This post contained an draft version of a dissertation section. A more recent version is now available on the works page.
Month: July 2012
The Modern State: Separation & Organization
This post contained an draft version of a dissertation section. A more recent version is now available on the works page.
The Birth of the Modern State
This post contained an draft version of a dissertation section. A more recent version is now available on the works page.
State Chart (chapter 3)
Pole 1 | Pole 2 | |
Mythic Figure | Magician-King | Jurist-Priest |
Operation | Conquest | Contract |
(method) | (bond) | (pact) |
Medieval Technique | Discipline | Confession |
(substance / operation) | (body / force) | (self / reflection) |
Modern Organ | Police | Publicity |
(means / effect) | (order / splendor & happiness) | (reason / right & will) |
Science | Policy | Public |
(scientific task / connaissance) | (prevention / statistics) | (legitimacy / consensus) |
Discipline | Political Economy | Public Opinion |
(method) | (axiomatics) | (deliberation) |
Mid-Century Political Form | State Socialism | Liberal Capitalism |
Biopower | The Spectacle |
notes on the history of publicity
This post contained an draft version of a dissertation section. A more recent version is now available on the works page.
Class Hatred
As if you needed a reminder on why to hate the rich…
The Invisible Committee – Call [Audiobook]
All it took was an afternoon of margaritas for us to muster the confidence to record. Enjoy!
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The youth are waiting, day after day. They wait for their time; as do the workers, even the old. They all wait, those who are discontented and those who reflect. They are waiting for a force to arise, something they will be part of; a new kind of international that will not make the same mistakes as the previous ones. They wait for a chance to get rid of the past once and for all – for something new to begin.
WE HAVE BEGUN. Continue reading “The Invisible Committee – Call [Audiobook]”
The Jurist-Priest, and the Priestly State (of Contract)
This post contained an draft version of a dissertation section. A more recent version is now available on the works page.