That Uncertain Feeling: The History of Emotions and a Critique of Contemporary Emotionality
Emotions “At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.” George Orwell What are emotions? Are they a set of reactions Continue reading
Blue Labyrinths
An online magazine focusing on literature, philosophy, and a collection of interesting ideas.
The Ethics of Taxation: Is it Right to Tax Meat?
In the last few years, national parties across Europe, as well as NGOs, have called for a so-called ‘sin tax’ Continue reading
Mediating Suppression: At the Crossroads of Judaism, Marxism, Freudianism
The Systems of Judaism, Marxism, and Freudianism Structurally speaking, Judaism, Marxism, and Freudianism each constitute a thought system, and their Continue reading
The Rat Maze: Capitalism and Consciousness
Hacking Consciousness Founded in San Francisco in 2013 by a former MIT roboticist, the Consciousness Hacking Meetup group has expanded Continue reading
Angst Machines Disassembling Amongst the Trees
I refuse to pretend that everything is OK. As if we just wait for the last drip of winter to Continue reading
Gilles Deleuze, A Stoic
When one thinks of Gilles Deleuze, Stoicism might not be the first thing that comes to mind. The French philosopher Continue reading
Angelus Novus’ Eyesight: On Benjamin’s Aesthetic Mysticism
Paul Klee’s Angelus Novus design is used by Benjamin as a metaphor to describe the link between progress and catastrophe.
Adorno on Pleasure, 2: Purpose and Play
In part 1, we saw Adorno reject the bourgeois disgust with sexuality and instinctual urges through his engagement with Freud Continue reading
