TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Aphorisms 1-11: Social Dictatorship 2. Aphorisms 12-24: State Power 3. Aphorisms 25-38: Guilt and Exculpation 4. Aphorisms 39-52: Confusion and Control 5. Aphorisms 53-61: The Myth of Order State Power 12. How State power works. First, give people some goodies (say, money, property, social status, adult toys, etc.) and let them … [continue reading]
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Aphorisms Toward A Cultural Philosophy For The Present Time, #1: Social Dictatorship.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Aphorisms 1-11: Social Dictatorship 2. Aphorisms 12-24: State Power 3. Aphorisms 25-38: Guilt and Exculpation 4. Aphorisms 39-52: Confusion and Control 5. Aphorisms 53-61: The Myth of Order Social Dictatorship 1. Ideology. By allowing our intellectuals only to quote others who—no doubt—a are also intellectuals, we create an echo-culture, a circular … [continue reading]
A Science of Singulars: On the Nature of Architectural Science, #4: Singularization and Architectural Science, & Conclusion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Why Singulars? III. The Singular and the Particular IV. Singularization and Architectural Science V. Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY This is the fourth and final installment, and contains sections IV, V, and the BIBLIOGRAPHY. IV. Singularization and Architectural Science If my reasoning in the previous sections is correct, we should revise our … [continue reading]
A Science of Singulars: On the Nature of Architectural Science, #3: The Singular and the Particular.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Why Singulars? III. The Singular and the Particular IV. Singularization and Architectural Science V. Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY This is the third of four installments, and contains section III. III. The Singular and the Particular The notion of the spatial singular sits uneasily with our preconceived categories of thinking. Terms like … [continue reading]
A Science of Singulars: On the Nature of Architectural Science, #2: Why Singulars?
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Why Singulars? III. The Singular and the Particular IV. Singularization and Architectural Science V. Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY This is the second of four installments, and contains section II. II. Why Singulars? I define a singular event in the world as an event that by necessity can only occur once. Its … [continue reading]
A Science of Singulars: On the Nature of Architectural Science, #1: Introduction.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Why Singulars? III. The Singular and the Particular IV. Singularization and Architectural Science V. Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY This is the first of four installments, and contains section I. I. Introduction What kind of science could an architectural science (Architekturwissenschaft) be? This question may already be complex, but even before proceeding … [continue reading]
Between Affinity and Expression: Kant, Nishida, and the Sensible Foundations of Expressivity, #5: Affinity, Sensibility and Expression.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Definitions III. Why Rethink Affinity? IV. Nishida and the Unity of Experience V. Affinity, Sensibility and Expression VI. Conclusion This is the fifth and final installment of this series, and contains sections V and VI. V. Affinity, Sensibility and Expression If “reflecting itself in itself” is the universal formula … [continue reading]
Between Affinity and Expression: Kant, Nishida, and the Sensible Foundations of Expressivity, #4: Nishida and the Unity of Experience.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Definitions III. Why Rethink Affinity? IV. Nishida and the Unity of Experience V. Affinity, Sensibility and Expression VI. Conclusion This is the fourth of five installments, and contains section IV. IV. Nishida and the Unity of Experience If there is a recurring theme that runs as a single thread … [continue reading]
Between Affinity and Expression: Kant, Nishida, and the Sensible Foundations of Expressivity, #3: Why Rethink Affinity?
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Definitions III. Why Rethink Affinity? IV. Nishida and the Unity of Experience V. Affinity, Sensibility and Expression VI. Conclusion This is the third of five installments, and contains section III. III. Why Rethink Affinity? If we take Kant’s notion of affinity at face value, then we must conclude that … [continue reading]
Between Affinity and Expression: Kant, Nishida, and the Sensible Foundations of Expressivity, #2.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Definitions III. Why Rethink Affinity? IV. Nishida and the Unity of Experience V. Affinity, Sensibility and Expression VI. Conclusion This is the second of five installments, and contains section II. II. Definitions Sensibility Sensibility (Sinnlichkeit) is “[t]he capacity (receptivity) to acquire representations through the way in which we are … [continue reading]