Philosophy talks back to power
I was very heartened to read a comment piece in The Guardian by Paul Redding, Professor of Philosophy at Sydney University. Redding is one of the recipients of an ARC grant which was ridiculed by the Coalition in the week […]
Factional Labourism: An Infantile Disorder
I don’t know about others, but a lot of Labor folk I know felt surprisingly good on Saturday night, and for a little while after the election dust had settled. It was refreshing to see Labor members finally appearing to […]
Towards a sociological concept of neo-liberalism I
Who’s afraid of neo-liberalism? Writing last year, Terry Flew inveighs against neo-liberalism as a shibboleth in academic discourse, signalling a distaste for markets but vague in meaning. Flew appears particularly exercised about its use in cultural studies, arguing that it […]
Margaret Thatcher and neo-liberal sovereignty
As a footnote to my post on Margaret Thatcher, I wanted to draw attention to some responses to the special sitting of Parliament and the state funeral in her memory. A number of Labour MPs boycotted the House of Commons […]
Envisioning realistic Utopias, realised utopias, Erik Olin Wright and Crooked Timber
There’s been a fascinating series on Crooked Timber on Erik Olin Wright’s book Envisioning Realistic Utopias. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem yet to be a sidebar link which captures the posts, and Wright is new to blogging and hasn’t linked back […]
LP and Catallaxy to merge
Today the Cat Herding Cabal have an exciting announcement. LP will be merging with Catallaxy to bring you the best from both sides of the political divide. We look forward to a new era of stoushing, debate and trolling. The […]
Are we ever more individual? Or is that the wrong question? A historical sociology of interiority and ascesis
I’ve been reading Guy G. Stroumsa’s The End of Sacrifice, which looks at religious transformations or mutations in the transitions from paganism to Christianity, and Axial moments.
Where is Australia’s Joey Barton?
For the uninitiated, Joey Barton captains and plays midfield for the Queens Park Rangers (QPR), a newly promoted side in the Premier League. He enjoys a certain amount of infamy in British sporting circles; having worked his way up through […]
What We Didn’t Blog Lately
There are many interesting issues/events that LP doesn’t manage to blog about. Here’s a selection of topics we didn’t cover recently, but others did:
What We Didn’t Blog Lately
There are many interesting issues/events that LP doesn’t manage to blog about. Here’s a selection of topics we didn’t cover recently, but others did:
What We Didn’t Blog Lately
There are many interesting issues/events that LP doesn’t manage to blog about. Here’s a selection of topics we didn’t cover recently, but others did: