Philosophy
Brian Sholis and
Philosophy
The concept of subjectivity is derived from the philosophy
of Lacan, Althusser, Foucault, Delueze & Guattari, Butler,
and others. Two related concepts are at the core of this the-
ory: the notion of subject positions, which are social roles
that people are thrust into, and subjectivity, which is the felt
experience and creative agency of individuals... See more
of Lacan, Althusser, Foucault, Delueze & Guattari, Butler,
and others. Two related concepts are at the core of this the-
ory: the notion of subject positions, which are social roles
that people are thrust into, and subjectivity, which is the felt
experience and creative agency of individuals... See more
Just a moment...
“Every journey is a question of sorts, and the best journeys are the ones in which every question opens into deeper and more searching questions.”
— Pico Iyer, The Pilgrim’s Way on Waking Up
Structure and Legitimation in Capitalism: Law, Power, and Justice in Market Society
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The man we call an adventurer...is one who remains indifferent to the content, that is, to the human meaning of his action, who thinks he can assert his own existence without taking into account that of others. The fate of Italy mattered very little to the Italian condottiere; the massacres of the Indians meant nothing to Pizarro; Don Juan was... See more
Malaparte vs. de Beauvoir; Idi Amin and the Mamdanis' Antifascism
Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity
Wu Wei
The art of effortless action.
Being at peace while engaged in the most frenetic tasks so that one can carry these out with maximum skill and efficiency.
Being ‘in the zone’ – at one with what we are doing, in a state of profound concentration and flow.
Episode 83: Standpoint Epistemology with Briana Toole — Overthink podcast
overthinkpodcast.comTo have a "standpoint" means to be able to not only experience the harms of a social or political system, but to recognize the ways in which that system interacts with one's identity. While "lived experience" can be personal and reasonably unreflective, standpoint epistemology is a position of knowing "earned" through intentional analysis.