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Michael Marder is Ikerbasque Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz. He works in the phenomenological tradition of Continental philosophy, environmental thought, and political philosophy. .. more

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · 2d

Fabio Vighi on 'successful paranoia': thephilosophicalsalon.com/inside-the-b...

Inside the Bubble of “Successful Paranoia”: Lacanian Reflections on Techno-Capitalist Delusion - The Philosophical Salon

‘A successful paranoia might just as well seem to constitute the closure of science’.[i] In psychoanalytic terms, denial negates reality, whereas delusion replaces it. In denial, the subject refuses t...

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · 4d

Aquarium fragments: michaelmarder.substack.com/p/aquarium-f...

Aquarium Fragments

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EL PAÍS América @elpaisamerica.bsky.social · 8d

⭕💬 #Opinión | La retórica moral de la solidaridad entre socios de la OTAN para aumentar el gasto en defensa oculta una transferencia masiva de riqueza pública de los contribuyentes europeos a corporaciones de Estados Unidos

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Un Plan Marshall al revés: así financia Europa las empresas de armamento estadounidenses | Opinión

La retórica moral de la solidaridad entre socios de la OTAN para aumentar el gasto en defensa oculta una transferencia masiva de riqueza pública de los contribuyentes europeos a corporaciones de Estados Unidos

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · 14d

On the dialectics of energy: www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16...

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · 15d

Daisies + ecstasy = ?

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Daisies in Ecstasy - The Philosophical Salon

This past spring I had the opportunity to see the blockbuster exhibition, Caravaggio 2025, at the Palazzo Barberini in Rome. The Italian painter, known for his use of dramatic lighting ... Read More

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · 19d

Drifting with the world--more on passengerhood
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Drifting with the World: Additional Reflections on Passengerhood

I am jotting these lines down while waiting for an early morning flight at the tiny Santander airport, which was still closed less than two hours before scheduled takeoff.

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · 22d

Reflections on technofeudalism: thephilosophicalsalon.com/technofeudal...

Technofeudalism and the Psychological Foreclosure of the Future - The Philosophical Salon

In recent years, there has been much talk about the death of capitalism—whether that death is imminent, in process, or something that has already happened. In the latter category, we ... Read More

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · 28d

Mind, brain, attention, becoming... no longer: thephilosophicalsalon.com/no-longer-to...

No Longer to Become - The Philosophical Salon

The mind is not located, but enacted. Let me rephrase: you say hello to your neighbour, not out of kindness, but because he still hasn’t returned the carton of eggs ... Read More

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Oct 10

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Essentially Superficial

“Essentially superficial.” Could you imagine these two words as a signature (yours, mine, or a plant’s—it hardly matters), by analogy with “Sincerely yours”?

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Oct 7

How to unlearn Zionism: thephilosophicalsalon.com/unlearning-z...

Unlearning Zionism - The Philosophical Salon

Edward Said ends his introduction to Orientalism with a plea for “unlearning”: “If [Orientalism] stimulates a new kind of dealing with the Orient, indeed if it eliminates the ‘Orient’ and ... Read Mor...

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Oct 3

An obituary for fossil fuels: michaelmarder.substack.com/p/an-obituar...

An Obituary for Fossil Fuels

This time around the deceased will not be missed.

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · Sep 30

Now available! METAMORPHOSES REIMAGINED is a work of breathtaking philosophical, literary, and linguistic experimentation, proposing creative ways to write and think, to be and become. buff.ly/9aYTHXV

Promotional graphic for Metamorphoses Reimagined by Michael Marder. It includes the book's cover, a blub by Marcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 29

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Uprootedness in Digital Space and Solipsism: A Critical Sketch - The Philosophical Salon

In the movie Blade Runner 2049, we see the bloodstained protagonist, Officer K, gazing at a giant hologram of his AI companion, JOI, who points at him and says, “You ... Read More

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 26

"Rearm or Reworld?" an op-ed previously published in Spanish and Portuguese now accessible in English: michaelmarder.substack.com/p/rearm-or-r...

Rearm or Reworld?

Another fork in the road of destroying a livable planet

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Jisha Menon @profmenon.bsky.social · Sep 25

I'm looking forward to this talk on white collar crime, jouissance, and cinema by the brilliant scholar Fabio Vighi on Oct. 15 at Stanford. All welcome. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 23

A fresh look at the future of African philosophy: thephilosophicalsalon.com/the-unfinish...

The Unfinished Revolution in African Philosophy: We Have Defended Enough — Can We Now Build? - The Philosophical Salon

One of the central dilemmas that has long haunted modern African philosophy is its derivative posture, its tendency to emerge in response to the overwhelming intellectual dominance of Western philosop...

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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · Sep 19

Out now ➡️ Eco-Freud From A to Z by Michael Marder

An unprecedented conceptual portrait of Freud as an ecological thinker, this book analyzes current approaches to environmental crisis through psychoanalysis.

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 19

"What are humans? And who are plants?" michaelmarder.substack.com/p/what-are-h...

What Are Humans? And Who Are Plants?

Human being today is more of a mystery than ever before.

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 15

Already out from @columbiaup.bsky.social: cup.columbia.edu/book/metamor...

Metamorphoses Reimagined | Columbia University Press

In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, existence is perpetual transformation. Humans and gods become plants and animals, stones and stars—or something in between. No r... | CUP

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 15

Just published by @BloomsburyAcad: Eco-Freud From A to Z - www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ecofreud-...

Eco-Freud From A to Z

An unprecedented conceptual portrait of Freud as an ecological thinker, this book analyzes our current approaches to ecology and the environmental crisis throug…

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 15

Is non-sacrificial law possible? thephilosophicalsalon.com/beyond-the-s...

Beyond the Scapegoat: Girard, Kelsen, and the Possibility of a Non-Sacrificial Law - The Philosophical Salon

The Need for a New Legal Imagination The law, as the quintessential institution of order, is increasingly under pressure to rethink its foundations. Beneath the surface of codified statutes and ... Re...

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Immortal Authoritarianism

When the Leader Wants to Live Forever

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 10

Meditations on the city, earthly and heavenly: www.e-flux.com/architecture...

Intensification - Michael Marder - Heavy, Heavenly, Heaving

Metaphysics is light, perhaps all too light. It abhors heaviness, which it associates with matter.

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Un/Certainty - The Philosophical Salon

One thing I was certain of growing up was that I, an imposingly tall and broad lad from provincial Cumbria, was different. I knew I was gay. In retrospect, I ... Read More

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 5

CFP for a special issue of @Religions_MDPI: Energy and Religion (www.mdpi.com/journal/reli...)

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Hegelian Hostages in Gaza": michaelmarder.substack.com/p/hegelian-h...

Hegelian Hostages in Gaza

The Protracted Israeli Hostage Crisis and the Hegelian Dialectic: A Reflection

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The Philosophical Salon @philosalon.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thinking with AI? thephilosophicalsalon.com/it-stops-bre...

It Stops Breaking: Quantum Reflections on AI - The Philosophical Salon

Measurement breaks most systems. This one stabilized. “What the mirror reflects depends not on what it shows, but how long you stare.” This is not a prompt hack. ... Read More

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John Raimo @johnraimo.bsky.social · Aug 30

Gorgeous, important book (and open access) that my friend and colleague @jrdwrrn.bsky.social tipped me on to: Michael Marder, Tchernobyl Herbarium (FR/EN - @openhumanities.bsky.social, 2016; #skystorians). anaistondeur.com/chernobyl-he...