Giambattista Vico
Giambattista Vico
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Author’s Note:
This is the transcript by V.S. of my speech “Vico and Modern Anti-Liberalism,” given at The London Forum on Saturday, September 27, 2014. I have heavily edited it, rewriting it in places. I want to thank Jez Turner and The London Forum team for a memorable event.
Today I’m going to talk about a topic that’s somewhat esoteric. (more…)
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“With Platonism, philosophy becomes a police operation.” – Miguel de Beistegui[1]
The Affect of Truth
Left: Gilles Deleuze, 1925–1995; right: Félix Guattari, 1930–1992
Left: Gilles Deleuze, 1925–1995; right: Félix Guattari, 1930–1992
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“A creator is someone who creates their own impossibilities, and thereby creates possibilities.” – Gilles Deleuze[1]
It Begins with Nietzsche
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English original here
1 – Fichte e o Destino da Nação Alemã
J. G. Fichte (1762-1814), o primeiro dos grandes idealistas alemães pós-kantianos, é uma figura importante na ascensão do nacionalismo alemão – e tem sido muitas vezes acusado de ser um dos pais fundadores do Nacional-Socialismo.
Philipp Veit, “Germania,” 1848
Philipp Veit, “Germania,” 1848
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Portuguese translation here
1. Fichte and the Destiny of the German Nation
J. G. Fichte (1762–1814), the first of the great post-Kantian German Idealists, is an important figure in the rise of German nationalism – and has often been accused of being one of the founding fathers of National Socialism.
