesce – o metà uccelli, restando alla versione omerica – le sirene e il loro canto hanno popolato i sogni e gli incubi del Mediterraneo. Ma cosa si cela realmente dietro quel richiamo fatale? Il mito delle sirene non è solo la storia di una seduzione mortale, ma una soglia sonora dove il canto si fa pura, inafferrabile autonomia. E se quell'armonia, così perturbante e perfetta, non fosse rivolta a chi ascolta? Se il loro canto fosse un dialogo serrato, un‘essenza che ignora totalmente lo sguardo e le aspettative dell'eroe di passaggio? “Moby Dick” esplora la persistenza di questo archetipo con la filosofa Adriana Cavarero, autrice del recente saggio Il canto delle Sirene (Castelvecchi), e con il classicista Pietro Boitani profondo conoscitore della letteratura europea che a Ulisse ha dedicato numerosi studi. Con loro cercheremo di sciogliere gli enigmi di un canto che continua a risuonare nel nostro presente - da Kafka ad Adorno fino a T.S Eliot - interrogando il nostro rapporto con l'ignoto e con l'abisso. Un dialogo intenso sul mito e sul suo ribaltamento: un racconto che ci svela come l'epica del mare, lungi dall'essere un reperto del passato, sia specchio della nostra storia, una chiave fondamentale per comprendere la condizione umana e il potere seduttivo della parola.
Rechtsgerichtet - Der Podcast über Rechtsextremismus in Deutschland
Seit über einem Monat liegt ein gestrandeter Wal vor der Ostseeküste und Deutschland dreht durch: Demos werden organisiert, das Internet mit theatralischen KI-Videos geflutet, und Rechte mischen natürlich auch mit. Warum das die Menschen so emotionalisiert, es zu einfach ist, sich darüber einfach lustig zu machen, und welche Rolle das Unbehagen der Menschen mit der Moderne und der beherrschten Natur dabei spielen, darum geht es in Folge 71 von Unbehagen – einem ideologiekritischen Podcast (ehemals Rechtsgerichtet). Außerdem: Gerrit ist auch genervt von linken Influencern, die sich für besonders schlau halten, und Sven ist fassungslos, dass wir eine Folge über Timmy den Wal machen.
This episode was recorded before the tragic news of Dr. Habermas' death. We deeply mourn his passing. Dr Habermas was a man who carefully and passionately pursued the truth, and so we hope that today's episode, in that spirit, we'll pay a small tribute to his legacy.What happens to our democracy when the "written word" is replaced by the "viral image," and reasoned debate is drowned out by the hunt for clicks? University of Groningen professor Dr. Peter Verovšek joins host PJ Wehry to discuss the legacy of Jürgen Habermas and how the digital age is transforming the democratic public sphere. Dr. Verovšek explores the core arguments of his book, Jürgen Habermas: Public Intellectual and Engaged Critical Theorist. They examine the philosophical evolution of Habermas' work, from his early critiques of post-war Germany to his recent concerns regarding the "new" structural transformation of the public sphere caused by social media. In this conversation they explore:The "Desk" of the Intellectual: Why Habermas views the written word as the primary tool for public engagement and why he performs his role as an academic from the "primary place" of his desk. The First Generation vs. Habermas: How Habermas moved Critical Theory away from the "negativism" of Adorno and Horkheimer toward a consistent account where theory and practice flow from one another. The "Life World" vs. Systems: Why we must protect our day-to-day cultural lives—the "life world"—from being "colonized" by the impersonal logics of money and administrative power. Social Media as a "Double-Edged Sword": How the internet turned every citizen into a potential author while simultaneously removing the editors and fact-checkers essential for democratic legitimacy. The Intellectual vs. The Guru: Why true public intellectuals act as "early warning systems" for society rather than "gurus" who monetize their following or tell people how to live. The Crisis of Digital Authorship: Why the shift from reasoned argumentation to "appearance" and "mobilization" makes it increasingly difficult for marginalized voices to be heard in a saturated media environment. This is a conversation for anyone interested in political philosophy and media ethics who wants to understand the forces reshaping our democracy and how to reclaim a meaningful public square.Make sure to check out Dr. Verovšek's book: Jürgen Habermas: Public Intellectual and Engaged Critical Theorist
SPONSORS:- Accelerate your efficiency. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at http://shopify.com/theories- Go to https://shortform.com/toe for a free trial and an exclusive $50 OFF on your annual subscription- I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOESlavoj Žižek doesn't answer your question — he dismantles it, rebuilds it, and hands you something stranger and more useful than what you started with. Philosopher, provocateur, and self-described pessimist, he's spent decades insisting on something most thinkers shy away from: that freedom isn't the absence of necessity — it's the moment you choose what you fundamentally are. The fall comes first. Paradise was never real to begin with. Reality is the gap, not the thing on either side of it. FOLLOW: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Substack: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Crypto: https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/de803625-87d3-4300-ab6d-85d4258834a9 - PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=XUBHNMFXUX5S4 TIMESTAMPS:- 00:00:00 - Socrates and Radical Freedom- 00:05:02 - Quantum Indeterminacy vs. Freedom- 00:10:06 - Ontological Collapse Paradoxes- 00:15:07 - Adorno and Social Antinomies- 00:20:36 - Democritus: Less Than Nothing- 00:25:40 - Sartre and Existential Choice- 00:30:45 - Freudian Death Drive- 00:36:01 - Heidegger and Hysterical Awareness- 00:42:10 - Imp of Perversity- 00:48:07 - Einstein vs. Bohr- 00:53:15 - God's Ontological Laziness- 00:58:17 - Hegel's Retroactive Necessity- 01:03:41 - Digital Spirituality and AI- 01:09:18 - Stalin and Failed Projects- 01:14:41 - Hegel in a Wired Brain- 01:20:10 - Religious Convictions and Physics- 01:25:12 - Zen Buddhism and WarLINKS MENTIONED: - Slavoj's Books: https://amazon.com/stores/author/B000APK7P8- Philosophical Investigations into Human Freedom: https://amazon.com/dp/0791468747?tag=toe08-20- Freedom: A Disease Without Cure: https://amazon.com/dp/1350559164?tag=toe08-20- Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals: https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/kant1785.pdf- Binding, Minds & the Platonic Realm [Lecture]: https://youtu.be/0BVM0UC28nY- Quantum Healing: https://amazon.com/dp/0553348698?tag=toe08-20- Republic of Silence: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1944/12/paris-alive-the-republic-of-silence/656012/- Discourse on the Origin of Inequality: https://amazon.com/dp/0486434141?tag=toe08-20- Beyond the Pleasure Principle: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Freud_Beyond_P_P.pdf- Philosophy of Spirit: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hegel/jlindex.htm- Hegelian Reading of the New Science of Consciousness: https://www.crisiscritique.org/storage/app/media/2025-08-25/slavoj-zizek.pdf- The Mirror Stage: https://english.hku.hk/staff/kjohnson/PDF/LacanMirrorStageECRITS.pdf- Being and Time: https://amazon.com/dp/0061575593?tag=toe08-20- Less Than Nothing: https://amazon.com/dp/1781681279?tag=toe08-20- The Imp of the Perverse: https://web.english.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Poe_Imp.pdf- Einstein-Bohr Debate: https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/dk/bohr.htm- Ages of the World: https://amazon.com/dp/1438474059?tag=toe08-20- Quantum History: https://amazon.com/dp/135056642X?tag=toe08-20- Phenomenology of Spirit: https://amazon.com/dp/0198245971?tag=toe08-20- Philosophy of Right: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hegel/works/pr/preface.htm- White Holes: https://amazon.com/dp/B0BTKZVJJK?tag=toe08-20- Science of Logic: https://amazon.com/dp/1542519918?tag=toe08-20- End of History and the Last Man: https://amazon.com/dp/0743284550?tag=toe08-20More links at https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Guests do not pay to appear. #science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Desta vez, tivemos de nos ficar pelos trabalhos preparatórios, já que este texto, que costuma ser redigido depois, teve de ser apressado, vindo antes, e a previsão é que Victor Barros (cabo-verdiano, historiador doutorado pela Universidade de Coimbra, com uma tese sobre a construção da memória do império português nas colónias em África, investigador do Instituto de História Contemporânea da Universidade Nova de Lisboa e autor de vários artigos sobre Amílcar Cabral) se tenha juntado a nós para discutirmos as questões do colonialismo, o papel de Cabral como figura sediciosa decisiva para aquele enredo revoltoso que viria a encorajar a nossa própria luta de libertação, fazendo estalar o regime desde as colónias portuguesas até à metrópole, permitindo um raro momento de combate político em que chegou a supor-se que Portugal pudesse ser uma responsabilidade comum, e não um assunto decidido por muito poucos, com uma cultura reservada à contemplação dos seus interesses. Mas agora, aqui, e para os efeitos deste exercício, que nunca se quis ficar por um descritivo dos episódios, antes uma contribuição acessória, um devaneio ulterior, desta vez, e para permitir uma leitura das linhas de tensão que organizam, hoje, a única verdadeira fractura no nosso campo político, vamo-nos ficar por um exercício de colagem de dois textos. Começamos pelo longo excerto de um ensaio de Vivian Abenshushan, em Escritos para Desocupados, quando recorda que no Génesis, Adão e Eva tentaram repartir de modo equitativo a penitência da chamada divisão do trabalho – entre os seus filhos: Caim obteria a propriedade de toda a terra; Abel seria dono de todo o gado. Um deles dedicar-se-ia ao cultivo; o outro, à pastorícia. É provável que os irmãos tivessem pouco tempo livre para pregarem partidas e brincarem juntos na encosta do vasto campo, algo que a longo prazo teria ajudado a criar um vínculo entre eles, evitando assim o desenlace fratricida. Um dia, Abel e Caim fizeram as suas oferendas a Deus (um deles sacrificou um carneiro; o outro ofereceu um fruto da terra), mas Deus, sempre insondável, só aceitou a oferenda de Abel. Furioso, Caim matou, como toda a gente sabe, o seu irmão. As interpretações deste episódio sangrento não se fizeram esperar. De entre todas elas, há uma que