On Marxism
Marxism constitutes one of the main currents of contemporary thought. By now, there is no counting the works that set out to expound, combat, or even ‘supersede’ it. It is already no easy task to find the path that cuts […]
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Thought in Motion – Lucretius`materialist practice
Lucretius was a materialist … read here
Thought in Motion – Lucretius`materialist practice
Reading Karen Barad’s Interview in New Materialism: Interviews & Cartographies
“Agential realism is not a manifesto, it does not take for granted that all is or will or can be made manifest. On the contrary, it is a call, a plea, a provocation, a cry, a passionate yearning for an appreciation
Reading Karen Barad’s Interview in New Materialism: Interviews & Cartographies
“Rebellious postulations”: from Beyond the Power Principle
by François Laruelletranslated from the French by Jeremy R. Smith this piece first appeared in Barricade: A Journal of Antifascism and Translation A materialist politics of meaning1 [sens]1. There are at least two means of making a politics of meaning.
“Rebellious postulations”: from Beyond the Power Principle
Marx in Motion
Karl Marx is the most historically foundational and systematic critic of capitalism to date, and the years since the 2008 financial crisis have witnessed a rebirth of his popular appeal. In a world of rising income inequality, right-wing nationalisms, and
On the End of History & the Death of Desire (Notes on Time and Negativity in Bataille’s ‘Lettre á X.’)
To continue from our conclusions regarding the question of what it would mean to love as a communist, we begin from the idea that abolition is what necessary binds communism as real movement to problems encountered in the life of
The Swervers
A key issue from my recently concluded seminar on the non-human was how to characterize contemporary theory. Previously I’ve discussed materialism, as well as the distinction between the ethical and political, and also the curious cocktail of pragmatism, empiricism, and realism
Is Materialism a Type of Idealism?
I’ve already posted on Jameson’s materialism and his theory of interpretation in light of today’s new materialism and the larger ontological turn in contemporary theory. Much of the new materialism tends to elevate empirical, descriptive, even pragmatic approaches in its
Is Materialism a Type of Idealism?
A Questionnaire on Materialisms
The current issue of October magazine contains several responses to a questionnaire on the nature of materialism today. My response is pasted below. Read the questionnaire prompt and download all responses here. Not too long ago, being a materialist meant
A Questionnaire on Materialisms