Byung-Chul Han on rituals and time, beautiful

Pernah tinggal sebuah pangsapuri di Bandar Baru Bangi, konon bandar ilmu. Ada JMB bebal bermentaliti buang kucing. Ini contoh DVS cuma nasihat kes mengguni & buang kucing. Ketika tinggal di sana, berjaya rescued, spayed & adoption berpuluh kucing. Lihat: projekanggun.wordpress.com

"It makes me uncomfortable to talk about meanings and things. It's better not to know so much about what things mean."

It is with a heavy heart that we share the heartbreaking news of Hillpark 17, whom we lovingly named Heavenly, crossing the rainbow bridge at 5:15 PM today. She was battling FIV, Parvo, and Corona. Let her story be a reminder—please do not support breeders. 🙏💔😭

In "The Personality of Power: A Theory of Fascism for Anti-Fascist Life ," Brian Massumi retheorizes the conditions of contemporary fascism through the prism of Donald Trump’s persona. Read a sample of this timely new book for free now: buff.ly/42wmnUx

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"Choose your enemies carefully because you will become like them." ~ René Girard

With deep sadness, we share the passing of Michael Burawoy. A towering figure in sociology, he shaped global debates & championed Public Sociology with passion. His legacy lives on. Read ESA’s full statement here: bit.ly/3CyL5Jz

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"Theories are expendable. They should be criticized. When people tell me my work is too systematic, I say, 'I make it as systematic as possible for you to be able to prove it wrong.'” ~ René Girard

“When the whole world is globalized, you’re going to be able to set fire to the whole thing with a single match.” ~ René Girard

Interesting book "Conceptual spaces: The geometry of thought" followed by a book "The geometry of meaning: Semantics based on conceptual spaces"

'The National Mind,' by Deniz T. Kılınçoğlu argues that understanding the power of nationalism requires probing into its cognitive and emotional influence on our everyday perceptions, feelings, beliefs, and behavior. bit.ly/4iHGunB

As a solution, how about building a green park on that site instead of a mosque or a temple?

“History decays into images, not into stories.” — Walter Benjamin, The Arcades Project

Trauma isn’t just a 'bad memory.' It’s your brain and body stuck in survival mode. Anxiety, chronic pain, and fatigue are signals—not random issues. You’re not broken. You’re stuck in the past. Here’s what trauma is—and how to reverse it's effects (for good):🧵

This book by Sheldon Wolin is an absolute classic of political theory. It discusses Plato, Luther, Calvin, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Marx, Nietzsche, and topics such as power, liberalism, justice, and democracy.

The lecture by F. Budi Hardiman that we held in 2022 has been published as a book. It is available at Kawah Buku booth at PBAKL 2025.

No rescuer wants to ask for donations. If we had the funds, we’d use them. If we had the space, we’d take them all in. If we had the strength, we’d do it alone.

Raymond Noble & Denis Noble, "Understanding Living Systems" (Cambridge University Press, 2023) #book #justread