By David Antonini|2019-03-27T17:53:05+00:00February 1st, 2019|Justice, Theory|0 Comments
When you make an agreement of some significance (e.g., to rent an apartment, or join a gym, or divorce), you typically agree to certain terms: you sign a contract. This is for your benefit, and for the the other party’s benefit: everyone’s expectations are clear, as are the consequences of failing to meet those expectations.
By Glen Paul Hammond|2019-03-27T17:50:20+00:00January 25th, 2019|Arts & Letters, Theory|2 Comments
Recently, the American Psychological Association (APA) took aim at “traditional masculinity” by, amongst other things, criticizing “stoicism” as one of its problematic characteristics (APA Guidelines 11). But the essence of stoicism, and our understanding of it, stems from a philosophy that is meant to allow the individual to reach their full potential as a human.
By Spencer Case |2019-03-27T18:14:49+00:00January 11th, 2019|Arts & Letters, Justice, Theory|0 Comments
Plato’s Crito describes a conversation that takes place in 399 B.C.E. in an Athens prison, where Socrates awaits execution.Not long before, an assembly of more than 500 Athenian citizens convicted Socrates of corrupting the youth and impiety, essentially failing to respect the gods of the city.
By Craig Collins |2019-03-27T18:15:22+00:00January 2nd, 2019|Justice, Theory|0 Comments
The first part of this article asserted that, contrary to the prevailing mythology on both sides of the Cold War, socialist revolutions never succeeded in creating genuine democratic socialism. Then, several insufficient explanations for why socialist revolutions failed to produce socialism were critiqued.
By Craig Collins|2019-03-27T18:19:34+00:00December 21st, 2018|Justice, Theory|0 Comments
An Article in Two Parts, by Craig Collins Part One: Socialist Mythology vs. Statist Reality The founders of “scientific socialism,”
By David Antonini|2019-03-27T18:24:20+00:00November 9th, 2018|Theory|2 Comments
Arendt understands “politics” as public debate by a community about meaningful aspects of their shared life together. She witnessed the collapse of politics, in this sense, under Nazi totalitarianism.
By Craig Collins|2019-03-27T21:26:58+00:00August 28th, 2018|Practice, Theory|0 Comments
Globalization and capitalist growth are powered by abundant fossil fuels. As energy becomes scarce, boom turns to bust. But profit-hungry capitalism doesn’t die; it morphs into its zombie-like, undead phase.
By Craig Collins|2019-03-27T21:30:08+00:00August 24th, 2018|Practice, Theory|0 Comments
In a growth-less economy, the profit motive can have a powerful catabolic impact on society. The word "catabolism" comes from the Greek and is used in biology to refer to the condition whereby a living thing feeds on itself. Catabolic capitalism is a self-cannibalizing economic system.
By Victor Wallis|2019-03-28T02:13:28+00:00July 14th, 2018|Practice, Theory|0 Comments
Socialism arose historically as a response to capitalism. Its point of departure is the contention that capital is a social product—the fruit of countless hours/days/years of labor expended by hundreds of millions of people—and therefore that it should be under social control, i.e., under the control of the whole society
By Political Animal|2021-02-23T02:20:09+00:00June 29th, 2018|Meta|0 Comments
Victor Wallis, author of "Red-Green Revolution: The Politics and Technology of Ecosocialism" a definitive work of environmental political philosophy.
