The society of affiliation is constantly polarizing, as this allows it to maintain a semblance of belonging in particular blocs. As a consequence, all positions, institutions and even issues not ... Read More The post Society of Affiliation (2): Society as Conspiracy appeared first on The Philosophical Salon.| The Philosophical Salon
In The Bad Guys 2 (Pierre Perifel, 2025), based on Aaron Blabey’s best-selling graphic novel series, DreamWorks Animation delivers more than a family-friendly movie; it presents, perhaps unintentionally, a parable ... Read More The post On “The Bad Guys 2” and Cosmic Theft by the Billionaire Class appeared first on The Philosophical Salon.| The Philosophical Salon
Not long ago, a case brought public attention to the potential negative impact of chatbots. Two parents sued an AI company, claiming that their children’s interaction with one of its ... Read More| The Philosophical Salon
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What does it mean to insist on burial when sovereignty demands extreme exposure, the gruesome spectacle of decomposition? What is it like to grieve under siege? Antigone, in Sophocles’ eponymous ... Read More The post Gaza, Antigone… appeared first on The Philosophical Salon.| The Philosophical Salon
People of my generation, born in the late USSR, probably remember that the main political topic discussed with children back then was peace. When I think about it, I recall ... Read More| The Philosophical Salon
What is Palestinian liberation? What kind of transformation does it entail? And what form of reason does it require? A fruitful exercise for thinking through these questions is to introduce ... Read More The post Anti-Zionism Is Not a Luxury appeared first on The Philosophical Salon.| The Philosophical Salon
This paper is not a commentary on Nietzsche’s philosophy, nor an abstract reflection on his thought. In contrast to therapies that seek to restore the client to a previous state ... Read More| The Philosophical Salon
In his studies on patients with aphasia, Lev Vygotsky observed that, despite their differences, they all shared a common difficulty: a deficit in abstraction. When asked to verbalize sentences like ... Read More The post The Subject of AI appeared first on The Philosophical Salon.| The Philosophical Salon
In October 2022 we published in The Philosophical Salon a critique of Cedric Robinson’s landmark study, Black Marxism.[1] We took objection to Robinson’s claim that Marxism is a European ideology ... Read More The post A Proletarian Critique of Cedric Robinson’s Black Marxism, Take 2 appeared first on The Philosophical Salon.| The Philosophical Salon
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence simultaneously inscribes itself within the domains of science, art, and the paranormal. Yet, whether we are dealing with astrobiology, science fiction, or superstition, each of ... Read More| The Philosophical Salon
“I know what you’re thinking, but it is NOT my mother!” This unprompted reflection by a patient led Freud to the perplexing insight not only that ‘mother’ occupied some unusually ... Read More| The Philosophical Salon
“If you ever feel useless, remember it took 20 years, trillions of dollars and 4 US Presidents to replace the Taliban with the Taliban” (Norman Finkelstein) Of course, the above ... Read More| The Philosophical Salon
Even if almost no one wants to admit it, our “system” is obsolete, and for this reason it is now morphing into a “closed system” – totalitarian in nature. It ... Read More| The Philosophical Salon
We have reached the end of 2023 and – a few of us might have noticed – the world economy continues its freefall. The rise in global debt is unstoppable (currently ... Read More| The Philosophical Salon
It’s not surprising that the Western media have unilaterally labelled the Hamas October 7 attacks as a “new 9/11”. Of course, they refer to the official story about 9/11, indelibly ... Read More| The Philosophical Salon