aponta para o nascimento de um antagonismo ancestral: aquele que existe entre trabalhadores e ociosos. Assim o indicam as raízes dos seus nomes: Caim (do árabe gain, «o ferreiro») poderia ser identificado com o homo faber, o homem que fabrica ferramentas, aquele que exerce a sua vontade transformadora sobre a matéria. Ele forja o arado para lavrar e também o martelo para acertar o golpe. Tem uma mão equipada, uma mão presa ao trabalho, uma mão plena. Raras vezes essa mão se põe a tamborilar. Ela é puro músculo: abre sulcos, aplana a terra, subjuga brotos, edifica. É a mão do trabalhador. Graças à ferramenta, essa extensão incisiva do corpo, Caim e os seus descendentes conseguem dominar as vastidões selvagens e criar um novo mundo artificial. São os construtores das primeiras cidades, mais tarde associadas à corrupção e à perda de sentido espiritual. A alma de Caim é sedentária; enraíza-se na terra que cultiva, funda os costumes, adquire direitos sobre o solo. Assim o expressa outra raiz do seu nome, a proveniente do verbo hebraico kanah: adquirir, subjugar. Caim é, então, obter, possuir e, portanto, governar ou o proprietário, o que possui, e também o praticante das artes da tecnologia necessárias para abrir caminhos e conquistar. Nele, convergem as forças contraditórias da civilização: a ferramenta e a arma, a invenção criadora e a violência. Abel, do hebraico hebel: alento, sopro, nada, pertence, por seu turno, à estirpe dos nómadas, dos que se deslocam continuamente como o ar. Em vez de assentar como o agricultor, move-se por onde o seu rebanho o leva. Abel não depende de nenhum lugar concreto, pois o seu sustento vai com ele para toda a parte. E multiplica-se sem necessidade de trabalhar! Na primeira repartição laboral da humanidade, coube ao pastor o lado menos áspero, menos sujeito aos rigores do clima e ao esforço físico da vida agrária. Talvez por isso, contrariamente a Caim, Abel não se extenue. É mais livre, mais leve e tem muito tempo para a ociosidade. Sempre que os seus animais encontram o sítio exacto para se alimentarem, ele descobre-se no meio de um tempo vazio, distendido, o tempo que o homo ludens dedica aos seus jogos e meditações. Ei-lo auto-absorto à sombra das árvores, vendo as horas a passar como se não existissem. Opõe-se totalmente ao tempo programado de Caim, tempo associado à produção, ao cultivo e ao trabalho, um tempo útil em torno do qual a vida se ordena. Abel é um habitante natural do ócio, ser tranquilo e errabundo, cioso da sua autonomia, alheio às hierarquias da aldeia. Nele, não germinou a vontade de domínio, nem a ambição de poder. (E quiçá por isso que São João e Cristo o consideram «um justo».) Como não lhe interessa deixar marca – ele é apenas um sopro, efémero como a própria vida –, a sua existência alijou propósitos e a sua única ocupação é ver. Enquanto escuta o adejar do vento ou observa o cortejo dos pássaros, Abel vigia o seu rebanho. Necessita de abrir bem os olhos e compreende que isso é outrossim contemplação: habitar o mundo com o olhar. Essa destreza ocular, treinada sem esforço nas tardes do seu tempo livre, torna-se numa forma de observação distinta, o nascimento da especulação intelectual e do temperamento artístico. Abel sentou-se a pensar pela sua própria cabeça; o seu ócio é uma forma de reflexão e, talvez, também de melancolia. E não havia sido este o pecado dos seus progenitores, o desejo de saber? Ah, o ócio, mãe de todos os vícios! Certamente, Caim também sentiria uma inveja secreta pelo ocioso. Por que razão, ao contrário dele, o pastor de ovelhas evidencia tanto prazer enquanto realiza as suas actividades diárias? Quiçá porque, na sua transumância, Abel se mantenha longe do fardo da civilização e dos seus múltiplos artifícios. Na cidade de Caim, cada edifício se faz acompanhar de novas tarefas, a correria quotidiana duplica-se, o peso das cargas triplica e o suplício dos escravos não tem fim. «Raça de Caim» – escreveu Baudelaire –, «a tua tarefa ainda não se cumpriu o bastante». A grande calamidade das cidades é que nelas nunca deixa de se trabalhar. Merece a busca pelo conforto tanta inquietação, tanto esgotamento? Se o ócio é o propósito final do trabalho, porque não se entregar a ele simplesmente, sem remorsos? É isso o que faz Abel, uma vez satisfeitas as suas necessidades primárias. Abel poderia ser o símbolo de toda a uma estirpe amante da simplicidade, refractária à fama ou à riqueza, esses fardos da vida oficial. Sendo nómada, leva dentro de si a sua choça e as suas posses; não acumula, não se deixa prender ao peso da vida material; ele prefere flutuar, como o fazem os seus pensamentos ao entardecer. Algo dessa leveza, uma leveza malquista segundo a estirpe de Caim, sobrevive no luftmensch, palavra iídiche que designa pejorativamente o vagabundo, o homem improdutivo, sem trabalho nem salário fixo, dedicado a perder tempo e a fazer conjecturas. Perdido entre livros e divagações, o luftmensch é literalmente um «homem dos ares», «um homem flutuante». A que aspira? Para onde se dirige? Como Abel, este ocioso não tem planos nem projectos, é um filho errante que angustia sempre a sua mãe. Se Caim representa a técnica e a responsabilidade da idade adulta, o seu irmão, por sua vez, é um tratante, um adolescente livre de deveres. Caim é pragmático; Abel, gárrulo. Um ama a pachorrice; o outro crê na diligência como profissão de fé. Em tudo parecem espíritos contrários. E as duas formas de habitar o espaço a que deram origem, sedentários e nómadas, representam duas formas, talvez irreconciliáveis, de encarar os dilemas da sobrevivência: sucumbir ao peso do trabalho em nome do progresso, ou aprender a viver em nome da própria vida. É curioso que Deus tenha desdenhado de Caim precisamente porque, no seu sacrifício, procedia por simples apego ao dever, em vez de o fazer por generosidade, por amor genuíno, como Abel. (Se considerarmos a explicação de São João, Deus procurava os homens e não as coisas que eles faziam com as mãos, do mesmo modo que preferia o que crescia naturalmente em lugar daquilo que se obtinha através de impulsos gananciosos, como o arado com que se obriga a terra a germinar para logo lucrar com o seu fruto.) Quanta ira terá palpitado nas têmporas do agricultor ao ver, ao fim do dia de trabalho, o seu irmão, o ocioso, a ser premiado! Aquilo era, de facto, razão para o matar. E, assim, num assomo de fúria destrutiva, o homo faber liquida de vez o homo ludens. Que temos aqui? A forma como o trabalho reprime enfim a propensão para o lúdico, inclinação que só pode causar intranquilidade e desconfiança num mundo que levou a sua loucura ao ponto de considerar a própria existência como um castigo. Num mundo assim, a penitência termina com o jogo; a obrigação, com o prazer. E a esquiva possibilidade de fazer do trabalho uma coisa alegre, ou, pelo menos, passageira – após a qual o homem poderia dedicar-se ao que bem lhe aprouvesse –, tornou-se inviável para a grande massa de pessoas sobre as quais recaíram as funções mais servis e rotineiras. É uma pena que tenha sido a estirpe de Caim a servir de inspiração a numerosas gerações posteriores dedicadas ao trabalho compulsivo, chegando até Benjamin Franklin, que definiu o homem, no século XVIII, precisamente como «o animal que fabrica ferramentas», tendo banido da sua agenda a possibilidade de descansar. «Não perder tempo; manter-se sempre ocupado com algo útil; suprimir todas as acções desnecessárias», eram tais as notas mais altas do seu hino, o hino do homo faber, que fez do tempo o principal recurso a administrar: «Pensa que tempo é dinheiro. Quem puder ganhar diariamente dez xelins com o seu trabalho, e se tiver dedicado metade do dia a passear ou a bocejar no seu quarto, embora apenas dedique seis pence às suas diversões, na verdade gastou, ou melhor, desbaratou, mais cinco xelins.» Quanta razão tinha Vaneigem quando escreveu: «As necessidades da economia ajustam-se ao lúdico. Nas transacções financeiras, tudo é sério; não se brinca com o dinheiro.» É neste ponto em que estamos. Somos todos da raça de Caim, e se de algum modo ainda nos é possível assinalar que nem tudo está perdido, é só na medida em que nos restam os bárbaros. A redenção que nos resta está na hostilidade. O difícil é manter-se leal a esta, recolher-se em si mesmo para recuperar essa voltagem direccionada contra o mundo que fez de nós seres que vivem para as suas medições, para contabilizar, fazer os seus ganhos, e obterem algum tipo de purificação por meio do consumo. Hoje, é este que nos consome. Eis, por fim, o predador inescapável. Esse estado de embotamento, a razão trocada pela frivolidade publicitária, as almas baixando o preço, vendendo-se por atacado, indistinguíveis de toda essa mercadoria desesperada e amiúde obscena a que nos entregamos sem reservas, com os nossos anseios dominados pela promoção de uma cultura homogénea ao seu nível mais rasteiro, e esse desprezo subliminar pelo pensamento e pela escrita, num ambiente asfixiante e cheio de falsas pretensões, cada um disputando o seu quinhão neste deserto mediatizado, rendidos ao “monstruoso dispositivo da distracção” (Adorno). E seria interessante pensar como o fascismo se impõe dentro desta disciplina do trabalho, à medida que aquelas pessoas que se reconhecem inúteis, são chamadas a colocar-se ao serviço da violência sistemática e persecutória do Estado. Assim emerge, como Ryszard Kapuscinski notou, em Andanças com Heródoto, uma substância pouco definida, fluida, que forma bairros inteiros de pessoas sem uma posição, uma classificação ou um destino bem definido. Em qualquer momento aquela gente pode formar uma multidão, turba, que tem opinião sobre tudo, tem tempo para tudo, quer participar em algo, significar algo, mas ninguém lhes liga, nem ninguém precisa deles. Toda a ditadura parasita sobre esse magma anónimo. Nem precisa de manter um dispendioso exército de polícias profissionais. Basta procurar aquela gente que anda em busca de qualquer coisita na vida. Dar-lhes a ilusão de que podem ser úteis para alguma coisa, que alguém conta com eles, que foram seleccionados, que podem significar algo. As duas partes tiram proveito dessa relação: o homem da rua, ao servir a ditadura, identifica-se com o poder, sentindo-se alguém sério e importante, e como geralmente tem no cadastro alguns roubos, brigas, burlas agora sente-se impune. A ditadura, pelo seu lado, tem nele um agente-tentáculo barato, quase gratuito e, ao mesmo tempo, dedicado e omnipresente. Muitas vezes até seria difícil chamá-lo agente, já que é só alguém que quer ser visto pelas autoridades e zela por que isso aconteça, É sempre prestável, assinalando assim a sua existência.
