The Human State in Martin Heidegger’s and Hannah Arendt's Phenomenology Introduction Martin Heidegger and his student Hannah Arendt, among the most influential thinkers in continental philosophy, offer profound yet contrasting philosophies on the human condition. Both are deeply rooted in the phenomenological tradition established by Edmund Husserl. Heidegger's Being and Time explores the fundamental question …
The following is an excerpt from Luke Gilfedder’s “Wyndham Lewis: Modernism and the New Radical Right,” published in September 2025 by Logos Verlag Berlin. A prominent aspect of modern experience since the late nineteenth century has been the imposition of mechanised “empty time” by science, technology, and the Enlightenment economy upon all aspects of …
In Aristotle’s Politics, the concept of power is central to his exploration of how societies are organized, maintained, and flourish. For Aristotle, power is not merely about control or dominance but is deeply tied to the ethical and moral foundations of society. His analysis of power encompasses a wide range of contexts, including political authority, …
This essay is my additional thoughts on Carl Schmitt’s framing of the concept of the political form. I offer them to help flesh out my earlier essay. Carl Schmitt, who is one of the most provocative and influential political thinkers of the twentieth century, remains a figure of enduring debate in political thought. While he …
Introduction Hegel's revolutionary conception of categories marks a significant departure from the traditional static view of categorization. It presents a more dynamic and dialectical understanding of how we organize and make sense of the world, enlightening us with its transformative potential. (Alznauer 2023) In Hegel’s philosophical system, categories are not fixed, isolated entities but exist …
Introduction The story of Babel is no mere myth of a tower’s fall, but a revelation of humanity’s fate—cast into plurality, where the will to unify provokes scattering. The Hebrew root carries an ambivalence: mixing is creation’s spark, the blending of elements into richness; yet in language and community, it yields opacity, the dissolution of …
Introduction Carl Schmitt’s concept of politische Form—translated as “political form”—is a cornerstone of his political thought. Developed most prominently in Römischer Katholizismus und politische Form (1923) and elaborated further in Verfassungslehre (1928), the idea of political form ties together some of Schmitt’s most crucial concerns: sovereignty, authority, representation, and the structural order of political life. …
Introduction to Transhumanism Transhumanism is not a complete philosophical system that stands as an autonomous school of thought, but rather a collection of loosely connected ideas centered around one core principle: improving the human condition through technological advancement. Teleologically, this loose confederation of thinkers, scientists, and entrepreneurial enthusiasts believes that thoughts, feelings, experiences, and activities …
Philosophical discourse has traditionally framed knowledge through a masculinized logic—often at the expense of recognizing feminine subjectivity or difference. Luce Irigaray confronts this tradition by rethinking the conditions under which knowledge is produced and meaning constructed. Through her engagement with psychoanalysis, ontology, and language, she reveals how the structures of Western thought—particularly rationalism and the …
Few figures in political thought have generated as much debate, admiration, and condemnation as Niccolò Machiavelli. Reflecting that May 3rd was his birthday, I thought it a rather useful thing to offer a reflection on why he remains a very central thinker for our times, especially given his role in inaugurating a distinctively modern understanding …
