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Capitalism, socialism, and everyday life in the twenty-first century

March 8, 2016March 8, 2016 sanjay perera

by Jeff Noonan
With new technologies, younger generations are shaped in their sense of self by the changed work and social relationships of on-line environments, so nineteenth and twentieth century forms of working class consciousness and struggle seem impossible to revive. Continue reading Capitalism, socialism, and everyday life in the twenty-first century

Philosophy as critique and ideology

June 5, 2012June 5, 2012 sanjay perera

by Jeff Noonan From its beginnings, philosophy has existed in a state of tension with the given world, the world as it immediately presents itself to human consciousness.  There would be no need for philosophy were the truth inscribed on the surface of things, but experience teaches that appearances can be deceiving.  Philosophy arises out of reflection upon this experience of a failure of identity between appearances and reality.  Beneath its disciplinary divisions, philosophy is the search for a unified method of inquiry, argument, and communication capable of discovering, proving, and disseminating the truth.  Philosophy must therefore be, as a … Continue reading Philosophy as critique and ideology

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