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James K A Smith: Speech and Theology (Review)

Posted on December 2, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

This is the old Jamie Smith, before he went full-blown NPR.  This book is quite brilliant, actually.  I fully endorse it. Phenomenology:  I am no longer concerned with the thing, but how the thing appears to me.  We are concerned … Continue reading →

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An update on alt-right (and why I’m not)

Posted on November 12, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

This comes around every now and then.  When Alt Right came on the scene in 2016 (It was actually there in 2010), it was interesting because it was funny to watch CNN get triggered by Pepe memes. And I read … Continue reading →

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Table Contents for Dugin’s Heidegger

Posted on February 25, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

I received Martin Heidegger: The Philosophy of Another Beginning by Alexandr Dugin in the mail.  One of the reasons I put off buying for so long is I had no clue what was in it.  I could not find anywhere on … Continue reading →

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Heidegger Review: Introduction Metaphysics

Posted on February 14, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

Thesis and Conclusion: our asking “Why is there being rather than Nothing?” is a historical process and in that process opens us to different vistas. Heidegger concludes, “Being is the basic happening which first makes possible historical Dasein amid the … Continue reading →

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4th Political Theory

Posted on February 13, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

This review has in mind St Cheetos the Prophet. The phrase that best sums up Dugin’s approach is “Negating the Logic of History.”  Dugin begins by listing the three most common (and modern) ideologies: Liberalism: the individual is the normative … Continue reading →

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A Heidegger study list

Posted on February 5, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

Heidegger is notoriously difficult, but once you decode him he is easy and there is a huge payoff.  The following is more or less what I did. I did some study notes on Heidegger that some might find helpful. a) … Continue reading →

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Truth and Method (Review)

Posted on January 28, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

This is one of those great moments where a great student follows his master (Heidegger) yet gives us a new product and not simply a repetition of his master. In short, for Gadamer language is the horizon of being. As … Continue reading →

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4th Political Theory (Review)

Posted on August 20, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

This review has in mind St Cheetos the Prophet. The phrase that best sums up Dugin’s approach is “Negating the Logic of History.”  Dugin begins by listing the three most common (and modern) ideologies: Liberalism: the individual is the normative … Continue reading →

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Dugin notes, 2: Dasein as Actor

Posted on August 11, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

What is the nature of freedom? Classical Liberals defined freedom as “freedom from.”  There should be no ties on an individual’s will.   It is these individuals, acting alone but taken as a whole, who form the circle of liberal … Continue reading →

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Dugin outline, chapter 1

Posted on August 11, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

I am doing an analytical outline of Dugin’s Fourth Political Theory. Birth of a Concept Three Ideologies Liberalism: the individual is the normative subject (this includes both free market capitalism and the Democratic Party.  I am using “liberal” in a non-perjorative … Continue reading →

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