Mit Jürgen Habermas und Alexander Kluge sind zwei der prägendsten Intellektuellen der Bundesrepublik innerhalb weniger Tage verstorben. Beide galten als Erben Theodor Adornos – und standen doch für sehr unterschiedliche Wege kritischer Theorie: hier der Systemdenker, dort der Filmemacher. Im Gespräch mit dem Historiker Jörg Später fragen wir, wie Habermas und Kluge die Nachkriegsgeschichte geprägt haben und was von ihrem Denken und Wirken bleiben wird. Den Originalbeitrag und mehr finden Sie bitte hier: https://lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/lisa_am_telefon_spaeter_juergen_habermas_alexander_kluge
What has the far right learned from the Frankfurt School? And what can we learn from Frankfurt School thinkers like Theodor Adorno and Herbert Marcuse to understand the appeal of the right? Paul Fleming sheds light on the fixation of conservatives like Christopher Rufo — who has set about remaking higher education — with cultural Marxism. He also discusses Adorno's insights into the attraction of authoritarian leaders. Theodore Adorno, “Anti-Semitism and Fascist Propaganda” New German Critique The post The Frankfurt School, Authoritarianism, and the U.S. Right appeared first on KPFA.
Barbara Chitussi"Paradosso della libertà"Il teatro politico di Sartre.Cronopio Edizioniwww.cronopio.itLiberato dalla prigionia nel 1941, Sartre torna a Parigi e assiste a una grandiosa messa in scena delle Supplici allo stadio Roland Garros. è una rivelazione: avrebbe scritto per il teatro e fatto del teatro il nuovo strumento di resistenza delle masse. Barbara Chitussi ricostruisce una filosofia paradossale dell'azione libera attorno all'attività teatrale che impegna Sartre negli anni dell'occupazione, anche attraverso l'analisi di documenti inediti, custoditi negli archivi parigini dei registi con cui aveva lavorato. In un contesto di guerre e violenza come quello attuale, il lettore è invitato a scoprire questo esperimento politico teatrale e il tenore “drammatico” delle parole che il filosofo aveva pronunciato nelle pagine di una rivista clandestina: “Non siamo mai stati così liberi come sotto l'occupazione tedesca”.Barbara Chitussi insegna Filosofia morale all'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia. Ha scritto, tra gli altri, Immagine e mito. Un carteggio tra Benjamin e Adorno (2010), Lo spettacolo di sé. Filosofia della doppia personalità (2018). Tra le sue curatele, con Giorgio Agamben e Clemens-Carl Härle, il grande libro inedito di Benjamin Charles Baudelaire (2012); per Cronopio, il volume a più voci Noi maschere (2021).Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
The word "fascism" gets thrown around a lot these days, sometimes so freely that it starts to lose its edge. But what would it actually mean to develop a philosophy of anti-fascism, a sustained, rigorous intellectual framework for understanding how fascism takes hold and what might inoculate us against it? That question feels newly urgent in a political moment when the ideological infrastructure of authoritarianism is being actively rebuilt, and when the thinkers who laid the groundwork for that infrastructure — including, notoriously, Leo Strauss — are being drafted into its service.Can a philosopher be anti-fascist in method and intention and still have their ideas weaponized by fascists? Is writing that resists easy comprehension — writing that forces its readers to slow down, struggle, and think — a form of resistance or a form of elitism? And is there a meaningful difference between "thinking for yourself" and "doing your own research," or has that distinction collapsed entirely in the age of the meme and the algorithm?In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Jeffrey A. Bernstein, Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair at the College of the Holy Cross, whose forthcoming book Adorno and Strauss: An Anti-Fascist Philosophy (SUNY Press) makes the provocative case that these two thinkers — usually filed under opposite ends of the intellectual spectrum — are surprisingly complementary resources for building a philosophical resistance to fascism. Jeff identifies four key areas of convergence: their shared use of Jewish thought as a resource for critiquing political authority; their resistance to what he calls "universal communicability" and the fascist reduction of thought to soundbites and slogans; their critique of the primacy of the practical; and their rejection of teleological conceptions of history. What emerges is a picture of anti-fascism that is less about boots on the ground than about rebuilding the capacity to think in a culture that is doing everything it can to prevent that.Grab a drink and join us as we sit down with two of philosophy's strangest bedfellows — and discover that the most unexpected intellectual partnerships sometimes make for the most urgent conversations.Full episode notes available at this link:https://hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/strange-bedfellows---------------------SUBSCRIBE to the podcast now to automatically download new episodes!SUPPORT Hotel Bar Sessions podcast on Patreon here! (Or by contributing one-time donations here!)BOOKMARK the Hotel Bar Sessions website here for detailed show notes and reading lists, and contact any of our co-hosts here.Hotel Bar Sessions is also on Facebook, YouTube, BlueSky, Instagram, and TikTok. Like, follow, share, duet, whatever... just make sure your friends know about us! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
AI is changing how kids learn. But are schools ready?Katie Boody Adorno is the founder and CEO of LeanLab Education. She's spent 13 years trying to close the opportunity gap in public education. In this episode, she and Matt break down how COVID widened learning disparities, why high-dosage tutoring works but doesn't scale, and how AI is now lowering that cost. They also get into what it takes to prepare kids for a world where AI handles most of the knowledge work.Listen to the full episode now! Subscribe to Startup Hustle wherever you get your podcasts.⏱️ Episode Breakdown00:00 The Genesis of Lean Lab Education05:25 Innovative Approaches to Educational Challenges09:08 The Impact of the Pandemic on Education11:32 Funding and Sustainability in Education12:58 The Role of Technology in Learning18:12 The Importance of Human Connection in Education20:12 Rethinking the Purpose of Education25:30 The Future of Higher Education and AILinks & ResourcesConnect with Katie Boody Adorno on LinkedInWhat Smart CTOs Are Doing Differently With Offshore Teams in 2025Subscribe to the Global Talent SprintFull Scale – Build your dev team quickly and affordablyLean Lab Education - https://leanlabeducation.org
durée : 00:58:38 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann, Nassim El Kabli - Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale et le traumatisme de la Shoah, Theodor W. Adorno assigne à la pensée une exigence de remise en question permanente. Éclairages sur la démarche intellectuelle du philosophe et sa tentative d'inquiéter la raison. - réalisation : Nicolas Berger - invités : Gilles Moutot Maître de conférences en philosophie au département de sciences humaines et sociales de la faculté de médecine de Montpellier-Nîmes, membre du centre d'études politiques et sociales : environnement, santé, territoire (université de Montpellier); Daniel Payot Professeur émérite de l'Université de Strasbourg
durée : 00:58:23 - Le Souffle de la pensée - par : Géraldine Mosna-Savoye - En 1966 paraît la grande œuvre de Theodor W. Adorno : "Dialectique négative", pur produit de la 1ère génération de l'École de Francfort, dans lequel le philosophe réhabilite contre Hegel la dialectique dans toute sa force négative. L'écrivain et essayiste Aurélien Bellanger, séduit, nous en parle. - réalisation : Nicolas Berger - invités : Aurélien Bellanger Écrivain et essayiste français
durée : 00:03:05 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann, Nassim El Kabli - Arno Münster retrace la filiation intellectuelle d'Habermas avec l'École de Francfort et revient sur la relation riche et complexe entre Adorno et son héritier. - réalisation : Nicolas Berger
