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fromThe Philosopher
1 week 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
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.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Death, power and paranoia: painting that shocked German society finally returns to Berlin

Mors Imperator, a painting by Hermione von Preuschen, symbolizes the transience of power and fame, returning to Berlin after over a century of controversy.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

German Hypocrisy and Egyptian Blue

German political hypocrisy in the art world includes a Berlin journal using feminism and anti-racism rhetoric to weaponize liberal ideals against Palestinians, while looting devastates Sudan's National Museum and Egyptian blue pigment costs are studied at Pompeii.
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
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.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Guardian view on the legacy of Jurgen Habermas: philosophical sustenance for illiberal times | Editorial

The Theory of Communicative Action, his 1980s magnum opus, was not (to put it mildly) as accessible as some of his newspaper opinion pieces. But its central idea—that our nature as linguistic beings puts reason and the search for consensus at the core of who we are—remains an antidote both to intellectual relativism and Trumpian realism, which elevates national or individual self-interest above all other sources of human motivation.
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fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

The Untold Story of Bauhaus Women: The Avant-Garde Artists Who Helped Shape Modernism

The Bauhaus advanced many women’s artistic and design careers despite institutional gender limitations, including enrollment caps and restricted opportunities under Walter Gropius.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

The Importance of Making "Degenerate" Art

Art can be deliberately non-neutral and ethically engaged, refusing neutrality, civility, and institutional comfort to confront injustice and amplify marginalized voices.
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.
Philosophy
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Walter Benjamin Explains How Fascism Uses Mass Media to Turn Politics Into Spectacle (1935)

Mechanical reproduction erodes art's aura—its authentic presence—transforming art into mass-mediated spectacle and simulated intimacy while commodifying personality.
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