“The Blind Spot in Perception: Cognitive Science, Asian Philosophy, and Mystical Insight” – Evan Thompson & John Vervaeke ▶️

Evan Thompson is a philosopher and author, specializing in the integration of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and Asian philosophical traditions. Based at the University of British Columbia, his work, including his recent book The Blind Spot, examines the intersections of consciousness, experience, and reality through a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FEYm8ehaTE Can cognitive science, philosophy,…

“Far-Right Newspeak and the Future of Liberal Democracy” – Marlene Laruelle, A. James McAdams, Sarah Shurts, Laura Field, Samuel Piccolo | Illiberalism Studies Program ▶️

March 7, 2024 | A presentation of the ways in which contemporary far-right politicians, intellectuals, and pundits use and abuse traditional liberal concepts and ideas to justify positions that threaten democratic institutions and liberal principles. In post-Bolsonaro Brazil, neocon philosopher Luiz Felipe Pondé is a remarkable example of such far-right newspeak. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXurE2lOQKs&ab_channel=IlliberalismStudiesProgram This edited volume,…

Entartung: as vicissitudes de uma palavra tabu: alguns aspectos do uso das palavras “Entartung” e “Degeneration” em Nietzsche – Janske HERMENS

Cadernos Nietzsche (31), 2012, Dossê "Leituras Holandesas de Nietzsche" [PDF] Resumo: Com frequência, acredita-se ser Nietzsche uma das fontes de inspiração do uso nazista da palavra 'Entartung', que é notória, entre outros, por causa do conceito nazista de 'Entartete Kunst'. Neste ensaio, defende-se que o uso nietzschiano da palavra era bastante diversificado e ambíguo, e inapropriado…

“The embarassing Islamic apologetics of Ali Dawah” – Stephen Woodford | Rationality Rules ▶️

Stephen Woodford, the mastermind behind Rationality Rules on YouTube, is an English YouTuber who responds to religious arguments. He debunks the ludicrous "arguments" of a Muslim fanatic for the existence of God. An argument based on the word of honour would be way more convincing: As is only fair, I itemized the arguments favorable to God;…

Are Quakers Christian? Not all of them (and that’s fine) | QuakerSpeak ▶️

Much of Christianity is what we might call “cataphatic” spirituality, which you can think of as a list of all the sentences that you could make that begin “God is…” Quakers have lifted up in large part an “apophatic” spirituality, which you can think of as all the sentences that begin, “God is not…” and…

“Israelism”: how deep do indoctrination and Israeli army glorification go? | Al Jazeera ▶️

April 21, 2024 | The documentary Israelism examines the rift among Jews regarding Palestine, highlighting young people's increasing criticism of Israel and Zionism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6vpLPKnk0&ab_channel=AlJazeeraEnglish This divide is driven by firsthand accounts of Israel's actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. As the film faces opposition from groups trying to cancel its screenings, its main…

“É a verdade uma mulher? Nietzsche contra a tradição filosófica” – Marcelo Leandro dos Santos

Revista de Filosofia: Aurora, vol. 33, núm. 60, pp. 787-807, 2021 [PDF] Resumo: O traço polêmico da escrita de Nietzsche faz com que seu pensamento seja muitas vezes incompreendido ou marginalizado pela expectativa tradicional com que se costuma abordar textos filosóficos. Justamente em razão de seu estilo provocador, Nietzsche se qualifica como filósofo contrário à…

«The myth of Israel’s ‘democracy’» – Ilan Pappé | The Chris Hedges Report ▶️

There are two crises here at work. One is what you can call the Zionist left, this attempt to square the circle to, somehow, say to yourself: "I can be both an occupier and a socialist or a liberal". This failed to work on so many levels. First of all, the Palestinians were not impressed…

“The rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States” – Andrew WHITEHEAD; David GOLDENBERG; William CAVANAUGH ▶️

A panel discussion about the rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States. Moderated by Dr. Michael Hollerich, professor emeritus of historical theology at the University of St. Thomas, we will hear from each of the following scholars before a Q&A session with our viewers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJF_RrKVFkQ&ab_channel=UniversityofSt.Thomas%7CMinnesota Andrew Whitehead is an Associate Professor of Sociology and…

“Žižek’s materialist Christianity, Hinduism, and the (ideological) refusal to see” – Rodrigo Menezes

To seek out suffering in order to avoid redemption, to follow in reverse the path of deliverance, such is our contribution in the matter of religion : bilious illuminati, Buddhas and Christs hostile to salvation, preaching to the wretched the charm of their distress. To suffer: sole modality of acquiring the sensation of existence; to…