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Part 3 of 5
Ricardo Duchesne
The Uniqueness of Western Civilization
Leiden: Brill, 2011
7. Hegel and the Struggle for Recognition
4,986 words
Part 3 of 5
Ricardo Duchesne
The Uniqueness of Western Civilization
Leiden: Brill, 2011
7. Hegel and the Struggle for Recognition
Ricardo Duchesne
The Uniqueness of Western Civilization
Leiden: Brill, 2011
5. What about the East?
The revisionists’ favorite non-Western people seems to be the Chinese. (more…)
The duel to the death over honor is a remarkable phenomenon. Animals duel over dominance, which insures their access to mates. But these duels result in death only by accident, because the whole process is governed by their survival instincts, and their “egos” do not prevent them from surrendering when the fight is hopeless. (more…)
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The following lecture is an introductory treatment of Plato’s dialogue Laches. It was given on December 20, 2000, to a circle of friends and students in Atlanta. (more…)
Successful action films come twice – the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. Red Dawn is a classic of the Cold War, a near perfect encapsulation of the unique psyche of Conservativus Americanus during the long twilight struggle against Soviet Communism. Perhaps despite itself, it also contains Traditionalist themes that make it a true classic of the authentic Right.
Mitt Romney is my guy! Not that I actually intend to vote for him. I probably won’t – unless certain things stirring within me just overcome my better judgment (more…)
Jack Donovan
The Way of Men
Portland, Or.: Dissonant Hum, 2012
1. The Way of Men is the Way of the Gang
How do you define masculinity? If you listen to today’s feminist-approved “authorities” on the subject you will be told either that masculinity means nothing at all — that it is “constructed” differently from place to place or time to time — or you will be told that masculinity is now being “redefined.” (more…)
French translation here, Czech version here
1. I am Jack’s Most Devoted Space Monkey
I have hesitated to write an essay on Fight Club for some time, as it would mean breaking the first two rules of Fight Club. (more…)
Whatever happened to the Age of Anxiety? In the post-war years, intellectuals left and right were constantly telling us — left and right — that we were living in an age of breakdown and decay. (more…)
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Translations: Estonian, French, Polish, Spanish
“Why can’t we all get along?”–Rodney King
Carl Schmitt’s short book The Concept of the Political (1932) is one of the most important works of 20th century political philosophy.
The aim of The Concept of the Political is the defense of politics from utopian aspirations to abolish politics. (more…)
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Translated by Greg Johnson
In 1938, Georges Dumézil discovered, the existence of a veritable Indo-European “ideology,” a specific mental structure manifesting a common conception of the world. He writes: