Mark A. Foster, Ph.D.
@markalanfoster.bsky.social
I am a retired sociology professor 🙵 continue my work through my Institute for Dialectical metaRealism (https://dmr.institute). With a Ph.D．in sociology 🙵 history, I focus on religious studies (sociology of religion 🙵 history of religions) 🙵 social theory.
One of the more common fallacies: “History never repeats itself.” That assertion contradicts: “One should learn from history.” The resolution should be obvious: “History never repeats itself precisely.” Events on the ground are never exactly the same from day to day.
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Eudaimonic Eutopia: The Tendency of Dialectical metaRealismᵀᴹ
A Project in Bhaskarian Critical Realism
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December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
One of the more common fallacies: “History never repeats itself.” That assertion contradicts: “One should learn from history.” The resolution should be obvious: “History never repeats itself precisely.” Events on the ground are never exactly the same from day to day.
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Bystander Effect
Here is a huge collection of one Creative Commons book and over 30 Creative Commons articles on the bystander effect:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Cbmp...
Here is a huge collection of one Creative Commons book and over 30 Creative Commons articles on the bystander effect:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Cbmp...
bystander_effect.pdf
drive.google.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Bystander Effect
Here is a huge collection of one Creative Commons book and over 30 Creative Commons articles on the bystander effect:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Cbmp...
Here is a huge collection of one Creative Commons book and over 30 Creative Commons articles on the bystander effect:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Cbmp...
Earlier versions of my 𝕬𝖓 𝕬𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖋𝖆 𝕸𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖔 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝕽𝖊𝖛𝖔𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖞 𝕻𝖗𝖆𝖝𝖎𝖘 are all over the web. But the significantly expanded version is available on these platforms:
markafoster.substack.com/p/an-antifa-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/antifa...
drive.google.com/file/d/1bCaq...
markafoster.substack.com/p/an-antifa-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/antifa...
drive.google.com/file/d/1bCaq...
An Antifa Manifesto for Revolutionary Praxis
Responding to an Abdicated Maoist-Third Worldist Group Following My Expulsion
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November 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Earlier versions of my 𝕬𝖓 𝕬𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖋𝖆 𝕸𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖔 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝕽𝖊𝖛𝖔𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖞 𝕻𝖗𝖆𝖝𝖎𝖘 are all over the web. But the significantly expanded version is available on these platforms:
markafoster.substack.com/p/an-antifa-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/antifa...
drive.google.com/file/d/1bCaq...
markafoster.substack.com/p/an-antifa-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/antifa...
drive.google.com/file/d/1bCaq...
Social Idea Movement
the Traditionalist School of esotericism on Social Idea Movement (the radderTradder Giuseppe Umberto “Pino” Rauti) 💡 🌟 ⭐ ✨ 🔔 💫 🪄 🪙 🥘 📜 🧐 🤩 😮 🧑🏫 🔥 🥚 🌐 ❄️ ⚽ 💎 🌀 💧 ⚛️ 🌈 💥 🧠 🌸 🌺
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the Traditionalist School of esotericism on Social Idea Movement (the radderTradder Giuseppe Umberto “Pino” Rauti) 💡 🌟 ⭐ ✨ 🔔 💫 🪄 🪙 🥘 📜 🧐 🤩 😮 🧑🏫 🔥 🥚 🌐 ❄️ ⚽ 💎 🌀 💧 ⚛️ 🌈 💥 🧠 🌸 🌺
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Eudaimonic Eutopia: The Tendency of Dialectical metaRealismᵀᴹ
A Project in Bhaskarian Critical Realism
