Jean-François Lyotard on Science as a Language GameJean-François Lyotard was a postmodernist sociologist and philosopher who wanted to tie philosophy to political issues and concerns. One…2d ago2d ago
Was Fredric Jameson a Marxist Snob Who Fought the Postmodern Culture Industry?The Marxist literary theorist Fredric Jameson can be deemed to be a simple “old-fashioned snob” — and that drove his criticisms of…5d agoA response icon45d agoA response icon4
Marxist Frederic Jameson on Counterrevolutionary PostmodernismPostmodernist philosophers rejected Marxism — even those who were once Marxists. In fact, many deemed Marxism to be yet another…Jul 8A response icon8Jul 8A response icon8
Deleuze and Guattari as Rousseauian RomanticsIt is argued that Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed in what is called “the noble savage”. The following essay doesn’t argue that Gilles…Jul 3A response icon1Jul 3A response icon1
According to Deleuze and Guattari, Capitalism Causes SchizophreniaThis essay focuses on the book Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia, which was written by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari and…Jun 28A response icon2Jun 28A response icon2
Jean Baudrillard’s Postmodernist Take on MarxismJean Baudrillard is known as a “postmodernist philosopher”. He began his academic career as an out-an-out Marxist, but later rebelled…Jun 21A response icon5Jun 21A response icon5
Published inPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyHow Jean Baudrillard (the Philosopher) Tried to Annihilate the WorldThe hyperbolic word “annihilate” is borrowed from Jean Baudrillard himself. In his book Symbolic Exchange and Death, he stated the…Jun 16A response icon16Jun 16A response icon16
Published inPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyJean-François Lyotard’s Language Games of Truth and JusticeJean-François Lyotard made extensive use of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s notion of a “language game”. He believed that there are many different…Jun 11A response icon4Jun 11A response icon4
Published inPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyA Philosophy of Grok 3This is a short philosophical take on Grok 3, the AI chatbot. It only covers a few areas — primarily AI intelligence, understanding and…Jun 4A response icon1Jun 4A response icon1