Chapter 3: A Rejoinder

[All the discussions related to Braver Reading Group are here] The conventional wisdom about the relationship between Kant and Hegel is that Hegel aims to “complete” Kant.  This, of course, describes fairly Hegel’s self-professed intention and is probably a scandalous pronouncement for anyone who considers Kant’s work already complete enough.  Whatever the case may be, [...]

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More Derrida To Come?

Is there a flood of Derrida seminars about to be unleashed on the unsuspecting general public? An editorial note to the Russian review of recently released Séminaire La bête et le souverain: Volume 1 (2001-2002) claims that there are 40-50 volumes of Derrida seminars in all to be released. Say what? I’m not really sure [...]

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Infinity: Qualitative and Quantitative

Came across this passage from a letter Franz Rosenzweig sent to Hans Ehrenberg in 1918: What does the irrational number mean in relation to the rational?  For rational numbers, infinity is an always unattainable limit, a forever improbable magnitude, even if it is of the order of certainty, of permanent truth.  With irrational numbers, on [...]

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The Urban Roots of the Fiscal Crisis (by David Harvey)

The Urban Roots of the Fiscal Crisis Lecture by David Harvey The American University of Beirut May 29, 2009

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Braver Reading Group: Chapter 3 – Hegel: The Truth of the Whole.

[If you're just joining us, please click on the cover icon on the right side of the page to see the post that gathers all the discussions of Braver Reading Group, or click here] 1 Overview. One of the coolest things about Chapter 3 is how beautifully the previous two chapters are explained as part [...]

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Iran’s Elections: Organized Fraud

L’élection présidentielle de 2005 : les bastions du vote fondamentaliste L’élection présidentielle de 2009 : les indices d’une fraude organisée Cartes (PDF) réalisées par Marie Ladier-Fouladi

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Academic Writing and Guilt.

I don’t have the luxury of unlimited free time due to the obvious lack of personal obligations, therefore weekends are not meant for academic writing or any significant reading. I know it’s probably easier to be prolific without, say, a burden of friends, significant others, non-academic interests, or unnecessary distractions, but I think it might [...]

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“Критика земли”. Марксизм как критическая традиция.

Выступление Артемия Магуна в Вечерней Школе Критической Мысли «Что делать?» Февраль, 2008. Критика – это один из главных лозунгов современной мысли. Благодаря Канту, философия стала в критическую позицию по отношению к действительности. Дальнейшая история современной философии может рассматриваться как радикализация критики, критика самой критики, и поворот от критики разума к критике самого мира и бытия. [...]

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Chapter Two Response

Since I’ve been participating a bit in the comments, I don’t have a lengthy summative post. I just want to say a little bit about the fundamental fallout from Kant. I do focus on the first Critique, partially due to its great influence. I’m tracing the development of ideas along a path of inheritance, so [...]

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Book Cover Appreciation Post

Fredric Jameson’s new book (coming out in September of 2009) has a pretty cool cover – I was going to post a short review or description, but then who really needs any of that stuff, just stare at this awesome cover art (I found Lenin):

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