“A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.”
— Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience
Foucault’s critique of power and knowledge shaped poststructuralism, yet its rejection of truth risks becoming its own orthodoxy. To remain...
This is Part 4 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
philosophybits: “A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through...
suliqyre:The older we get, the faster time seems to pass. We usually attribute this change directly to age, thinking it...
“A despotism is no less a despotism because the reigning despot may be a wise and good man. The principle...
philosophybits: “Nobody knows what he is doing because the future is being done, action is being done by a ‘we’...
