Institutes and research centres that insist on happiness as a goal lure one into accepting the status quo on the basis of the fraudulent notion that happiness is possible. It is not
Our egos are shaped by who we identify with and we rank those categories with whom we identify. Selfishness and self-interest are in the interest of these others we identify; altruism is a function of selfishness
I recently edited a special issue for a journal on sexuality, capitalism and Africa. It was based on the topic that served as the Centre for Phenomenology in South Africa’s 5th Annual International Conference, which took place in Johannesburg in June 2018. There are several reasons we chose this as our theme for a special […]
The tone of scientific reports on the climate crisis is religious yet the cause is a capitalist view of natural resources
Companies are trying to build community among workers. But this can have sinister side-effects
The image of the iconic church on fire interrupted the French nation’s link to its heritage and history
In economic terms, a decision to give up everything in return for nothing is irrational but in human terms it can lead to irreversible change
The colonisation of higher education by neoliberalism is a sinister assault on academic freedom
Obliterating being human is beyond our comprehension and so we invoke evil and dignity – but the wound is indelible
We are led to believe that the free market gives rise to secular societies, when the opposite is true