By Zac Cash In March 2019, the Psychology professor Jordan Peterson, whose views on transgender rights, climate change and gender identity has caused great controversy, had his visiting professorship invite rescinded from Cambridge University. Two years prior, protests erupted when the pro-Trump political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos announced that he would be speaking at UC BerkeleyContinue reading “Public & Private Reason: Why Kant Wouldn’t Cancel Speakers”
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Resisting Responsibility
The journey to accepting our freedom during a pandemic This article is part of the Time Capsule 2020 project, click here to find out more. by Toby Tremlett “I don’t choose to exist, but I am. An absurdity which is responsible for itself, that’s exactly what I am” The Blood of Others; pg 108, Simone de BeauvoirContinue reading “Resisting Responsibility”
The Virus of Control
by August Leo Liljenberg “The man of control is undulatory, in orbit, in a continuous network. Everywhere surfing has already replaced the older sports” – Giles Deleuze, Postscripts on the Societies of Control You are unsure what day of the week it is. Your sleep tracking app informs you that you had mild sleep disturbancesContinue reading “The Virus of Control”
Jordan Peterson, Lobster Philosophy and the Limits of Individualism
This article is part of the Time Capsule 2020 project, click here to find out more. by Jessica Corne Am not I A fly like thee? Or art not thou A man like me? The Fly, Blake (1794) A man dons a mask and his face grows to fit it Shooting the Elephant, Orwell (1936)Continue reading “Jordan Peterson, Lobster Philosophy and the Limits of Individualism”
Coronavirus Conspiracies: A Strain We Have Never Seen Before
This article is part of the Time Capsule 2020 project, click here to find out more. By Kenneth Quek Where was the coronavirus created – in a secret Chinese laboratory, or in Bill Gates’ luxury basement? Do hairdryers help in curing it, or would injecting hydroxychloroquine into your bloodstream be a better option? Does theContinue reading “Coronavirus Conspiracies: A Strain We Have Never Seen Before”
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