Marina Calloni"Jürgen Habermas: discutere, argomentare, ascoltare"In ricordo del filosofo tedesco, scomparso a 96 anni.È morto il filosofo e sociologo tedesco Jurgen Habermas. Lo ha reso noto la sua casa editrice, Suhrkamp. Habermas si è spento a Starnberg, nel sud della Germania.Professore universitario, era considerato il filosofo tedesco più influente e conosciuto del suo tempo, dopo aver plasmato il dibattito intellettuale per decenni, ricorda Bild. I suoi libri - da “La conoscenza e gli interessi umani” a “La teoria dell'azione comunicativa” - lo resero famoso in tutto il mondo.I suoi lavori sulla comunicazione, la razionalità e la sociologia lo hanno reso uno dei filosofi più influenti al mondo e una figura intellettuale chiave in Europa. Habermas è intervenuto spesso su questioni politiche nel corso di diversi decenni. La sua ampia produzione scritta ha superato i confini tra varie discipline accademiche e filosofiche, offrendo una visione della società moderna e dell'interazione sociale.Il filosofo è stato, insieme a Gunter Grass e Hans Magnus Enzensberger, uno dei tre membri più eminenti di una generazione di intellettuali che hanno alimentato numerosi dibattiti nel corso della storia della Repubblica Federale Tedesca. La sua scomparsa giunge in un momento in cui la Germania sta attraversando profonde trasformazioni e in cui la formazione dell'opinione pubblica - uno dei temi ricorrenti nella sua opera - avviene attraverso canali diversi da quelli da lui analizzati e utilizzati. Habermas è stato descritto in molti modi diversi: per alcuni, è stato l'eminenza grigia del movimento studentesco tedesco del 1968, per altri l'ultimo rappresentante della cosiddetta Scuola di Francoforte.Studiò la comunicazione, la razionalità e la sociologiaI suoi lavori sulla comunicazione, la razionalità e la sociologia lo hanno reso uno dei filosofi più influenti al mondo e una figura intellettuale chiave in Europa. Habermas è intervenuto spesso su questioni politiche nel corso di diversi decenni. La sua ampia produzione scritta ha superato i confini tra varie discipline accademiche e filosofiche, offrendo una visione della società moderna e dell'interazione sociale.Il filosofo è stato, insieme a Gunter Grass e Hans Magnus Enzensberger, uno dei tre membri più eminenti di una generazione di intellettuali che hanno alimentato numerosi dibattiti nel corso della storia della Repubblica Federale Tedesca. La sua scomparsa giunge in un momento in cui la Germania sta attraversando profonde trasformazioni e in cui la formazione dell'opinione pubblica - uno dei temi ricorrenti nella sua opera - avviene attraverso canali diversi da quelli da lui analizzati e utilizzati. Habermas è stato descritto in molti modi diversi: per alcuni, è stato l'eminenza grigia del movimento studentesco tedesco del 1968, per altri l'ultimo rappresentante della cosiddetta Scuola di Francoforte.La sua formazione iniziale fu principalmente filosofica - conseguì il dottorato a Bonn nel 1954 con una dissertazione sulla teoria delle età del mondo di Friedrich Schelling - ma ben presto iniziò a confrontarsi con altre discipline. “Appartengo a una classe di filosofi che si sono occupati anche di sociologia e non hanno mai preso troppo sul serio i confini tra le diverse discipline” dichiarò in un'intervista in occasione del conferimento del Premio Principe delle Asturie. Nel 1956, Theodor W. Adorno, una delle figure di spicco della Scuola di Francoforte, lo invitò a lavorare presso il leggendario Institut fur Soziale Forschung (Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale), appena riaperto dopo la chiusura forzata durante il periodo nazista.Parallelamente alla sua attività accademica, Habermas iniziò a partecipare fin da subito al dibattito pubblico, soprattutto durante gli anni del movimento studentesco, i cui rappresentanti inizialmente lo accolsero come uno di loro. Un episodio leggendario narra che nel 1967, durante un dibattito, Habermas accusò il leader studentesco Rudi Dutschke di aver aperto le porte al “fascismo di sinistra”, criticando il radicalismo e la giustificazione della violenza.Marina Calloni, professoressa ordinaria di Filosofia Politica e Sociale nell'Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Marina Calloni è Presidente della Società Italiana di Teoria Critica. Ha ottenuto un dottorato di ricerca in Filosofia all'Università di Pavia e un dottorato di ricerca in Scienze Politiche e Sociali all'Istituto Universitario Europeo di Firenze. È stata professoressa a contratto a Brema, Lugano, Kurume, Vienna; fellows alla University of Notre Dame e Columbia University. Ha tenuto conferenze in 47 Paesi e pubblicato 250 lavori scientifici in diverse lingue. È responsabile dell'academic network U.N.I.R.E. ed è consulente per la “Commissione parlamentare di inchiesta sul femminicidio” (Senato della Repubblica). Nel 2020 il Presidente Mattarella le ha conferito l'onorificenza di “Ufficiale dell'Ordine al merito della Repubblica italiana”. Nella sua attività ha da sempre cercato di far interagire una ricerca multi-disciplinare e inter-culturale con modalità d'insegnamento e di formazione interattive, secondo una prospettiva internazionale e un interesse per le realtà locali, occupandosi in particolar modo di difesa dei diritti umani; filosofia politica e sociale; studi di genere; teorie dell'etica, politica e giustizia; teorie e lotta contro la violenza; scienza e conoscenza; democrazia deliberativa e conflitti culturali; network di ricerca internazionali; cittadinanza e sfera pubblica europea. Dal 2022 dirige la collana «RiGenerAzioni» presso l'Editore Castelvecchi. Tra i suoi testi ricordiamo: Pensare la società. L'idea di una filosofia sociale (con A. Ferrara e S. Petrucciani) Carocci 2001; Filosofia politica contemporanea (con L. Cedroni), Mondadori Education 2012; Chiedo asilo. Essere rifugiato in Italia (con S. Marras, G. Serughetti), Università Bocconi Editore 2012; Il male che si deve raccontare per cancellare la violenza domestica (con S. Agnello Hornby), Feltrinelli 2013. Sua è la cura del recente testo di Jürgen Habermas, Nuovo mutamento della sfera pubblica e politica deliberativa, Raffaello Cortina Editore 2023 e Pandemocrazia. Conoscenza, potere e sfera pubblica nell'età pandemica, il Mulino 2023. Prevenire la violenza di genere con Giorgia Serughetti, Castelvecchi 2026.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
In this episode, Ali speaks with Professor Matthew Beaumont, an English literature professor at University College London, who has just published his book, How We Walk: Frantz Fanon and the Politics of the Body about how the body reflects political and social oppression. They delve into topics such as the impact of racial oppression on physical movement, the cultural significance of walking, and how both personal and societal factors influence and restrict body expression. The conversation also touches on the influence of climate change on mental and physical health, the body's experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the intersection of dance, religion, and bodily freedom.To be an angel to the podcast, click hereTo read more about the podcast, click hereMORE ALI MEZEY:Website: www.alimezey.comPersonal Geometry® and the Magic of Mat Work Course information:www.alimezey.com/personal-geometry-foundationsTransgenerational Healing Films: www.constellationarts.comConstellation Work is a highly effective method to delve into healing transgenerational trauma, unburdening consequent generations from the influences of traumas which can be transmitted epigenetically.MORE MATTHEW BEAUMONT:Instagram: @matthewhbeaumontUCL WebsitePublisher WebsiteBOOKS:How We Walk: Frantz Fanon and the Politics of the Body (London: Verso, 2024)The Walker: On Losing and Finding Oneself in the Modern City (Verso, 2020)Lev Shestov: Philosopher of the Sleepless Night (Bloomsbury, 2020)Nightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London, Chaucer to Dickens (Verso, 2015)BIO:Matthew's research interests centre on various aspects of the metropolitan city, especially London. He is currently writing a history of literature about London for Cambridge University Press. He is also working on a book-length project about the role of insomnia in nineteenth and twentieth-century literature, painting and philosophy. His most recent books are The Walker: On Losing and Finding Oneself in the Modern City (Verso, 2020), a series of chapters on writers including Chesterton, Dickens, Ford, Wells and Woolf, all of whom have placed the experience of walking in the metropolis at the centre of their attempts to understand and represent modernity; and Lev Shestov: Philosopher of the Sleepless Night (Bloomsbury, 2020), a book that revives the reputation of a neglected early twentieth-century Russian thinker by placing him in dialogue with Adorno, Benjamin, Deleuze and other continental philosophers.LINKS, RESOURCES & INSPIRATION:Wilhelm ReichAlexander Lowan Frantz Fanon HG Wells Marcel Mauss, French Anthropologist “Technique du Corp” essay 1935Charlie Hertzog Young: SPINNING OUT: Climate Change, Mental Health and Fighting for a Better FutureSigmund Freud The Polyvagal Theory/Stephen PorgesThe Ecstasy of Saint Theresa by Gian Lorenzo BerniniWalking Somatic Empathy with Joseph Culp: The Mind-Body Process of Walking-In-Your-ShoesDEFINITIONS:Cartesian Divide: The conceptual separation between mind and body, coined after René Descartes, emphasizing a dualistic view of human existence, isolating mental and physical aspects.The Window of Tolerance articleHELP US SHARE OUR MESSAGEOur resources remain free as part of our mission to awaken people to the boundless potential of our bodies, inviting them to explore the profound knowledge, memory, brilliance & capacity within. By delving into the depths of our bodily intelligence as a healing resource for not just ourselves, but as a part of the larger, global body, we have the potential for meaningful change and experiences as bodies. Join us in this journey of transformation as we redefine our understanding of the human body and its infinite capabilities. While our events remain free, any contributions are deeply appreciated and are seen as a generous gesture of support and encouragement in sharing our messages with the world.
