"When Humanity Does Not Rise in Protest, What Can Philosophy Do?" and The Philosopher and the News Event

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Sunday Read

“When Humanity Does Not Rise in Protest, What Can Philosophy Do?”: An essay by Meena Dhanda

What can philosophy do when injustice becomes ordinary and public protest falls silent? This essay argues that philosophy must move beyond academic debate to become a practice of critical resistance. Drawing together Ambedkar, Maria Garcés, Achille Mbembe, Deleuze and Wittgenstein, it examines caste, settler colonialism, authoritarian nationalism and capitalism, insisting that genuine transformation requires dismantling the structures that normalise inequality rather than superficial solutions.

Read it here, and feel free to comment on the article in the comments below!

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Monday Event: June 6th ~ 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm BST

“The Philosopher and the News: Who Decides the Future?”: Jonathan White in conversation with Alexis Papazoglou

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