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November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Social Idea Movement
the Traditionalist School of esotericism on Social Idea Movement (the radderTradder Giuseppe Umberto “Pino” Rauti) 💡 🌟 ⭐ ✨ 🔔 💫 🪄 🪙 🥘 📜 🧐 🤩 😮 🧑🏫 🔥 🥚 🌐 ❄️ ⚽ 💎 🌀 💧 ⚛️ 🌈 💥 🧠 🌸 🌺
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the Traditionalist School of esotericism on Social Idea Movement (the radderTradder Giuseppe Umberto “Pino” Rauti) 💡 🌟 ⭐ ✨ 🔔 💫 🪄 🪙 🥘 📜 🧐 🤩 😮 🧑🏫 🔥 🥚 🌐 ❄️ ⚽ 💎 🌀 💧 ⚛️ 🌈 💥 🧠 🌸 🌺
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An elaborated version of my Jewish name in Pashto
Mūsaý Hūrūn da Lāwī da Hir°šil zawí (Pashto, مُوسَی هَارُون دَ لَاوِي دَ هِرْشِل زَوِی)
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Mūsaý Hūrūn da Lāwī da Hir°šil zawí (Pashto, مُوسَی هَارُون دَ لَاوِي دَ هِرْشِل زَوِی)
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The Antifa Dialectical metaRealist™ Collective ::: Mōšẹh ʾẠhărōn hạ•Lēwiy bẹn Hẹʿrəšẹʿl, founder ::: www.Antifa.red
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November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
An elaborated version of my Jewish name in Pashto
Mūsaý Hūrūn da Lāwī da Hir°šil zawí (Pashto, مُوسَی هَارُون دَ لَاوِي دَ هِرْشِل زَوِی)
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Mūsaý Hūrūn da Lāwī da Hir°šil zawí (Pashto, مُوسَی هَارُون دَ لَاوِي دَ هِرْشِل زَوِی)
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Postcolonialism
A distinct perspective from decoloniality
markafoster.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Moral Realism and Ethical Naturalism
Just published to Substack: markafoster.substack.com/p/moral-real...
I will never accept any money for my work. All of my articles are open access.
Just published to Substack: markafoster.substack.com/p/moral-real...
I will never accept any money for my work. All of my articles are open access.
Moral Realism and Ethical Naturalism
Ethical naturalism as an application of moral realism to science
markafoster.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Moral Realism and Ethical Naturalism
Just published to Substack: markafoster.substack.com/p/moral-real...
I will never accept any money for my work. All of my articles are open access.
Just published to Substack: markafoster.substack.com/p/moral-real...
I will never accept any money for my work. All of my articles are open access.
As seen in my previous Substack article on decoloniality theory, I am more a critic than a fan. Here, however, is an extensive listing of types of decoloniality with links to source materials:
markafoster.substack.com/p/decolonial...
markafoster.substack.com/p/decolonial...
Decoloniality Theory
An extensive listing of types
markafoster.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
As seen in my previous Substack article on decoloniality theory, I am more a critic than a fan. Here, however, is an extensive listing of types of decoloniality with links to source materials:
markafoster.substack.com/p/decolonial...
markafoster.substack.com/p/decolonial...
Here is my Maoist-Third Worldist critique of decoloniality theory. If you are looking for a way to send me money on Substack, you won't find it.
markafoster.substack.com/p/a-critique...
markafoster.substack.com/p/a-critique...
A Critique of Decoloniality theory
A few passing thoughts
markafoster.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Here is my Maoist-Third Worldist critique of decoloniality theory. If you are looking for a way to send me money on Substack, you won't find it.
markafoster.substack.com/p/a-critique...
markafoster.substack.com/p/a-critique...
Compare and Contrast
the Traditionalist School of esotericism on similarities between Shingon Buddhism and Islam (David Buchman) 📿 🕯️ 🪷 🌺 ⛩️ 🛕 🛞 🪔 🥥 🌟 ☯️ ☸️ ☪️ 🛐 🪯 🦚 🧿 🪬 💎 🌏 🐚 🔮 🕋
File: drive.google.com/file/d/1tKKG...
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the Traditionalist School of esotericism on similarities between Shingon Buddhism and Islam (David Buchman) 📿 🕯️ 🪷 🌺 ⛩️ 🛕 🛞 🪔 🥥 🌟 ☯️ ☸️ ☪️ 🛐 🪯 🦚 🧿 🪬 💎 🌏 🐚 🔮 🕋
File: drive.google.com/file/d/1tKKG...