Tell me if this makes sense… We live in a world today characterized by a fetishized pornographic addiction to rape. If it were not so, Law & Order: SVU wouldn’t have made it past a single season – let alone, into SYNdication for nearly 30 years…! I loathe Adorno and the CULTural Marxists who SYNthesized (read: weaponized) Marx and Freud to the general detriment of mankind, beginning with the ‘West’. But, he raised some legit points, as often the baddies do. It’s their SOLUTIONS we all need be wary of. For nigh on 100 years, we’ve basked in the jaundiced glow of the Frankfurt School, as legions of university students continue having their minds and spirits poisoned in the name of ‘Progress’. See also the ancient Roman Collegium, a concept dating back to (at least) the days of Plato – who, incidentally, literally wrote the book on The Republic. I digress… In Adorno’s “Fetish-character” essay, he states, a fetish is a substitute object of desire.[1] I would submit that in the latent undercurrent of this Nietzschean ‘power-evolving universe’ of today’s America; men and women, by and large, secretly harbor a craven desire for rape. It sounds crazy! Until one considers the popularity of Law & Order: SVU for the last 27 years. America is Kung-Fu LARPing, with each new iteration of the ‘fetish substitute object of desire’ further blurring the lines between fantasy and reality (schizoaffective disorder) as we creep ever closer to the Chaos Magick of bringing these secret desires to life. But, beware; LARPing has consequences.[2] The Epstein Saga has been publicly ongoing for 2+ decades. More than a thousand witnesses have come forward – including dozens who’ve accused Trump (E. Jean Carroll) – and yet, only Epstein and Maxwell have been ‘brought to justice’. Speaking of ‘justice’, Thomas Massie probably said it best:[3] Congress created the Department of Justice, Congress funds the Department of Justice, and Congress is responsible for the oversight of the Department of Justice. When will we see justice? I’ll tell you what I’ve not seen. I’ve not seen any arrests from the revelations in the Epstein Files – over 3 million documents describing horrible things, describing unspeakable things, much of it redacted. Over two dozen people have resigned; CEOS, members of government, worldwide. But, I haven’t seen any arrests or investigations here in the United States, from this Department of Justice. Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who has since been stripped of his royalty, his royal titles, due to his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested. Peter Mandelson, who previously served as UK’s Ambassador to the United States, resigned in disgrace from United Kingdom’s House of Lords and the Labor Party, and he’s been arrested. Former Prime Minister of Norway Thorbjorn Jagland has been charged. But, we don’t see any charges, arrests, or investigations in the United States. What do we see? We see our FBI Director celebrating in the locker room at the Olympics overseas. It’s fine to be proud of this country. But, we should be proud of this country because we have a system of justice that works. And yet we do not. … We need justice. We want the Department of Justice to get to work, and that’s what they need to do – now. The Trump (45/47) DOJ is unwilling to rat itself out – and so are the other 77+ million co-conspirators… And then there’s the 77 million co-conspirators who voted for Epstein’s best friend Trump as many as three times, knowing he’d been accused of sexual assault by dozens of women, and even after he was found liable for sexually assaulting E. Jean Carroll. For 77 million men and women it was not a dealbreaker! He rapes, but he saves. He saves more than he rapes … but he probably does rape.[4] Considering the aforementioned, what would be crazy is not acknowledging America’s fetishized pornographic addiction to rape – which is precisely what we’re doing. We are gaslighting ourselves at this point, as we turn a blind eye to our own culpability. After all – on the eve of America’s 250th Anniversary of Independence – wasn’t this always to be a government of, by, and for The People…? 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; …21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, …24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: …26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. — Romans 1:18, 21–22, 24, 26–32 KJV 4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord [is] at hand.6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things. — Philippians 4:4–8 KJV #Links Clips [1:58] Etymology (the origins of words) was taken out of schools in the early 1900’s for a reason. (See also entry below) [5:39] Demons in the Headlines EXPOSED: The War for Power and Souls in D.C. | Strange Encounters | Ep 29 – YouTube (See also Blaze Media article below) [3:15] Rep. Massie Asks, “When Will We See Justice” Following Latest Epstein Files Revelations (See also C-SPAN Congressional Chronicle entry below[3:1]) Previous RWR broadcasts referenced 2026-02-25 2026-02-26 Proof of America’s fetishized pornographic addiction to rape Amanda Seyfried Wore A “Prosthetic [redacted]” For ‘Testament Of Ann Lee’ Amanda Seyfried will go to extreme lengths for a film role — especially when it comes to feeling comfortable during a nude scene. The actor wore what she described as a “prosthetic [redacted]” in her recent movie The Testament of Ann Lee, as she revealed in a Feb. 25 interview with BBC’s The Scott Mills Breakfast Show. “This movie, it needed to be graphic, so, like, I had a prosthetic [redacted],” she said in a clip posted to Instagram, which understandably perplexed Mills himself. When pressed for more details, she surprisingly had a rave review about the experience. “It was cool. It was exciting.” Seyfried plays the real-life Ann Lee, a Christian woman in 18th-century Great Britain who viewed herself as a representative of God and eventually founded a religious sect called Shakers, with the film capturing her group’s move across the pond to New York during the Colonial era. Son of megachurch pastor sentenced after horrific materials found at home ‘among worst investigators have seen’ An Indiana megachurch once known for preaching purity and sexual morality has found itself at the center of a scandal that has shaken a congregation, rattled political allies, and ended with a six-year prison sentence. Jonathan Peternel, 24, of Pendleton, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in January to one Level 4 felony count of child exploitation and three felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. The case drew intense public scrutiny not only because of the disturbing evidence uncovered by investigators, but because his father, Nathan Peternel, remains listed as lead pastor at Life Church and is a longtime mentor and close associate of Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith. Why Viewers Say You Should Watch ‘Nymphomaniac’ Alone Due to Its Graphic Scenes Both volumes of Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac are streaming on Netflix in the U.S., and its return to an easy, familiar platform has revived a warning that has followed the film since 2013: ‘Watch this one by yourself.‘ … So why does this movie come with a warning like that? The movie’s name actually answers that on its own. The term nymphomania is used to classify someone who has an uncontrollable compulsion toward sex, and that is exactly what the film follows across 2 volumes and 8 chapters. It opens with a woman named Joe, found beaten in an alley. A man named Seligman brings her home, and she begins telling him the story of her life from her earliest sexual memories through decades of escalating need. Von Trier was telling the story of a woman whose entire life is shaped by a compulsion she cannot control. … The discomfort the audience feels isn’t incidental. It’s the mechanism. Von Trier built the film so that watching it puts you closer to Joe’s experience than any non-explicit version ever could. The surface reading is addiction… What Joe is actually chasing is not sex but connection. Every encounter she describes to Seligman moves her further from other people rather than closer to them. Sex becomes the thing she reaches for because the thing she actually needs keeps slipping out of range. That distance between the act and the need behind it is where von Trier plants the real story. The compulsion is real, but the loneliness underneath it is what he keeps circling back to. He called this technique “Digressionism,” a term he coined to describe a storytelling style that deliberately wanders away from its own plot. He cited Marcel Proust as an influence. Nymphomaniac is the final film in what von Trier and critics call the Depression Trilogy. Following Antichrist in 2009 and Melancholia in 2011. After years infiltrating child exploitation rings, expert reveals an even DARKER American underworld | Blaze Media Demons in the Headlines EXPOSED: The War for Power and Souls in D.C. | Strange Encounters | Ep 29 – YouTube [31:30–33:26] Back to the politics piece; everybody within politics – even if they disagree with exploitation or whatever – they show partiality. And, I believe it’s, is it second Peter? … It says, ‘where partiality exists, exists every form of deceit and evil’. We can look it up … but I think that’s it. But, where partiality exists, exists all forms of evil. ***[Did he mean this passage?]For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. – James 3:16–17 KJV*** And, what is happening in our political world that I’ve that I’ve seen now is; you have career politicians – even if they claim to be Christians – they sell access. And, it might be access to conservative organizations. But, they sell access – and they’re partial to donors. … they’re unbelievably partial. And, they’re partial to their ‘club’, as opposed to the people they’re elected to represent. And, you have a bureaucracy that’s in place, and you have these elitists that are in place, that think that they can buy – because they have been able to buy your position – buy you, buy access to you, or buy access to somebody else, and ‘own’ – in this case, a US Senator, what I’m running for. But, it’s across the board for everything; Congressmen, even the President … Everything’s for sale. And, it’s ‘access’ that they’re selling, right? And, that’s the thing that stood out to me the most; partiality. More proof / Trump-Epstein Saga DOJ’s Epstein Files Screwups Get Worse With Unredacted Nudes and Images of Kids The Justice Department is under fire after newly released Jeffrey Epstein case materials reportedly included unredacted nude images and photos involving minors. Analysis by CNN uncovered nearly 100 explicit pictures of two naked young women on a beach, the news outlet reported. The materials also included photos showing a young girl kissing Epstein on the cheek. At least one unredacted image depicted Epstein alongside a nude female, and additional selfie-style nude photos of at least two other unidentified females were also published, with their ages unclear, according to CNN. Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Congress passed and President Trump signed in late November, the DOJ is obligated to omit sexually explicit imagery and anything that might identify victims. The images have now been redacted. DOJ Gives Shameless Reason for Hiding Photo of Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is ‘Shocked’ the FBI Dared to Come for Her ‘Uncle Jeff’ shifts focus on Erika Kirk grooming allegations post-Epstein file release – We Got This Covered Most Americans in new survey dispute Donald Trump’s economic boom claim CBS’s new hire appeared 1,700 times in Epstein’s files, and John Oliver just exposed his disturbing emails – We Got This Covered Epstein Had Close Ties to Prosecutor Behind Key Provision of Plea Deal | The New Republic Turns out ICE is just a bunch of scared widdle guys Fear as senator discovers staggering true amount Trump spent on arming ICE – Raw Story Congressional Chronicle – Members of Congress, Hearings and More | C-SPAN.org[3:2] [standalone clip] Rep. Massie Asks, "When Will We See Justice" Following Latest Epstein Files Revelations | Video | C-SPAN.org The Purpose Of the System Is What It Does (POSIWID) Millions at Risk as Android Mental Health Apps Expose Sensitive Data US defense secrets sold to Russians for millions in crypto – Newsweek Tucker Carlson pushes DNA tests for Jews, ‘Khazar’ theory | The Jerusalem Post The largely discredited theory states that Ashkenazi Jews are genetically descended from a Turkic minority that converted to Judaism in the Middle Ages rather than from the 12 tribes of Israel. During Tucker Carlson’s interview last week with Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, both men made considerable waves with their takes on history and theology. Anthropic says it will not accede to Pentagon demands as deadline looms | AP News Anthropic said it sought narrow assurances from the Pentagon that Claude won’t be used for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons. But after months of private talks exploded into public debate, it said in a Thursday statement that new contract language “framed as compromise was paired with legalese that would allow those safeguards to be disregarded at will.” From the Wayback. Why – and why now – is Daily Mail breaking these stories out of the dust bin…? Secret mind-control techniques using TVs revealed in disturbing patent | Daily Mail Online Declassified CIA memo reveals plan to turn citizens into unwitting assassins | Daily Mail Online On the lighter / brighter side… Why age is an advantage for starting a business – Fast Company Sardonic levity, as Rome burns… Images That Might Indicate Society is in Decline | eBaum’s World Caller Dialogue David – WI Feminism dating back to early 1800s (CH: Owenism – Wikipedia) Valerie Solanas, SCUM Manifesto – Wikipedia Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil (1886)[5] Insanity in individuals is something rare–but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule. Bitchute: Etymology (the origins of words) was taken out of schools in the early 1900’s for a reason. Also on YouTube: Etymology ~ The Origins Of Words Was Taken Out Of Schools In The Early 1900s For A Reason – YouTube James – Vancouver The Scribner-Bantam English dictionary : Williams, Edwin B. (Edwin Bucher), 1891-1975 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive #Footnotes Clowney, David W. “On the Fetish-Character in Music and the Regression of Listening” Reading Notes for the 1938 Essay by Theodor Adorno. 3 Nov. 2005, p. 6, users.rowan.edu/~clowney/aesthetics/ReadingGuides/Adorno.ppt. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026. More (e.g., “course guides” at Clowney’s aesthetics page: users.rowan.edu/~clowney/aesthetics/. ︎ Berenson, Alex. “On the Dangers of Cosplay.” Substack.com, Unreported Truths, 11 Jan. 2026, alexberenson.substack.com/p/on-the-dangers-of-cosplay. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026. ︎ C-SPAN. “Congressional Chronicle – Members of Congress, Hearings and More.” C-SPAN.org, C-SPAN, 24 Feb. 2026, www.c-span.org/congress/?chamber=house&date=2026-02-24. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026. Click on “Speakers” tab, select Thomas Massie in “Speakers” dropdown menu, and see timestamp (10:45:03 AM) and transcript of Massie’s remarks. ︎ ︎ ︎ [Massie:] Congress created the Department of Justice, Congress funds the Department of Justice, and Congress is responsible for the oversight of the Department of Justice. When will we see justice? I’ll tell you what I’ve not seen. I’ve not seen any arrests from the revelations in the Epstein Files – over 3 million documents describing horrible things, describing unspeakable things – much of it redacted. Over two dozen people have resigned; CEOs, members of government, worldwide. But, I haven’t seen any arrests or investigations here in the United States, from this Department of Justice. Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who has since been stripped of his royalty, his royal titles, due to his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested. Peter Mandelson, Who previously served as UK’s Ambassador to the United States, resigned in disgrace from United Kingdom’S House of Lords and the Labor Party, and he’s been arrested. Former Prime Minister of Norway, Thorbjorn Jagland has been charged. But, we don’t see any charges, arrests, or investigations in the United States. What do we see? We see our FBI Director celebrating in the locker room at the Olympics overseas. It’s fine to be proud of this country. But, we should be proud of this country because we have a system of justice that works. And yet we do not. Who are the men that should be investigated? I’ll name them right here. Leon Black; you don’t even have to see past the redactions to see that this man needs to be investigated. Jess Staley; accused of terrible things, it’s right there in the files. Why is he not being investigated? And, Leslie Wexner; why did the FBI list him as a co-conspirator in their own documents in a child sex trafficking case, and then tell him, according to him, that they had no questions for him? Why is that? Well, the Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the DOJ and the FBI to disclose to us their internal memos and emails about how they made those decisions, whether to prosecute or not prosecute. Yet, they have not delivered those memos. And, we still don’t have the memos and documents and emails from 2008, to explain why Jeffrey Epstein was given such a light sentence in what would have been an open and shut case of child sex trafficking, which allowed him to go back and recommit these terrible crimes, create hundreds of more victims, and ensnare so many other people in his conspiracy. Where are those documents that describe those decisions? We need justice. We want the Department of Justice to get to work, and that’s what they need to do – now! Jones, Marcie. “Gee, Look at All These Co-Conspirators in the Epstein Files That Pam Bondi and Kash Patel Say Never Existed.” Wonkette.com, Wonkette, 25 Feb. 2026, www.wonkette.com/p/gee-look-at-all-these-co-conspirators. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026. ︎ Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil. 1886. Gutenberg.org, Chapter IV. Apophthegms And Interludes, ln. 156, 4 Feb. 2013, gutenberg.org/files/4363/4363-h/4363-h.htm. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026. from The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (1909-1913). ︎
Astrologie erlebt ein Comeback. Horoskope, Sternzeichen und Astro-Apps sind allgegenwärtig, besonders bei jüngeren Generationen. In dieser Folge gehe ich dem aktuellen Hype rund um das „Jahr des Feuerpferdes“ nach und frage, warum Astrologie gerade jetzt so präsent ist. Warum fühlen sich astrologische Deutungen oft so zutreffend an? Was suchen wir darin und was sagt das über die Gegenwart aus? Gleichzeitig lohnt sich ein kritischer Blick: Die Comiczeichnerin Liv Strömquist und der Philosoph Theodor W. Adorno zeigen auf, wie Astrologie zur Ware werden kann. Und schließlich stellt sich die Frage, wo kulturelles Interesse endet und Aneignung beginnt, wenn Traditionen wie das Lunar New Year zum Social-Media-Trend werden.
