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Michelle Bastian deposited Is ‘long term thinking’ a trap?: Chronowashing, temporal narcissism and the time machines of racism in the group
Philosophy on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months agoIn this provocation, I investigate the notion of long term thinking, as a notion of ‘sustaining time’, which identifies failures in dominant conceptions of time and proposes an alternative that is thought to be better suited for responding to current environmental crises. Drawing on close analyses of two examples, I argue for a deeper und…[Read more]
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Muhammad Naeem deposited Nineteenth Century’s Urdu World and Colonialism in the group
Literary theory on Humanities Commons 2 years, 5 months agoThe article takes account of the colonial archives and analyses the strategies of colonizers, which brought about not only the new forms of knowledge in India but also restructured the society and statecraft here. I argue that the colonial administration developed the public instruction department to impart a new character to the natives and used…[Read more]
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Daniel Goldman deposited Synesthetic Language: The Multisensory Foundation of Human Thought in the group
Philosophy on Humanities Commons 2 years, 5 months agoIn this paper, the author introduces and explores the concept of synesthetic language, a multisensory linguistic system that integrates various sensory experiences into fundamental units called “synesthemes.” The author argues that synesthetic language forms the foundation of our internal thought processes, while communication with others involves…[Read more]
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