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Tag: political constructivism

Making moral philosophy relevant again: the rent across the ‘veil of ignorance’

August 5, 2014June 13, 2021 sanjay perera

by Sanjay Perera Then I knew that the sign I had asked for was not a little thing, not a passing nod of recognition and a phrase came back to me from my childhood of the veil of the temple … Continue reading Making moral philosophy relevant again: the rent across the ‘veil of ignorance’

Revolutionary constructivism

July 24, 2012January 18, 2017 sanjay perera

by Sanjay Perera [This essay is dedicated to those men and women in Singapore who were unjustly detained without trial under the Internal Security Act which has yet to be abolished.] At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say … Continue reading Revolutionary constructivism

Lenin for the 21st century

February 22, 2012January 7, 2016 sanjay perera

by Sanjay Perera
We are approaching the world historical moment that gives us the end of capitalism. So it is not a surprise to see a resurgence in the ideas of Karl Marx. But to say there should also be a widespread interest in Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, or Lenin, usually conjures up notions associated with the slide of Marx’s ideas into violence and revolutions gone wrong Continue reading Lenin for the 21st century

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