Philosopher and religion scholar Tad DeLay (author of Future of Denial) drops a guest essay on us this week, and it's a barn-burner. Tad brings together Wilhelm Reich, Walter Benjamin, Lacan, Althusser, and Adorno — yeah, the whole squad — to lay out a series of theses on how reactionary consciousness actually works, from repressed sexuality to theological cover stories for raw materialism. He makes the case that white evangelicalism is basically a half-century-old improvisation around whiteness and anticommunism, and that Trumpism is its perfected form — an ecumenical fascism where confessing the dear leader functions like a sinner's prayer. Along the way he unpacks Frank Wilhoit's devastating one-line definition of conservatism, explains why charging evangelicals with hypocrisy is a category error (they simply don't care what they believe), and uses Lacanian psychoanalysis to show how shame, guilt, and anxiety keep the whole machine running. Fair warning: Tad doesn't let liberals off the hook either — the essay's conclusion forces all of us to sit with the moral compromises we've made and what it means to keep breathing in hell. Tad DeLay, PhD is a philosopher, religion scholar, and interdisciplinary critical theorist. He has written four books, including his latest, Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change. He is a philosophy professor and lives in Grand Rapids. ONLINE LENT CLASS: Jesus in Galilee w/ John Dominic Crossan What can we actually know about Jesus of Nazareth? And, what difference does it make? This Lenten class begins where all of Dr. John Dominic Crossan's has work begins: with history. What was actually happening in Galilee in the 20s CE? What did Herod Antipas' transformation of the "Sea of Galilee" into the commercial "Sea of Tiberias" mean for peasant fishing communities? Why did Jesus emerge from John's baptism movement proclaiming God's Rule through parables—and what made that medium so perfectly suited to that message? Only by understanding what Jesus' parables meant then can we wrestle with what they might demand of us now. The class is donation-based, including 0, so join, get info, and join up here. This podcast is a Homebrewed Christianity production. Follow the Homebrewed Christianity, Theology Nerd Throwdown, & The Rise of Bonhoeffer podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 75,000 other people by joining our Substack - Process This! Get instant access to over 50 classes at www.TheologyClass.com Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Att fördöma uppslutningen kring Reza Pahlavi bland demonstranterna i Iran är ett exempel på det Adorno och Horkheimer kallade ”smarthetens dumhet” – vilket riskerar att bana väg för diktatorn. Det skriver Shervin Mirzaeighazi, forskare i praktisk filosofi vid Lunds universitet, i en replik på Nahid Persson Sarvestanis artikel Iran behöver inte en ny diktator. Inläsare: Staffan Dopping
Package management sits at the foundation of modern software development, quietly powering nearly every software project in the world. Tools like npm and Yarn have long been the core of the JavaScript ecosystem, enabling developers to install, update, and share code with ease. But as projects grow larger and the ecosystem more complex, this older The post Next-Gen JavaScript Package Management with Ruy Adorno and Darcy Clarke appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.
Package management sits at the foundation of modern software development, quietly powering nearly every software project in the world. Tools like npm and Yarn have long been the core of the JavaScript ecosystem, enabling developers to install, update, and share code with ease. But as projects grow larger and the ecosystem more complex, this older The post Next-Gen JavaScript Package Management with Ruy Adorno and Darcy Clarke appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.
Mark Christian Thompson's book, Phenomenal Blackness: Black Power, Philosophy, and Theory (University of Chicago Press, 2022) examines the changing interdisciplinary investments of key mid-century African American writers and thinkers, showing how their investments in sociology and anthropology gave way to a growing interest in German philosophy and critical theory by the 1960s. Thompson analyzes this shift in intellectual focus across the post-war decades, pinpointing its clearest expression in Amiri Baraka's writings on jazz and blues, in which he insisted on philosophy as the critical means by which to grasp African American expressive culture. More sociologically oriented thinkers, such as W. E. B. Du Bois, had understood blackness as a singular set of socio-historical characteristics. In contrast, writers such as Baraka, James Baldwin, Angela Y. Davis, Eldridge Cleaver, and Malcolm X were variously drawn to notions of an African essence, an ontology of Black being. For them, the work of Adorno, Habermas, Marcuse, and German thinkers was a vital resource, allowing for continued cultural-materialist analysis while accommodating the hermeneutical aspects of African American religious thought. Mark Christian Thompson argues that these efforts to reimagine Black singularity led to a phenomenological understanding of blackness--a "Black aesthetic dimension" wherein aspirational models for Black liberation might emerge. Brittney Edmonds is an Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies at UW-Madison. I specialize in 20th and 21st century African American Literature and Culture with a special interest in Black Humor Studies. Read more about my work at brittneymichelleedmonds.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies
Mark Christian Thompson's book, Phenomenal Blackness: Black Power, Philosophy, and Theory (University of Chicago Press, 2022) examines the changing interdisciplinary investments of key mid-century African American writers and thinkers, showing how their investments in sociology and anthropology gave way to a growing interest in German philosophy and critical theory by the 1960s. Thompson analyzes this shift in intellectual focus across the post-war decades, pinpointing its clearest expression in Amiri Baraka's writings on jazz and blues, in which he insisted on philosophy as the critical means by which to grasp African American expressive culture. More sociologically oriented thinkers, such as W. E. B. Du Bois, had understood blackness as a singular set of socio-historical characteristics. In contrast, writers such as Baraka, James Baldwin, Angela Y. Davis, Eldridge Cleaver, and Malcolm X were variously drawn to notions of an African essence, an ontology of Black being. For them, the work of Adorno, Habermas, Marcuse, and German thinkers was a vital resource, allowing for continued cultural-materialist analysis while accommodating the hermeneutical aspects of African American religious thought. Mark Christian Thompson argues that these efforts to reimagine Black singularity led to a phenomenological understanding of blackness--a "Black aesthetic dimension" wherein aspirational models for Black liberation might emerge. Brittney Edmonds is an Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies at UW-Madison. I specialize in 20th and 21st century African American Literature and Culture with a special interest in Black Humor Studies. Read more about my work at brittneymichelleedmonds.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
Mark Christian Thompson's book, Phenomenal Blackness: Black Power, Philosophy, and Theory (University of Chicago Press, 2022) examines the changing interdisciplinary investments of key mid-century African American writers and thinkers, showing how their investments in sociology and anthropology gave way to a growing interest in German philosophy and critical theory by the 1960s. Thompson analyzes this shift in intellectual focus across the post-war decades, pinpointing its clearest expression in Amiri Baraka's writings on jazz and blues, in which he insisted on philosophy as the critical means by which to grasp African American expressive culture. More sociologically oriented thinkers, such as W. E. B. Du Bois, had understood blackness as a singular set of socio-historical characteristics. In contrast, writers such as Baraka, James Baldwin, Angela Y. Davis, Eldridge Cleaver, and Malcolm X were variously drawn to notions of an African essence, an ontology of Black being. For them, the work of Adorno, Habermas, Marcuse, and German thinkers was a vital resource, allowing for continued cultural-materialist analysis while accommodating the hermeneutical aspects of African American religious thought. Mark Christian Thompson argues that these efforts to reimagine Black singularity led to a phenomenological understanding of blackness--a "Black aesthetic dimension" wherein aspirational models for Black liberation might emerge. Brittney Edmonds is an Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies at UW-Madison. I specialize in 20th and 21st century African American Literature and Culture with a special interest in Black Humor Studies. Read more about my work at brittneymichelleedmonds.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Mark Christian Thompson's book, Phenomenal Blackness: Black Power, Philosophy, and Theory (University of Chicago Press, 2022) examines the changing interdisciplinary investments of key mid-century African American writers and thinkers, showing how their investments in sociology and anthropology gave way to a growing interest in German philosophy and critical theory by the 1960s. Thompson analyzes this shift in intellectual focus across the post-war decades, pinpointing its clearest expression in Amiri Baraka's writings on jazz and blues, in which he insisted on philosophy as the critical means by which to grasp African American expressive culture. More sociologically oriented thinkers, such as W. E. B. Du Bois, had understood blackness as a singular set of socio-historical characteristics. In contrast, writers such as Baraka, James Baldwin, Angela Y. Davis, Eldridge Cleaver, and Malcolm X were variously drawn to notions of an African essence, an ontology of Black being. For them, the work of Adorno, Habermas, Marcuse, and German thinkers was a vital resource, allowing for continued cultural-materialist analysis while accommodating the hermeneutical aspects of African American religious thought. Mark Christian Thompson argues that these efforts to reimagine Black singularity led to a phenomenological understanding of blackness--a "Black aesthetic dimension" wherein aspirational models for Black liberation might emerge. Brittney Edmonds is an Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies at UW-Madison. I specialize in 20th and 21st century African American Literature and Culture with a special interest in Black Humor Studies. Read more about my work at brittneymichelleedmonds.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies
Mark Christian Thompson's book, Phenomenal Blackness: Black Power, Philosophy, and Theory (University of Chicago Press, 2022) examines the changing interdisciplinary investments of key mid-century African American writers and thinkers, showing how their investments in sociology and anthropology gave way to a growing interest in German philosophy and critical theory by the 1960s. Thompson analyzes this shift in intellectual focus across the post-war decades, pinpointing its clearest expression in Amiri Baraka's writings on jazz and blues, in which he insisted on philosophy as the critical means by which to grasp African American expressive culture. More sociologically oriented thinkers, such as W. E. B. Du Bois, had understood blackness as a singular set of socio-historical characteristics. In contrast, writers such as Baraka, James Baldwin, Angela Y. Davis, Eldridge Cleaver, and Malcolm X were variously drawn to notions of an African essence, an ontology of Black being. For them, the work of Adorno, Habermas, Marcuse, and German thinkers was a vital resource, allowing for continued cultural-materialist analysis while accommodating the hermeneutical aspects of African American religious thought. Mark Christian Thompson argues that these efforts to reimagine Black singularity led to a phenomenological understanding of blackness--a "Black aesthetic dimension" wherein aspirational models for Black liberation might emerge. Brittney Edmonds is an Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies at UW-Madison. I specialize in 20th and 21st century African American Literature and Culture with a special interest in Black Humor Studies. Read more about my work at brittneymichelleedmonds.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
