Category Archives: Philosophy

[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
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[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.

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[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.

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[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.

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