Tag: Political Theory
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Understanding US Elections Through Althusser’s Lens
The 2024 US election reveals how ideology constructs parallel but incompatible realities. Each camp inhabits a distinct universe: Trump’s embattled nation versus Harris’ threatened democracy. This ideological schism, determining how events like Jan 6th are not merely interpreted but experienced, marks American democracy’s core challenge.
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Political Theory and the US-China Relationship
A rising superpower challenges the existing global leader. Both are nuclear-armed, their economies deeply intertwined. They compete intensely, from the waters of Taiwan to Silicon Valley, but can’t afford open conflict. So, where’s the line between competition and catastrophe?
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Capitalism and its Contradictions
Contradictions are inherent to the capitalist system and cannot be resolved within its framework. They can only be temporarily displaced or postponed, but they will ultimately lead to crises and the need for a fundamental transformation of the economic system.
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Robert Spaemann on Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Robert Spaemann (1927–2018) is a German Catholic Philosopher who engaged in his political philosophy with an early critic of the Enlightenment, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. What are the arguments in this discussion?