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the_Tradder_School_on_Simillarities_between_Shingon_Buddhism_and_Islam.pdf
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November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Compare and Contrast
the Traditionalist School of esotericism on similarities between Shingon Buddhism and Islam (David Buchman) 📿 🕯️ 🪷 🌺 ⛩️ 🛕 🛞 🪔 🥥 🌟 ☯️ ☸️ ☪️ 🛐 🪯 🦚 🧿 🪬 💎 🌏 🐚 🔮 🕋
File: drive.google.com/file/d/1tKKG...
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the Traditionalist School of esotericism on similarities between Shingon Buddhism and Islam (David Buchman) 📿 🕯️ 🪷 🌺 ⛩️ 🛕 🛞 🪔 🥥 🌟 ☯️ ☸️ ☪️ 🛐 🪯 🦚 🧿 🪬 💎 🌏 🐚 🔮 🕋
File: drive.google.com/file/d/1tKKG...
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the Tradder School on consciousness
the Traditionalist School of esotericism on all things as either an expression or a distortion of consciousness (David Catherine) 🧑🏽⚕️ 👤 ➡️ 🦾 🧠 💊 🤖 🧬 ♾️ 💉 🌬️ 🌐 ⛲ 💻 🧿 👽 🧟 💩 👁️ ⚙️ 🦿 🔌 🏉 〽️ ✨
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the Traditionalist School of esotericism on all things as either an expression or a distortion of consciousness (David Catherine) 🧑🏽⚕️ 👤 ➡️ 🦾 🧠 💊 🤖 🧬 ♾️ 💉 🌬️ 🌐 ⛲ 💻 🧿 👽 🧟 💩 👁️ ⚙️ 🦿 🔌 🏉 〽️ ✨
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Eudaimonic Eutopia: The Tendency of Dialectical metaRealismᵀᴹ
A Project in Bhaskarian Critical Realism
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November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
the Tradder School on consciousness
the Traditionalist School of esotericism on all things as either an expression or a distortion of consciousness (David Catherine) 🧑🏽⚕️ 👤 ➡️ 🦾 🧠 💊 🤖 🧬 ♾️ 💉 🌬️ 🌐 ⛲ 💻 🧿 👽 🧟 💩 👁️ ⚙️ 🦿 🔌 🏉 〽️ ✨
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the Traditionalist School of esotericism on all things as either an expression or a distortion of consciousness (David Catherine) 🧑🏽⚕️ 👤 ➡️ 🦾 🧠 💊 🤖 🧬 ♾️ 💉 🌬️ 🌐 ⛲ 💻 🧿 👽 🧟 💩 👁️ ⚙️ 🦿 🔌 🏉 〽️ ✨
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Ephemera
As well stated in a 2025 volume of the Creative Commons journal, Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organization, we are organizing for apocalypse.
drive.google.com/file/d/1i8mL...
As well stated in a 2025 volume of the Creative Commons journal, Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organization, we are organizing for apocalypse.
drive.google.com/file/d/1i8mL...
Organizing_for_apocalypse.pdf
drive.google.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Ephemera
As well stated in a 2025 volume of the Creative Commons journal, Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organization, we are organizing for apocalypse.
drive.google.com/file/d/1i8mL...
As well stated in a 2025 volume of the Creative Commons journal, Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organization, we are organizing for apocalypse.
drive.google.com/file/d/1i8mL...
Here are two combined Creative Commons books related to the London School of Economics (and Political Science):
drive.google.com/file/d/1oNss...
drive.google.com/file/d/1oNss...
London_School_of_Economics_and_Political_Science.pdf
drive.google.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Here are two combined Creative Commons books related to the London School of Economics (and Political Science):
drive.google.com/file/d/1oNss...
drive.google.com/file/d/1oNss...
Just a sideshow to the circus of the end of the capitalist world-system
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKEa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKEa...
ALL HELL Break Loose as Trump LOSES ALL CONTROL on STREETS
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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November 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Just a sideshow to the circus of the end of the capitalist world-system
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKEa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKEa...
