Skip to content

Philosophers for Change

Ideas for a new age

  • Writers & Essays (A – M)
  • Writers & Essays (N – Z)
  • Writers & Essays (Special articles)

Tag: ISIS

The melancholia of resistance: Tarantino’s eight film

January 26, 2016June 28, 2021 sanjay perera

by Sanjay Perera
This is not a review but more a critique of the film’s attempt to make an important statement on America’s history of violence, race relations, corruption, the viciousness of capitalism and, indeed, evil. Continue reading The melancholia of resistance: Tarantino’s eight film

ISIS and the instrumental rationality of its Apocalypse

November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 sanjay perera

by Sanjay Perera
This Ragnarök finale that ISIS is hung up on is in effect exemplary in its utilitarian approach of the ends justifies the means thinking that underlies the rationality of its Apocalypse. Continue reading ISIS and the instrumental rationality of its Apocalypse

Taking notes 52: Philosophy and understanding Paris and the on-going crisis: 10 theses

November 19, 2015November 20, 2015 sanjay perera

by Jeff Noonan
At the basis of all concrete identities: “Muslim,” “Sunni,” “French citizen,” etc., lies a core human being, a capacity for self-making within the objective contexts of natural and social life. Continue reading Taking notes 52: Philosophy and understanding Paris and the on-going crisis: 10 theses

ISIS and the spectacle of terrorism: Resisting mainstream workstations of fear

October 7, 2014November 29, 2014 sanjay perera

by Henry A. Giroux The use of new digital technologies and social media by ISIS has drawn a great deal of attention by the dominant media not only because the extremists have used them as a form of visual terrorism … Continue reading ISIS and the spectacle of terrorism: Resisting mainstream workstations of fear

Blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Philosophers for Change
    • Join 1,115 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Philosophers for Change
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...