Editorial | Cuando la ley es un simple adorno
The Frankfurt School's own legacy is best preserved by exercising an immanent critique of its premises and the conclusions to which they often led. By distinguishing between what is still and what is no longer alive in Critical Theory, Immanent Critiques: The Frankfurt School Under Pressure (Verso, 2023) seeks to demonstrate its continuing relevance in the 21st century. Fifty years after the appearance of The Dialectical Imagination, his pioneering history of the Frankfurt School, Martin Jay reflects on what may be living and dead in its legacy. Rather than treating it with filial piety as a fortress to be defended, he takes seriously its anti-systematic impulse and sensitivity to changing historical circumstances. Honoring the Frankfurt School's practice of immanent critique, he puts critical pressure on a number of its own ideas by probing their contradictory impulses. Among them are the pathologization of political deviance through stigmatizing "authoritarian personalities," the undefended theological premises of Walter Benjamin's work, and the ambivalence of its members' analyses of anti-Semitism and Zionism. Additional questions are asked about other time-honored Marxist themes: the meaning of alienation, the alleged damages of abstraction, and the advocacy of a politics based on a singular notion of the truth. Rather, however, than allowing these questions to snowball into an unwarranted repudiation of the Frankfurt School legacy as a whole, the essay collection also acknowledges a number of its still potent arguments. They explore its neglected, but now timely analysis of "racket society," Adorno's dialectical reading of aesthetic sublimation, and the unexpected implications of Benjamin's focus on the corpse for political theory. Jay shows that it is a still evolving theoretical tradition which offers resources for the understanding of–and perhaps even practical betterment–of our increasingly troubled world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The Frankfurt School's own legacy is best preserved by exercising an immanent critique of its premises and the conclusions to which they often led. By distinguishing between what is still and what is no longer alive in Critical Theory, Immanent Critiques: The Frankfurt School Under Pressure (Verso, 2023) seeks to demonstrate its continuing relevance in the 21st century. Fifty years after the appearance of The Dialectical Imagination, his pioneering history of the Frankfurt School, Martin Jay reflects on what may be living and dead in its legacy. Rather than treating it with filial piety as a fortress to be defended, he takes seriously its anti-systematic impulse and sensitivity to changing historical circumstances. Honoring the Frankfurt School's practice of immanent critique, he puts critical pressure on a number of its own ideas by probing their contradictory impulses. Among them are the pathologization of political deviance through stigmatizing "authoritarian personalities," the undefended theological premises of Walter Benjamin's work, and the ambivalence of its members' analyses of anti-Semitism and Zionism. Additional questions are asked about other time-honored Marxist themes: the meaning of alienation, the alleged damages of abstraction, and the advocacy of a politics based on a singular notion of the truth. Rather, however, than allowing these questions to snowball into an unwarranted repudiation of the Frankfurt School legacy as a whole, the essay collection also acknowledges a number of its still potent arguments. They explore its neglected, but now timely analysis of "racket society," Adorno's dialectical reading of aesthetic sublimation, and the unexpected implications of Benjamin's focus on the corpse for political theory. Jay shows that it is a still evolving theoretical tradition which offers resources for the understanding of–and perhaps even practical betterment–of our increasingly troubled world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies
The Frankfurt School's own legacy is best preserved by exercising an immanent critique of its premises and the conclusions to which they often led. By distinguishing between what is still and what is no longer alive in Critical Theory, Immanent Critiques: The Frankfurt School Under Pressure (Verso, 2023) seeks to demonstrate its continuing relevance in the 21st century. Fifty years after the appearance of The Dialectical Imagination, his pioneering history of the Frankfurt School, Martin Jay reflects on what may be living and dead in its legacy. Rather than treating it with filial piety as a fortress to be defended, he takes seriously its anti-systematic impulse and sensitivity to changing historical circumstances. Honoring the Frankfurt School's practice of immanent critique, he puts critical pressure on a number of its own ideas by probing their contradictory impulses. Among them are the pathologization of political deviance through stigmatizing "authoritarian personalities," the undefended theological premises of Walter Benjamin's work, and the ambivalence of its members' analyses of anti-Semitism and Zionism. Additional questions are asked about other time-honored Marxist themes: the meaning of alienation, the alleged damages of abstraction, and the advocacy of a politics based on a singular notion of the truth. Rather, however, than allowing these questions to snowball into an unwarranted repudiation of the Frankfurt School legacy as a whole, the essay collection also acknowledges a number of its still potent arguments. They explore its neglected, but now timely analysis of "racket society," Adorno's dialectical reading of aesthetic sublimation, and the unexpected implications of Benjamin's focus on the corpse for political theory. Jay shows that it is a still evolving theoretical tradition which offers resources for the understanding of–and perhaps even practical betterment–of our increasingly troubled world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
Bourgeois Coldness (Divided Publishing, 2025) refers to an affective strategy that offers an explanation for how self-preservation works. Bourgeois coldness is one of the most advanced affective and aesthetic forms of preserving the structure of the colonial status quo. It creates an affective shelter in the world, unencroached upon by the immediate consequences of its many catastrophes. It functions like air conditioning – a complex technology which reliably stabilises the climate until those inside consider it natural. Bourgeois spaces – institutional and affective – stay cool and pleasant. But outside it's burning. Canonical critical theory by Adorno and Horkheimer enters a dialogue with Black studies through Hartman and Moten. Host: Michael L. Rosino, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Molloy University Recent Books: Democracy is Awkward: Grappling with Racism inside Grassroots Political Organizing (UNC Press) 30% off with code: 01UNCP30 Debating the Drug War: Race, Politics, and the Media (Routledge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Bourgeois Coldness (Divided Publishing, 2025) refers to an affective strategy that offers an explanation for how self-preservation works. Bourgeois coldness is one of the most advanced affective and aesthetic forms of preserving the structure of the colonial status quo. It creates an affective shelter in the world, unencroached upon by the immediate consequences of its many catastrophes. It functions like air conditioning – a complex technology which reliably stabilises the climate until those inside consider it natural. Bourgeois spaces – institutional and affective – stay cool and pleasant. But outside it's burning. Canonical critical theory by Adorno and Horkheimer enters a dialogue with Black studies through Hartman and Moten. Host: Michael L. Rosino, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Molloy University Recent Books: Democracy is Awkward: Grappling with Racism inside Grassroots Political Organizing (UNC Press) 30% off with code: 01UNCP30 Debating the Drug War: Race, Politics, and the Media (Routledge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
Bourgeois Coldness (Divided Publishing, 2025) refers to an affective strategy that offers an explanation for how self-preservation works. Bourgeois coldness is one of the most advanced affective and aesthetic forms of preserving the structure of the colonial status quo. It creates an affective shelter in the world, unencroached upon by the immediate consequences of its many catastrophes. It functions like air conditioning – a complex technology which reliably stabilises the climate until those inside consider it natural. Bourgeois spaces – institutional and affective – stay cool and pleasant. But outside it's burning. Canonical critical theory by Adorno and Horkheimer enters a dialogue with Black studies through Hartman and Moten. Host: Michael L. Rosino, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Molloy University Recent Books: Democracy is Awkward: Grappling with Racism inside Grassroots Political Organizing (UNC Press) 30% off with code: 01UNCP30 Debating the Drug War: Race, Politics, and the Media (Routledge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology
Adorno and the Ban on Images (Bloomsbury, 2022) upends some of the myths that have come to surround the work of the philosopher Theodor W. Adorno – not least amongst them, his supposed fatalism. Sebastian Truskolaski argues that Adorno's writings allow us to address what is arguably the central challenge of modern philosophy: how to picture a world beyond suffering and injustice without, at the same time, betraying its vital impulse. By re-appraising Adorno's writings on politics, philosophy, and art, this book reconstructs this notoriously difficult author's overall project from a radically new perspective (Adorno's famous 'standpoint of redemption'), and brings his central concerns to bear on the problems of today. On the one hand, this means reading Adorno alongside his principal interlocutors (including Kant, Marx and Benjamin). On the other hand, it means asking how his secular brand of social criticism can serve to safeguard the image of a better world – above all, when the invocation of this image occurs alongside Adorno's recurrent reference to the Old Testament ban on making images of God. By reading Adorno in this iconoclastic way, Adorno and the Ban on Images contributes to current debates about Utopia that have come to define political visions across the political spectrum. Lukas Hoffman is a Doctoral Candidate at the Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies and is currently supported by a DAAD research grant as a Visiting Scholar at the Humboldt University in Berlin. He is currently working on a book manuscript that examines how the persistence of religious imagery in German modernist lyric reimagines the ways in which traditional, religious attitudes overlap with revolutionary political thought. Recently, he has published an article in Monatshefte, titled “Love of Things: Reconsidering Adorno's Criticism of Rilke” (Summer 2022) and has a forthcoming article in New German Critique, titled “Abject Eve: A Revolutionary Reading of Lasker-Schüler's ‘Erkenntnis.'” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
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