Cominsitu
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𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆
in: Understanding Social Struggles: Relating Recognition Theories and Epistemic Injustice (eds. H. Hänel and F. Schuppert), Transcript. pp. 49-64. 2025.
Open Access: philpapers.org/archive/BLUC...
𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆
in: Understanding Social Struggles: Relating Recognition Theories and Epistemic Injustice (eds. H. Hänel and F. Schuppert), Transcript. pp. 49-64. 2025.
Open Access: philpapers.org/archive/BLUC...
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Pope on Machine God
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
bsky.app/profile/vult...
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
bsky.app/profile/vult...
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Pope on Machine God
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
bsky.app/profile/vult...
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
bsky.app/profile/vult...
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Charlotte Beradt, The Third Reich of Dreams: The Nightmares of a Nation - trans. Damion Searls, @princetonupress.bsky.social, April 2025
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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The Third Reich of Dreams
“This is the kind of book that haunts your dreams. Essential reading for anyone who has known what it is like to live within a totalitarian state—or is worried they’re about to find out.”—Zadie Smith,...
press.princeton.edu
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Charlotte Beradt, The Third Reich of Dreams: The Nightmares of a Nation - trans. Damion Searls, @princetonupress.bsky.social, April 2025
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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How can the body be a "sphere of freedom"? Discuss Fichte's response with us at cpkp.net/event/fichte... (Nov 27-28, 2025) - w/ M Kosch, J Schmid, @estherneuhann.bsky.social, @gabegottlieb.bsky.social, M Jimena Solé, A Abazari, S Schuez, G A Bruno
Fichte’s philosophy of embodiment - Center for Post-Kantian Philosophy
This international workshop will explore Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s innovative conception of the body (Leib) – one of the most original yet underexamined aspects of his philosophy. Fichte develops a sys...
cpkp.net
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
How can the body be a "sphere of freedom"? Discuss Fichte's response with us at cpkp.net/event/fichte... (Nov 27-28, 2025) - w/ M Kosch, J Schmid, @estherneuhann.bsky.social, @gabegottlieb.bsky.social, M Jimena Solé, A Abazari, S Schuez, G A Bruno
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Terry Eagleton has reviewed my book for @lrb.co.uk. I quite like the epithet ‘deliberately non-intimidating’. It’s kind of how I live as well as how I write.
Terry Eagleton · Pregnant with Monsters: Schopenhauer makes a stir
Schopenhauer has long held the title of gloomiest philosopher in history. He sees human existence not as grand tragedy...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Terry Eagleton has reviewed my book for @lrb.co.uk. I quite like the epithet ‘deliberately non-intimidating’. It’s kind of how I live as well as how I write.
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E314: ☠️Microfascist Machines🔬
@commonnotions.bsky.social author Jack Z. Bratich chats about "microfascism," a Deleuzian concept looking at fascist impulses from below that manifest in far-right groupuscles, the manosphere, and stochastic terror
www.patreon.com/posts/e314-m...
@commonnotions.bsky.social author Jack Z. Bratich chats about "microfascism," a Deleuzian concept looking at fascist impulses from below that manifest in far-right groupuscles, the manosphere, and stochastic terror
www.patreon.com/posts/e314-m...
E314: Microfascist Machines w/ Jack Z. Bratich | This Wreckage
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November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
E314: ☠️Microfascist Machines🔬
@commonnotions.bsky.social author Jack Z. Bratich chats about "microfascism," a Deleuzian concept looking at fascist impulses from below that manifest in far-right groupuscles, the manosphere, and stochastic terror
www.patreon.com/posts/e314-m...
@commonnotions.bsky.social author Jack Z. Bratich chats about "microfascism," a Deleuzian concept looking at fascist impulses from below that manifest in far-right groupuscles, the manosphere, and stochastic terror
www.patreon.com/posts/e314-m...
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Watched ‘after the hunt’. Was worth it for these.
