"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry
Writing in the same year that Thatcher was elected, Foucault described a nascent neoliberalism now in its mature state. For three graduate students born in a post-Reagan America, there can be no doubt that Foucault’s thinking describes their present.
Contributor Harry Halpin on Julian Assange's "What Is Enlightenment?: Google, Wikileaks, and the Reorganization of the World"
"It is not very common that a work of philosophy that deals with beauty is itself beautifully written. David E. Cooper’s 'Sunlight on the Sea: Reflecting on Reflections' is one such work."
"We’ve not only become absolute commodities but commodities whose every meaningless gesture is also a commodity as they are captured for the screen."
Two new books remind us that the allegory of the cave is still alive and kicking, and that it speaks directly to the current cultural moment.
What might we make of Derrida’s legacy, 10 years after his death?
What might we make of Derrida’s legacy, 10 years after his death?
What might we make of Derrida’s legacy, 10 years after his death?
Jeremy Butman Interviews Simon Critchley
What might we make of Derrida’s legacy, 10 years after his death?
What might we make of Derrida’s legacy, 10 years after his death?
Robert Howse’s bold and admirable new study seeks to rehabilitate Strauss, who has been repeatedly (and posthumously) identified as the origin point of a neoconservative conspiracy.
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