Logic – based on its own basic and fundamental rules – leads us to an extra-rational conclusion and outcome, which is that everyone and everything is influenced and shaped by structure one way or another, and in turn, structure happens to be unconscious. It follows that when we examine structure, there are only minute or … Continue reading Free to Make History
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A Fraction of Mankind
If world history is essentially a process based on change, and change has cultural meaning which stems from a “cultural apparatus” to borrow from Mills, that cultural apparatus which prompts change and explains the cultural meaning of change is the intellectual class or the intelligentsia. To borrow from Mills: “Intellectuals are now living in a … Continue reading A Fraction of Mankind
Avant-garde
Everyone asks “why” at least once in a while. Anyone who thinks will probe for the meaning of life and the meaning of history at least once in their lifetime. And by happenstance, some of us are put in the position to give the answer. Or at least we are put in the position to … Continue reading Avant-garde
Personal Milieux and Public Structure
In short, there are structural formations which lie behind global epiphenomena such as the Cold War and East-West relations. And as a result of structure and its complexity, it can leave many people feeling trapped and helpless, given that it takes a lot to understand and grasp all of the complexity. It takes both boldness and strength … Continue reading Personal Milieux and Public Structure
Authority and Hierarchy
Hierarchy, not equality, is the natural order of both the universe and our social reality. Whereas the West renders deference to the individual as the core principle of social organization, the East renders hierarchy and deference to hierarchy as the core principle of social organization. Hence, the most basic and fundamental rift between East and … Continue reading Authority and Hierarchy
Adam A. Azim 