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Watched ‘after the hunt’. Was worth it for these.
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Part 1 of a recent interview with my thoughts on the authoritarian turn in contemporary Germany - Staatsräson, the repression of pro-Palestine protests and the overall undermining of democracy
🎙️ In our new podcast, @robin-c.bsky.social examines the threat of far-right on German politics and discusses the country’s broader protest culture.
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/mvhsdrk7
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/mvhsdrk7
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Part 1 of a recent interview with my thoughts on the authoritarian turn in contemporary Germany - Staatsräson, the repression of pro-Palestine protests and the overall undermining of democracy
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big things ahead for Plessnerian-Mauism
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
big things ahead for Plessnerian-Mauism
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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"Capitalism today legitimizes itself by promising we can all become hackers & creative workers".
Evgeny Morozov calls this "organic capitalism". Cédric Durand counters this, arguing Big Tech's power represents a shift toward "technofeudalism".
Brilliant clash of ideas!
jacobin.com/2025/11/tech...
Evgeny Morozov calls this "organic capitalism". Cédric Durand counters this, arguing Big Tech's power represents a shift toward "technofeudalism".
Brilliant clash of ideas!
jacobin.com/2025/11/tech...
How Big Tech Became Part of the State
Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI wield tremendous influence over our politics, but does this mean we are entering an era of technofeudalism? In a wide-ranging discussion, Evgeny Morozov and Cedric Durand ask ...
jacobin.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Capitalism today legitimizes itself by promising we can all become hackers & creative workers".
Evgeny Morozov calls this "organic capitalism". Cédric Durand counters this, arguing Big Tech's power represents a shift toward "technofeudalism".
Brilliant clash of ideas!
jacobin.com/2025/11/tech...
Evgeny Morozov calls this "organic capitalism". Cédric Durand counters this, arguing Big Tech's power represents a shift toward "technofeudalism".
Brilliant clash of ideas!
jacobin.com/2025/11/tech...
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"Unlike continental nonsense, analytic philosophy is clear and intelligible"
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Unlike continental nonsense, analytic philosophy is clear and intelligible"
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The special issue of New German Critique on "German Memory Politics at a Crossroads," which I co-edited with Andreas Huyssen and the late Anson Rabinbach, is finally starting to look real! It will be out in February 2026.
ngc.arts.cornell.edu/forthcoming....
ngc.arts.cornell.edu/forthcoming....
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The special issue of New German Critique on "German Memory Politics at a Crossroads," which I co-edited with Andreas Huyssen and the late Anson Rabinbach, is finally starting to look real! It will be out in February 2026.
ngc.arts.cornell.edu/forthcoming....
ngc.arts.cornell.edu/forthcoming....
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Was für ein schlechter Scherz: Berlins CDU-Finanzsenator haut 100k für ein Gutachten gegen die Vergesellschaftung raus, geschrieben von Vonovias Kanzleien und genauso substanzlos @dwenteignen.bsky.social taz.de/Gutachten-zu...
Gutachten zur Vergesellschaftung: CDU findet Enteignung doof
Der CDU-Finanzsenat beauftragte ein Gutachten, das das Vorhaben von Deutsche Wohnen Enteignen als illegal bezeichnet. Die Kampagne widerspricht.
taz.de
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Was für ein schlechter Scherz: Berlins CDU-Finanzsenator haut 100k für ein Gutachten gegen die Vergesellschaftung raus, geschrieben von Vonovias Kanzleien und genauso substanzlos @dwenteignen.bsky.social taz.de/Gutachten-zu...
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New post from me, trying to understand the various deals being made to build out AI infrastructure. Plus some news and research I thought was interesting recently.
siliconempires.substack.com/p/financing-...
siliconempires.substack.com/p/financing-...
Financing AI Compute
Financing AI Compute
siliconempires.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New post from me, trying to understand the various deals being made to build out AI infrastructure. Plus some news and research I thought was interesting recently.
siliconempires.substack.com/p/financing-...
siliconempires.substack.com/p/financing-...
