Contemporary
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The Art of Belonging – reflection on the NSU summer school
Is it possible to define the sense of belonging that is more than simply the addition of the parts, that does not erase philosophical loneliness but gives it a place and makes you regard it as a strength?
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Truth has never been sexy – let’s focus on the real issues please
It should be extremely clear to everyone that truth is besides the point. And has been for decades already.
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Zij en Wij – Het Omarmen van de Paradox
Wat heeft hedendaagse filosofie te bieden in deze tijd waarin populisme van allerlei kanten op de loert ligt? In dit artikel ga ik in op werk van Boris Groys, Emmanuel Levinas en Bracha Ettinger om twee benaderingen van de Ander te analyseren.
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They and Us – Embracing the Paradox
What do Boris Gorys, Giorgio Agamben and Emmanuel Levinas have to say about how we are dealing with the threat of the Other – the immigrant, the religious, the woman? They warn for an oversimplification that leads to populism, and how the best approach involves dealing with paradox.
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Forget this “When good men do nothing…”
Reading books can give a distorted idea of what evil is, and what it means to be a good person. And especially when we start using falsely attributed quotes that are both misleading and wrong, we need to reconsider what it actually means – to do good.
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The Ethics of Being First
Making distinction in order define oneself on the basis of what something is not, instead of having an holistic approach, is responsible for the main problems of humanity. Difference is what perpetuates poverty, climate change, social inequality, genocide, and war.
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Affirmative action & the continuation of sexual difference
One of the fundamental errors in this method is that is continues the definition of members of the disadvantaged group based on them not-belonging to the norm.