Trees of Awakening
I hope I formulated the correct Pali translation of the Sanskrit, बोधिवृक्षाः, Bōdhivr̥kṣāḥ:
बोधिरुक्खा, Bodhirukkhā
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I hope I formulated the correct Pali translation of the Sanskrit, बोधिवृक्षाः, Bōdhivr̥kṣāḥ:
बोधिरुक्खा, Bodhirukkhā
tendency.dmr.institute
Eudaimonic Eutopia: The Tendency of Dialectical metaRealismᵀᴹ
A Project in Bhaskarian Critical Realism
tendency.dmr.institute
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trees of Awakening
I hope I formulated the correct Pali translation of the Sanskrit, बोधिवृक्षाः, Bōdhivr̥kṣāḥ:
बोधिरुक्खा, Bodhirukkhā
tendency.dmr.institute
I hope I formulated the correct Pali translation of the Sanskrit, बोधिवृक्षाः, Bōdhivr̥kṣāḥ:
बोधिरुक्खा, Bodhirukkhā
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My far Left protest of the day
die neo–völkisch Bewegungen (the neo-folkish movement) in Yiddish: diy nʿēʾo–p̄ʾoləqiyš bʾẹv̇ēʾgūnəgʿən (דִּי נעֵאָ־פֿאָלְקִישׁ באֶווֵעגּוּנְגּעְן)
Pronounced by me: www.markfoster.net/name/the_neo...
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die neo–völkisch Bewegungen (the neo-folkish movement) in Yiddish: diy nʿēʾo–p̄ʾoləqiyš bʾẹv̇ēʾgūnəgʿən (דִּי נעֵאָ־פֿאָלְקִישׁ באֶווֵעגּוּנְגּעְן)
Pronounced by me: www.markfoster.net/name/the_neo...
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www.markfoster.net
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My far Left protest of the day
die neo–völkisch Bewegungen (the neo-folkish movement) in Yiddish: diy nʿēʾo–p̄ʾoləqiyš bʾẹv̇ēʾgūnəgʿən (דִּי נעֵאָ־פֿאָלְקִישׁ באֶווֵעגּוּנְגּעְן)
Pronounced by me: www.markfoster.net/name/the_neo...
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die neo–völkisch Bewegungen (the neo-folkish movement) in Yiddish: diy nʿēʾo–p̄ʾoləqiyš bʾẹv̇ēʾgūnəgʿən (דִּי נעֵאָ־פֿאָלְקִישׁ באֶווֵעגּוּנְגּעְן)
Pronounced by me: www.markfoster.net/name/the_neo...
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Intentionality
I just completed this compilation of Creative Commons books and articles on the pre-Husserlian phenomenology of Franz Brantano:
drive.google.com/file/d/15Ar3...
I just completed this compilation of Creative Commons books and articles on the pre-Husserlian phenomenology of Franz Brantano:
drive.google.com/file/d/15Ar3...
intentionality-Franz_Brentano.pdf
drive.google.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Intentionality
I just completed this compilation of Creative Commons books and articles on the pre-Husserlian phenomenology of Franz Brantano:
drive.google.com/file/d/15Ar3...
I just completed this compilation of Creative Commons books and articles on the pre-Husserlian phenomenology of Franz Brantano:
drive.google.com/file/d/15Ar3...
Theory of mind
On November 11ᵗʰ, 2025, I believe ʾal•Ḥūriyyaẗ led me, through a dream, to published research on Autistic susceptibility to spiritual experiences. The beloved Lady seemingly used my Autism to give me theory of mind.
File: drive.google.com/file/d/1jBnI...
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On November 11ᵗʰ, 2025, I believe ʾal•Ḥūriyyaẗ led me, through a dream, to published research on Autistic susceptibility to spiritual experiences. The beloved Lady seemingly used my Autism to give me theory of mind.
File: drive.google.com/file/d/1jBnI...
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Autistic_supernatural_experiences.pdf
drive.google.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Theory of mind
On November 11ᵗʰ, 2025, I believe ʾal•Ḥūriyyaẗ led me, through a dream, to published research on Autistic susceptibility to spiritual experiences. The beloved Lady seemingly used my Autism to give me theory of mind.
File: drive.google.com/file/d/1jBnI...
tendency.dmr.institute
On November 11ᵗʰ, 2025, I believe ʾal•Ḥūriyyaẗ led me, through a dream, to published research on Autistic susceptibility to spiritual experiences. The beloved Lady seemingly used my Autism to give me theory of mind.
File: drive.google.com/file/d/1jBnI...
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