Philosophy – Scriptorium

Schiller vs. Hegel: Fragmentation and Harmony

The originality of Hegel’s main ideas has been a subject of controversy, particularly regarding their overlap with those of Friedrich Schiller. While one can acknowledge Hegel’s refined improvements, a remarkably similar progression of ideas is clearly noticeable between the two thinkers.

In this article, I will put forth Schiller’s ideas from his masterpiece, “On the Aesthetic Education of Man (Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen)“, and explore how Hegel (and even Marx) was highly influenced by them.

[Sigmund Freud] Civilization and its Discontents

Title: Civilization and its Discontents
Author: Sigmund Freud
Published: 1929
Translated by: James Strachey
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (1962)
ISBN: 978-0393096231

[Deleuze & Guattari] Anti Oedipus

Title: L’Anti-Oedipe, (Anti Oedipus, capitalism and schizophrenia)
Author: Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari
Published: 1972
Translated by: Robert Hurley, Mark Seem, and Helen R. Lane
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 978-0-8166-1225-3

Deleuze & Guattari

GILLES DELEUZE (1925 ~ 1995), FRANCE
FÉLIX GUATTARI (1930 ~ 1992), FRANCE

Gilles Deleuze, a philosopher, and Félix Guattari, a psychoanalyst, wrote a number of works together. Their collaborations marked a significant progress of post-structuralism.

[Michel Foucault] This Is Not A Pipe

Title: This is not a pipe – “Ceci n’est pas une pipe”
Author: Michel Foucault
Translated: James Harkness
Published: 1983
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 978-0-520-23694-3

Ceci n’est pas une pipe.

[Michel Foucault] The Order of Things

Title: The Order of Things
Author: Michel Foucault
Published: 1966
Publisher: Routledge (1989)
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-26737-3

[Thought] Smart Consumption

Every year in North America, there are a couple of occasions when we can find huge discounts on almost everything. Black Friday sales in the US or Boxing Day sales in Canada are well known. Another major opportunity is the Amazon Prime Day sales, which occur from time to time. Even weeks before the event, we are bombarded by advertisements from Amazon and shopping guides from all types of media.

[Thought] Utopia

Utopia is a word derived from the Greek prefix “οὐ (ou-), not,” and “τόπος (topos) – place,” with the suffix “-iā (-ία)”, which is a typical ending of place names (toponym). Utopia literally means “nowhere.” Also, Utopia can be interpreted with the Greek prefix “eu-, good”; a good place.