In “1984”, the party’s “final, most essential command” was “to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.” Authoritarian leaders call on us to accept as fact whatever they tell us. 732 more words
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- Are libertarians being purged from the GOP? Scott Sumner, EconLog
- The Left still doesn’t understand Clarence Thomas Myron Magnet, City Journal
- How cult leaders brainwash their followers… 8 more words
Project Terror
“Project fear” was the derogative name given to the warnings of commentators who talked about the likely negative consequences of leaving the European Union. Now, worried that Supreme Court judges and the sovereign parliament of the UK will prevent Brexit, a government minister has claimed that the country faces a… 801 more words
Arendt's "Thoughtfulness" & Bourdieu's "Reflexivity": Differences, Similarities & Consequences | Part 1
In the opening paragraph of a paper prepared for a meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain– “Becoming Thoughtful: Hannah Arendt and the Problem of Good and Evil” (2013), author Jon Nixon recalls Derrida’s prescription for philosophers to reconnect the context of philosophers and their lives, with the philosophy they produced. 1,566 more words
A critical glossary of contemporary management terms XI - organisational politics
Move fast and break things – this is the poster that one of the Tech Giant CEOs is supposed to have in his office. The invitation to ignore social conventions, perhaps even to avoid consulting people and talking things through, is a signature of managers in a hurry. 1,257 more words
CFP: 14th Annual Meeting of the Hannah Arendt Circle, Gettysburg College, Apr. 16-18, 2020 (deadline: Dec. 1, 2019)
The Arendt Circle meets annually to share research on any aspect of Hannah Arendt’s work.
Deadline for Submission: December 1
Submit a 750-word abstract, prepared for anonymous review, as a Word Document or PDF, to arendtcircle2020@gmail.com… 57 more words
