Embracing the Other in Empathy and Obligation The Levinasian Ethics of the Face-to-Face Levinasian ethics places profound importance on direct, face-to-face encounters, positioning these moments as the foundation of moral response-ability and…
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Neutralizing the “Big Other” Slavoj Žižek’s solution to neutralize the “Big Other” delves deep into the psyche of late-stage capitalism, presenting a path to dismantle liberal democracy’s role in maintaining its…
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Challenges and Consequences in American Politics Introduction Žižek on Ideology critiques liberal democracy’s value-neutrality, framing it as an ideological mechanism that hides behind a facade of fairness while quietly undermining social cohesion.…
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These revolutions promised governance accountable to the people rather than monarchs. However, recent political trends have exposed cracks in the foundations of liberal democracy, as nationalism and populism erode the very…
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Sovereignty, Narcissism, and Ethical Behavior in Contemporary Political Contexts Introduction Political control is at the heart of the philosophy of Georgio Agamben that I explore in this post. Including political control…
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Ending the Politics of Self-Interest Ethics must emerge not from external taboos, divine commandments, or faith-based systems but from human responsibility rooted in the self and society. Relying on inherited moral…
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Religious Epistemology and the Necessity of Open Inquiry Explored Religious epistemology systems often construct elaborate frameworks of truth based on sacred text interpretations. These systems, whether Jewish, Christian, or Islamic, claim to…
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