Tag: Liberalism
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Post-Liberal Musings of John Gray: A Book Review of The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism
A Book Review of The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism by John Gray Borrowing the title from R.G. Collingwood’s classic, The New Leviathan (1942), English Philosopher John Gray structured his work, The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism, around Thomas Hobbes’ seminal work Leviathan (1651), which laid the foundation of the ‘social contract’ tradition used to justify
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Pain is Dead and Other Truisms
Byung-Chul Han’s “The Palliative Society” critiques contemporary society’s aversion to pain, labeling it “algophobia.” He argues that this fear leads to superficiality and a loss of meaning, urging a confrontation with discomfort.
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Good without God: Understanding the Case of Humanism
Humanists often present this anthropocentric philosophy as a progressive alternative to religion, arguing that humanism fosters a rational and harmonious society free from the conflicts associated with religious dogma. This claim rests on two key assumptions: first, that there exists a unified and consensual understanding of what defines ‘Human’; and second, that anthropocentrism fosters societal…
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Islam and Democracy in the Twenty-first Century
Tauseef Parray’s recent study, “Islam and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century,” offers a comprehensive examination of the relationship between Islam and democracy. The book comprises seven chapters, excluding the introduction, drawing from the insights of thinkers and scholars from the nineteenth to twenty-first century, particularly those from Arab and South Asian regions. Despite recognizing elements…
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Can the Liberal State Ever Be Neutral When It Comes to Muslims?
With his usual eloquence, Shadi Hamid attempts to make sense of an issue dominating Muslim dinner table conversation on both sides of the Atlantic, that of LGBTQ-themed lessons in state schools. His basic argument? It is not a dereliction of liberal norms to tolerate the protest of Muslim parents who fear the ever-encroaching state imposition…
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A Book Review of ‘The Case Against The Sexual Revolution’
Perry’s book is a powerful critique of the sexual revolution, charting its negative impact on Western society. Throughout my reading, I could not help being struck by the raw honesty and piercing insight of her words. In her analysis, Perry exposes the damage inflicted upon the traditional family structure and the values that underpin it,…
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Andrew Tate and the Ethics of Sincerity in Digital Engagement
There is an obvious question for consideration here: why do some people come out in support of Tate while others come out against him? Why do some people seemingly materialize out of thin air to say we must have a good opinion of him, while other more progressive-leaning individuals come out to say Tate deserves…
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Islam and Progressive Politics: Considerations on Pluralism, Liberal Hegemony, and Foreign Policy
Here, I argue that progressivism appears to have rekindled neoconservatism (not surprising, as many current progressives were on the neoconservative bandwagon not too long ago), but this time without the “security” guise that Americans have grown tired of, instead with a pivot towards democracy and freedom. The War on Terror can be conveniently replaced with…
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El Hiyab: ni mi cuerpo, ni mi elección
Sin embargo, parece cada vez más que esa distancia con el hiyab: ya sea rechazando abiertamente a ponérselo, llevándolo de una manera que todavía muestra los partes sustanciales de la forma de uno, o eventualmente quitándoselo después de practicarlo una vez, se expresa no solo en sentimientos de indiferencia, sino en rectitud moral.
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Kejatuhan semangat kekitaan dan Individualisme yang semakin berleluasa
Walaupun, secara umum, kita tahu bahawa kita hidup dalam zaman “moden”, bukan zaman “pertengahan” mahupun zaman “kuno” dengan perbezaan teknologi dan norma sosial yang ketara, tetapi kita tidak cakna akan aspek-aspek yang lebih besar, lebih menyeluruh, dan lebih ketara yang ada pada zaman ini.