Tag: power
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Capitalism Is a Lie
Capitalism is a lie, and when I say this I am speaking in a very specific sense. I do not mean that capitalism is built on exploitation, which of course it is. I do not mean that it falsely tells people they can have things which the system will prevent them from having, which it…
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Juice: Will to Power and al-Kindi’s Stellar Rays
The concept of Juice is meant to help model how all interpersonal interactions work on an individual level: how does one person persuade another, for instance. Traditional philosophy doesn’t seem to deal with interactions at this particular level; it deals in ideals and generalities. For this reason, traditional philosophy did not give me the tools…
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Against Ur-Fascism
The study of fascism has a problem of basic definition. It is widely agreed that fascism has certain common tendencies but the reason for this is usually not stated. An example is the essay “Ur-Fascism” by Umberto Eco. He attempts to describe a proto-fascist situation by its symptoms rather than making a root diagnosis. In…