Foundations for "Anthropocene Socialist" Movement

2018-12-31 Thread sk ye
m and both were a trfavesty of the >> forces driving the American and Soviet empires. We need to bring social and >> liberal democracy together somehow. We need realism, courage and some heavy >> hitters along the way. >> >> Keith >> >> On Sat, Dec 29, 201

Letter to a young philosopher

2018-12-31 Thread Morlock Elloi
[Machine translation from https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Brief-an-einen-jungen-Philosophen-4250192.html ... note the failure to translate 'Misstraue' ] Letter to a young philosopher December 31, 2018 Winfried Degen Well-intentioned advice for the study of philosophy to prevent the worst

Re: Foundations for "Anthropocene Socialist" Movement

2018-12-31 Thread Vincent Gaulin
Brian, If I could pick a central aspect of future life we should be aiming for it would be this: Information and resources (material and time) growing closer and closer together, while spreading more evenly across the globe. The great irony of internet life, of course, is that while "know-how"

Re: Foundations for "Anthropocene Socialist" Movement

2018-12-31 Thread Felix Stalder
On 30.12.18 13:53, Keith Hart wrote: > But -- there has to be a but -- I believe that there is one crippling > intellectual impediment above all others that undermines political > initiatives generated in this network. It is the belief that more > solidarity can fix excessive individualism. > >