Metarationalist Ephemera

An aspect often overlooked in normative theory is the intricacy of irrational feelings and personal reality. The boundary between “feelings/intuition” and “objective perception” is a murky one that most ideologues like to conveniently ignore. Politicians are unlikely to become politicians under the assumption that they’re not objectively right as to what is best for everyone. [...]

I have created the following diagram of possible ideologies (inside the square) and utopias (outside the square) in the 21st Century as part of the first appendix to my mid-term essay in Idéologie et société (SOC 4709) with Diane Pacom – a course that is highly relevant to my interests, and to this blog. [Click [...]

While discussing on the Internet, I am often required to explain just what is this “anarcho-communism” I speak of. And furthermore, why would anyone think that society should work towards it rather than try to fix the political systems in place? This article will be a quick attempt at answering these questions as to avoid [...]

The right to privacy as I envision it would imply a very broad range of ethical considerations. It could even be seen as one of the basis of the social contract of an hypothetical anarcho-communist society, along with the right to see your needs fulfilled. But what would be the implications of a system that [...]

I am a politically active anarcho-communist – an ideal which I will explain in an article on this blog in the future. I often discuss about my ideas with other people, very few of which have a good knowledge of Marx’s philosophy. I tend to repeat that I would mostly agree with Marx’s global analysis [...]