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if you came of age in the 20th century then this really sits you down about how much the Worlds changed in 21st century. no going back…. @katemac.bsky.social
Germany was 4 times China's GDP in 1990
China is now 4 times Germany's GDP in 2025
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
Germany was 4 times China's GDP in 1990
China is now 4 times Germany's GDP in 2025
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
if you came of age in the 20th century then this really sits you down about how much the Worlds changed in 21st century. no going back…. @katemac.bsky.social
Germany was 4 times China's GDP in 1990
China is now 4 times Germany's GDP in 2025
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
Germany was 4 times China's GDP in 1990
China is now 4 times Germany's GDP in 2025
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
out today!
The Revolt Eclipses Whatever the World Has to Offer
by Idris Robinson
mitpress.mit.edu/978163590243...
The Revolt Eclipses Whatever the World Has to Offer
by Idris Robinson
mitpress.mit.edu/978163590243...
The Revolt Eclipses Whatever the World Has to Offer
What is it to be Black in America? It is to be constantly given unsolicited advice on how to run your life by people of all stripes, cultures, races, and opi...
mitpress.mit.edu
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
out today!
The Revolt Eclipses Whatever the World Has to Offer
by Idris Robinson
mitpress.mit.edu/978163590243...
The Revolt Eclipses Whatever the World Has to Offer
by Idris Robinson
mitpress.mit.edu/978163590243...
what a review! www.cambridge.org/core/service...
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
what a review! www.cambridge.org/core/service...
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Leute die sich für Philosophie interessieren können vielleicht was mit meiner Rezension seines Buchs anfangen:
politischeoekonomie.com/klassismus-s...
politischeoekonomie.com/klassismus-s...
Klassismus- statt Klassenbewusstsein - Politik & Ökonomie Blog
Hanno Sauer sucht nach einer neuen Theorie der Klasse – und verliert dabei ausgerechnet Karl Marx aus den Augen. In seiner Rezension nimmt Maurice Weller eine ideologiekritische Rückkehr zu den Grundl...
politischeoekonomie.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Leute die sich für Philosophie interessieren können vielleicht was mit meiner Rezension seines Buchs anfangen:
politischeoekonomie.com/klassismus-s...
politischeoekonomie.com/klassismus-s...
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And now the last installment of my chapter-by-chapter summary of Kevin Anderson's The Late Marx's Revolutionary Roads. On the late Marx's rethinking of revolutionary transition. 1/7
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
And now the last installment of my chapter-by-chapter summary of Kevin Anderson's The Late Marx's Revolutionary Roads. On the late Marx's rethinking of revolutionary transition. 1/7
Next week!
🚨Workshop Announcement🚨
THE GROUNDS OF PLANNING:
RATIONALITY, PSEUDORATIONALITY, AND CRITIQUE
Keynotes by John O'Neill and Aaron Benanav
December 4-5, 2025
Grimm-Zentrum Auditorium, Berlin
organised by the Centre for Social Critique, HU Berlin
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-gr...
THE GROUNDS OF PLANNING:
RATIONALITY, PSEUDORATIONALITY, AND CRITIQUE
Keynotes by John O'Neill and Aaron Benanav
December 4-5, 2025
Grimm-Zentrum Auditorium, Berlin
organised by the Centre for Social Critique, HU Berlin
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-gr...
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Next week!
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#OtD 23 Nov 1890 revolutionary constructivist Jewish artist El Lissitzky was born in Pochinok, Russia. During the 1917 revolution he helped design propaganda posters for the revolutionaries. We have reproduced some of his work, available here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 AM
#OtD 23 Nov 1890 revolutionary constructivist Jewish artist El Lissitzky was born in Pochinok, Russia. During the 1917 revolution he helped design propaganda posters for the revolutionaries. We have reproduced some of his work, available here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...