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Dear Folks, Those of you who are following what is going on in the Republic of Letters - or ads and algorithms - here are a few picks from my own readings I can recommend: 1 An interesting take on why the US got involved in Ukraine the way it did and what is at stakes https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/this-war-is-about-money/ 2 A philos/psy comparison of some ideas on J D Vance and the Pope https:/...
Reading things - global politics, philosophy, and some new literature
Mar 14, 2025
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Of course the US has been a global power since WWII intending to be the globally dominant military and economy. Nevertheless, Washington always tried to uphold the facade of being interested in fairness, justice, civility, human rights and democracy. Accordingly, they occasionally supported and explored non-military and non-coercive ways of solving conflicts. These times are definitely over. They ...
A humorous take on the tragic events in the US
Feb 09, 2025
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Dear Folks, I hope you've been well. Recently I published a short piece on photography. https://phlsph-lab.com/expand/its-war-so-lets-marry/ It is on a series by Japanese photographer Mumuko. She is a talented younger artist whose pictures had been exhibited at the Tokyo Photography Museum in Ebisu. She travelled to Ukraine during the war and made some really interesting photos about the everyday ...
Writing on Photography, end of a year
Dec 22, 2024
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