LONDON CALLING BACK, by Emre Kazim, is a series about philosophy, society, and politics, from a British and non-North-American point of view, emphasizing a new critical-dignitarian, edgy, and thoroughly push-backarian philosophical, social, and political ferment on the rise in London, recalling the heady days of politicized punk and The Clash. EARLIER INSTALLMENTS: #4: The Rooster: A … [continue reading]
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London Calling Back, #4—The Rooster: A True Parable About The Rational Human Condition.
APP EDITORS’ NOTE: LONDON CALLING BACK, by Emre Kazim, is a series about philosophy, society, and politics, from a British and non-North-American point of view, emphasizing a new critical-dignitarian, edgy, and thoroughly push-backarian philosophical, social, and political ferment on the rise in London, recalling the heady days of politicized punk and The Clash. But like Gabriel … [continue reading]
London Calling Back, #3—“Career Opportunities” Revisited? Work, Leisure, and The Four-Day Week.
APP EDITORS’ NOTE: LONDON CALLING BACK, by Emre Kazim, is a series about philosophy, society, and politics, from a British and non-North-American point of view, emphasizing a new critical-dignitarian, edgy, and thoroughly push-backarian philosophical, social, and political ferment on the rise in London, recalling the heady days of politicized punk and The Clash. EARLIER INSTALLMENTS: #1: … [continue reading]
London Calling Back, #2–Invasion of the New Daleks: Alienation, Authenticity, and The Preacher on the Train.
APP EDITORS’ NOTE: LONDON CALLING BACK, by Emre Kazim, is a series about philosophy, society, and politics, from a British and non-North-American point of view, emphasizing a new critical-dignitarian, edgy, and thoroughly push-backarian philosophical, social, and political ferment on the rise in London, recalling the heady days of politicized punk and The Clash. EARLIER INSTALLMENTS: #1: … [continue reading]
London Calling Back: Philosophy, Society, & Politics, #1–“Human Nature.”
INTRODUCTORY NOTE: British politics is lurching along a depressing and repressive path, stirring up a witches’ brew of neo-liberalism and neo-fascism: but on the much more hopeful side, there’s also a new critical-dignitarian, edgy, and thoroughly push-backarian philosophical, social, and political ferment on the rise in London, recalling the heady days of politicized punk and The … [continue reading]
Technologies of Togetherness.
APP Editors’ Note: An earlier version of the essay below was presented by Emre Kazim as part of An Alternative Map of the Universe, London–conceived by artists and curators, Niccolò Moronato, Jessica Taylor, Abbas Zahedi–a series of events at the Guest Projects gallery/exhibition space (Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November 2019). The synopsis of … [continue reading]
On Solving Professional Philosophy’s Irrelevance Problem.
In Robert Hanna’s recent essay, “How to Escape Irrelevance: Performance Philosophy, Public Philosophy, and Borderless Philosophy”–itself building on Carlo Cellucci’s recent essay, “Philosophy at a Crossroads: Escaping From Irrelevance”–Hanna describes and critically analyzes two contra-professional-academic-philosophy movements, namely public philosophy and performance philosophy. Both kinds of philosophy respond to the increasing irrelevance of professional academic philosophy, … [continue reading]