August 9, 2012
"It seems to me that the philosophical choice confronting us today is the following. We have to opt either for a critical philosophy which appears as an analytical philosophy of truth in general, or for a critical thought which takes the form of an ontology of ourselves, of present reality. It is this latter form of philosophy which from Hegel to the Frankfurt School, passing through Nietzsche, Max Weber and so on, which has founded a form of reflection to which, of course, I link myself insofar as I can."

— Michel Foucault, The Government of Self and Others, 1982. (via fuckyeahmichelfoucault)

10:49pm
(Notes: 34)
  
Filed under: michel foucault critical theory ontology fymf nietzsche hegel marx The Government of Self and Others 
July 20, 2012
Édouard Manet, Olympia, 1863. I had oodles of fun tonight in class defending T.J. Clark’s claims about this painting. I also pissed off some of my feminist friends by refusing to accept that “Olympia” represented a reclamation of female sexuality. I held my ground arguing that the only sexuality really at play here was commercial and transactional.   God, I love applying Marxist theory to art history! - RH  P.S. For the record, the debate was all in good fun.  And I didn’t actually disagree with many of their claims. :)

Édouard Manet, Olympia, 1863.

I had oodles of fun tonight in class defending T.J. Clark’s claims about this painting. I also pissed off some of my feminist friends by refusing to accept that “Olympia” represented a reclamation of female sexuality. I held my ground arguing that the only sexuality really at play here was commercial and transactional.  

God, I love applying Marxist theory to art history!

- RH 

P.S. For the record, the debate was all in good fun.  And I didn’t actually disagree with many of their claims. :)

3:24am
(Notes: 5)
  
Filed under: Manet Olympia Art Art History Marx Class Class Conflict Sex Prostitution 
April 11, 2012
Philosopher’s Minimalism by Genís Carreras

Philosopher’s Minimalism by Genís Carreras

6:11pm
(Notes: 158)
  
Filed under: Marxism Marx Karl Marx Society Corporation Class Communism Philosophy Politics Sociology Red Soviet Communist Manifesto Labor Alienation Capital 
April 2, 2012
I agree with the sentiment.  I’m less certain about the quotation marks. - RH

I agree with the sentiment.  I’m less certain about the quotation marks. - RH

(via notsotbloodyvalentine)

7:21pm
(Notes: 53,469)
  
Filed under: Capitalism Marx Socialism Money Grammar Style 
March 17, 2012

Let’s have a bit of philosophy, shall we? This is an interview hosted by Bryan Magee with Peter Singer on the influence of the important German philosopher, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Notably, Hegel’s greatest champion, Karl Marx, is also discussed at length in this series. It’s an excellent discussion about some very tricky and obscure stuff. Be sure to look in the video description for all five parts of the series. This is highly recommended. - RH

3:46am
(Notes: 3)
  
Filed under: Bryan Magee Continental Philosophy Dialectic Hegel History Marx Peter Singer Philosophy Grad School Education Capitalism Marxism 
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