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Philosophy
fromApaonline
1 day ago

Doing Philosophy in a Borrowed Tongue

Experiencing a second language can create a profound sense of self-difference and challenges in communication for international students.
fromArtnet News
5 days ago

The Philosopher Who Predicted Our Post-Literate Art Moment | Artnet News

Flusser believed that the transformation brought about by new media would reshape the world, leading to a consciousness defined by images rather than the written word.
Arts
fromThe Philosopher
3 days ago

We do not know what thinking is: Five Heideggerian statements

"We do not know what thinking is. But we do know when we are not thinking."
Philosophy
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Philosophy
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Talk is precious: in the age of communication collapse, Jurgen Habermas's message remains vital | Eva von Redecker

The Frankfurt School is a scholarly constellation pursuing critique as transformative description of reality, with Jürgen Habermas serving as a foundational figure who shaped generations of critical theorists despite controversies surrounding his positions on discourse ethics and power.
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Writing
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

The Enigma of Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein's complex writing style and innovative use of language significantly influenced 20th-century literature, despite ongoing ambivalence from readers.
Photography
fromAnOther
3 weeks ago

Norbert Schoerner's Experiments with Photography in the Age of AI

Norbert Schoerner's book contains no photographs, exploring the impact of ubiquitous images on perception and meaning.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

What Went Wrong When Susan Sontag Met Thomas Mann?

Susan Sontag recalled a disappointing 1947 meeting with Thomas Mann at age fourteen, experiencing profound disillusionment when the literary titan failed to match her idealized expectations of him.
Germany politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Jurgen Habermas, German philosopher and sociologist, dies aged 96

Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher and sociologist known for theories of political consensus-building and democratic discourse, died at age 96.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why independent bookshops strike fear in the heart of Germany's culture tsar

Germany's culture commissioner consulted domestic intelligence to exclude three antifascist independent bookshops from receiving federal funding, citing undisclosed security concerns.
Philosophy
fromBerlin Art Link
1 month ago

Letter from the Editor: Abjection | Berlin Art Link

Abjection describes visceral reactions to undefined things like bodily waste that threaten our stable sense of self and expose our mortality.
Miscellaneous
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Laszlo Krasznahorkai, Nobel Prize laureate in Literature: My Hungary is that of language, not of hussars'

László Krasznahorkai rejects symbolic interpretation of his work, insisting his literature contains no symbols, parables, or hidden meanings despite critical attempts to decode them.
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

New Encyclopedia Highlights Medieval Women's Writing Around the World - Medievalists.net

A new encyclopedia centers women's medieval writing globally across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia from 500-1500 CE, challenging traditional literary history that dismissed or erased women's voices.
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Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

A Surprisingly Enjoyable Show About Critical Theory

Echo Delay Reverb examines French critical theory's influence on American art, highlighting Francophone thinkers and artworks addressing labor, incarceration, materiality, and formal contrasts.
Philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
2 months ago

Philosophizing in a Globalized World (GloPhi) at Hildesheim University

Philosophizing in a Globalized World (GloPhi) pluralizes the philosophical canon by combining cross-cultural philosophy and decolonial theory.
Philosophy
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Peter Neumann, philosopher: Without the idea of progress, only resignation remains'

The twentieth century combined catastrophic events with persistent utopian projects that, despite failures, shaped cultural responses and attempts to reinvent society.
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