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Category Archives: Philosophy
Two Views of the Celestial Spheres
This engraving by an unknown artist is called Empedocles Breaks through the Crystal Spheres. It first appeared in 1888 in a book by Camille Flammarion with the caption: “A missionary of the Middle Ages tells that he had found the point where … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Poetry, Science
Tagged George Santayana, Nicolaus Copernicus, Two Views of the Celestial Spheres
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creeping Sokalism in the academy now extends to entire groups of marginal journals
By ann summers There was once an angry white guy who felt that some Other was doing less reputable academic work outside of his own field and decided to hoax a publication that did not practice rigorous peer-review. Alan Sokal … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Education Policy, History, Media, Philosophy, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Culture, Higher Education, Media
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disinformation as misinformation and malinformation also involves framing
By ann summers Excellent Mother Jones article on disinformation that offers an opportunity to remind us that the interpretive tools are there, but they get misused or disused. Disinformation is false information that is deliberately created with the intent to … Continue reading
Organ meats taste irony, because Zombie Irony is back
By ann summers Movement leader Richard Spencer popularized the phrase “alt-right” to make his ideals more palatable to mainstream journalists, but the term itself actually comprises several disparate groups. In a study of the far right’s manipulation of the … Continue reading
Posted in 9-11, Celebrity, Government Propaganda, History, Libertarians, Media, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged alt right, Conspiracy Theories, indy media, irony, Journalism, Media, Politics, spencer
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The Decline and Fall of the Donald Trumpire
By ann summers Those concerned for the fate of our republic must stop arguing that T stole election from H & focus on how T helped P steal our sovereignty — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 15, 2017 These new texts … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Conservatives, Government, History, Media, Mythology, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Racism, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Russia, Society, Uncategorized, United States, World History
Tagged Christianity, Donald Trump, Politics, Religion, trumprussia
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Will the Democratic party recuperate from Late Capitalism’s biggest joke
By ann summers Because you voted for Trump and regret it doesn’t mean you should disavow politics in the future and there may be hope for some transformational movement and/or candidates. Assuming you believe in an emancipatory left, you’ve stuck it … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, Communism, Conspiracy, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, History, Media, Neoliberals, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Progressives, Socialism, Society, United States, World War II
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Donald Trump, fredric jameson, late capitalism, Media, Politics, Slavoj Žižek
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#TrumpRussia … Bannonism remains, even if Steve plays no golf
By ann summers If the Russians knew about the Syrian chemical weapons strike before it was executed, it raises some interesting questions but is not evidence of increased culpable distance between Trump and Russia. Considerable time and media has been … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, alternative facts, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Imperialism, Media, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Propaganda, Racism, Russia, Society, Syria, Tea Party, United States
Tagged anton, bannon, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, trumprussia
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whether POTUS45* lasts six months or more, there remain ‘alternative facts’
By ann summers One betting shop lost five million dollars on HRC winning the White House in 2016, so unpredictability rules still about the construction of facts. And then there’s probabilty and the machinery of government, perhaps compelling POTUS45* to … Continue reading
Prezident GazBag Kozyr is a tiny, non-politically incorrect, member of the Republic party
By ann summers The premise of the recent HBS article suggests that the election has encouraged a successful national strategy of misanthropy in the executive branch and that political correctness has greater clarity relative to race, gender, class, among other indicators … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Humor, Media, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Russia, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, Politics
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