Tag Archives: philosophy

Thacker on Aesthetics and Biomedia

Posted on 11/23/2012 by kunzelman

Whoa – well, if biotech is the after-party of the Enlightenment, then I’d hate to imagine what the hang-over the next morning will be…But what if biotech is not really about hyper-rationality, but really about something else – like aesthetics, … Continue reading →

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Glissant and Opacity (2): Relation

Posted on 10/11/2012 by kunzelman

This post, like a great many (all?) of the posts on this blog, is about my trying to figure something out for myself. What follows is the rambling that I need to do in order to work my way through … Continue reading →

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McCloskey on Rhetoric

Posted on 10/02/2012 by kunzelman

The trick of claiming certitude as a way of avoiding serious persuasion is Plato’s Trope. I hold in my hand a proof, such as they have in mathematics–not the wretched opinions they trade in the courts of law–that kings should … Continue reading →

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Two New Essays That Are Brilliant

Posted on 09/13/2012 by kunzelman

So there are two essays that have come out recently that I think are awesome. I want you to check them out. The first is James Stanescu’s “Toward a Dark Animal Studies: On Vegetarian Vampires, Beautiful Souls, and Becoming-Vegan.” I … Continue reading →

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Hypatia Symposium: Feminists Encountering Animals

Posted on 07/09/2012 by kunzelman

As frequent readers of this blog probably know, I come out of a strong feminist background. I was incredibly lucky to work with a number of really brilliant feminist scholars when I was in undergrad, and basically anything smart about … Continue reading →

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A Brilliant Bit By Erin Manning

Posted on 05/22/2012 by kunzelman

I am writing a conference paper and crunch time is upon us. I don’t have a lot of time for blog posts, but I think you will want to read this bit by Erin Manning from her book The Politics of … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts About Video Game Pacifism

Posted on 03/21/2012 by kunzelman

Back when that guy was playing Skyrim as a pacifist monk, I wrote about it. In fact, I had lots of things to say, and the conclusion that I came to was this: In any case, I don’t think that video game pacifism … Continue reading →

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James Stanescu in Hypatia

Posted on 03/19/2012 by kunzelman

This is really just a short bit to say that James “Scu” Stanescu has a new article out in Hypatia named “Species Trouble: Judith Butler, Mourning, and the Precarious Lives of Animals.” It appears to be behind a pay wall if you … Continue reading →

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The End of Proust

Posted on 12/09/2010 by kunzelman

The body immures the mind within a fortress; presently on all sides the fortress is beseiged and in the end, inevitably, the mind has to surrender. – Proust, Time Regained p. 512 There’s something bitter about an ending. I’ve had … Continue reading →

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