Genealogies of Modernity

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Genealogies of Modernity

Genealogies of Modernity

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Exploring stories of how we became modern. Asking what it means to be modern. Wondering about other possible modernities.

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the specific becoming of the now-predominant commercial health insurance system for a judicious recollection of the solidarity-fostered institution of community “sickness funds” which it both erased and replaced—and that a just future may need to restore. @GRMartsolf
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A "university" is so called, as being "turned-toward (-versus) a one (uni-)." By the destiny of its name it is supposed to offer a view upon the whole of things: implied in the generalist project of the liberal arts. The university, however, seems to have vacated the panoramic,
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"It neatly highlights several important phenomena that cohere to underpin Western colonial modernity: seals/logos, the Bible, and the construction of 'the Indian.'” Read our newest essay by Julian Sieber on colonial seals and modernity
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Their discussion brushes against the subtle practice and humane purpose animating the ancient art form of asystematic writing. In a time which has long since witnessed the oblivion of the Whole, let us seek out the mortal wisdom to be obtained in the Part.
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In this week's "From the Archives," we ride with Charles R. Martelle as he tours these battle-lines and hammers away at this civilizational threat. Let us heed his call, gathering under the banner of his essay: "Sacrificing Our Youth."
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Our digitally-nomadic next generation, drifting unsheltered amongst the ruined fortifications of a previous era's meaning-sustaining institutions, is particularly vulnerable to such cynical conquest.
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Attention is conscious time. Because the time of life is finite, attention is scarce. Commodifying what is scarce lets it be sold for profit. Profit drives a campaign to progressively capture our attention, to fully occupy the time of our lives. genealogiesofmodernity.org/journal/sacrif…
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"There is no fate a human being can face that will render bringing them into the world immoral…. But it can be a moral failure to knowingly bring a child into the world and not be ready to address, in whatever way you can, the challenges they will face."
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