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Giorgio Agamben: The snail’s shell

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

A snail, after adding a number of widening rings to the delicate structure of its shell, suddenly brings its accustomed building activities to a stop. A single additional ring would increase the size of the shell sixteen times. Instead of … Continue reading →

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Jacques Ellul: The necessary revolution

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

… man must refuse to be his role, and revolution must attack all roles. In other words … revolution acts not only against organizations, institutions, systems, and structures, but also, and concurrently, against each member of this society, his behavior, … Continue reading →

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Thinking through anarcho-primitivism

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

Thus all you small landowners, whether isolated or joined in communes, are indeed weak against those who try to enslave you—the land grabbers who are after your small plot of land and the authorities who try to take all the … Continue reading →

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The folly of grande illusions

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

Once again, by way of Lundi Matin (#341, 30/05/2022), we share below the third episode of Diamant Palace, with Alain Damasio et Vinciane Despret, from Le Biais Vert (available with english language subtitles). For the first episode, click here. “A robot may not … Continue reading →

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