Spinoza, the Dialectic of Reason, and the Critique of Instrumental Rationality
#Spinoza is not a #critic of #reason, but its greatest defender: he anticipates the #DialecticOfReason (#Adorno & #Horkheimer) by advocating for an immanent, liberating, and joyful #rationality. Unlike Ayn #Rand’s view, he does not reject reason, but seeks to save it from #domination and #utilitarianism. #philosophy The critique of reason by Adorno and Horkheimer in the Dialectic of …
From Acceleration to Systemic Collapse: Critical Perspectives on Techno-Capitalism and Three Societal Bifurcations
#Virilio critiques #speed: technical acceleration leads to #crash, loss of #resonance (Rosa), and systemic collapse. #Mhalla, #Rouvroy, #Berns, #Negri, #Quijano, #Cusicanqui, #Ferdinand analyze #algorithmicGovernance, the #DigitalEmpire, and #coloniality. Three bifurcations: #positiveBarbarism (#Benjamin), #degrowth (#Saito), #DialecticOfReason (#Adorno &…
