The absurdism or the absurdity of the world scene leads us to Camus yet again, for it was Camus who developed absurdism as part of his existential philosophy. And the realization of the absurdism or absurdity of the world scene begins when one begins to think. The realization stems from thought and from the act … Continue reading An Absurd Reasoning
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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
Second footnote to the post titled “Avant-garde”
For both Hegel and Marx, and despite Marx's voluntary split from Hegel, and even though Marx gave lots of deference and respect to Hegel, historical and social change was inevitable. There was no going around change. But for Hegel, historical and social change would occur on its own. Change would occur miraculously and naturally in … Continue reading Second footnote to the post titled “Avant-garde”
Footnote to the post titled “Avant-garde”
Everything tends towards a theory of history, as Mills argued. In turn, a theory of history has at the heart of it an idea or a thesis about historical and social change. What is at the heart of a theory of history is an idea about the main agents, causes, and drivers behind historical and social … Continue reading Footnote to the post titled “Avant-garde”
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
Adam A. Azim 