Author Archives: stuartelden

Afghanistan warlogs

Posted on July 26, 2010 by stuartelden

The publication of several thousand classified documents about the war in Afghanistan, by Wikileaks, is given extensive coverage in The Guardian. Read the lead story here, an editorial here, the main link page is here. On Wikileaks, the background is … Continue reading →

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Cycling and Cricket

Posted on July 24, 2010 by stuartelden

The Tour de France has provided some real interest over the last couple of days. The struggle up Tourmalet between Contador and Schleck was great to watch, but they crossed the line with the same time, so Schleck is still 8 seconds behind with … Continue reading →

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Speculative Realism and Object-Orientated Philosophy

Posted on July 23, 2010 by stuartelden

Just in case you’ve ever wondered on the difference and relation between speculative realism and object-orientated philosophy (and object-orientated ontology) – and it can be confusing in a fast-moving field – Graham Harman clears it up here. What I like … Continue reading →

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Warburg under threat

Posted on July 23, 2010 by stuartelden

I said yesterday what a wonderful resource the Warburg institute was. Now it appears to be under threat. News report here, via Medieval News.

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Radical Philosophy Association conference

Posted on July 23, 2010 by stuartelden

The Radical Philosophy Association conference will be held in Eugene, Oregon between November 11-14, 2010. The session that Marie-Eve Morin, Peter Gratton and I proposed on ‘Violence and World’ has now been accepted.  This panel discussion explores the relation between … Continue reading →

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Revista Urban

Posted on July 22, 2010 by stuartelden

The Spanish journal Revista Urban begins a new series this year, with a new editorial team and focus. You can find information about the journal on their website. The editors tell me that “in addition to the areas set aside … Continue reading →

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New director of Warburg Institute

Posted on July 22, 2010 by stuartelden

Peter Mack of University of Warwick has been appointed as the new director of the Warburg Institute in London. Details here. The Warburg Institute is part of the University of London School of Advanced Study, and has a wonderful library not … Continue reading →

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Zizek – Living in the End Times

Posted on July 21, 2010 by stuartelden

I’ve now read Living in the End Times. It’s a very readable book, full of ideas, odd juxtapositions and extremely wide-ranging. But it’s ultimately all a bit disappointing. While Zizek is obviously a great fan of movies, this didn’t feel … Continue reading →

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New Heidegger books

Posted on July 21, 2010 by stuartelden

Continuum are publishing a translation of Phenomenology of Intuition and Expression – details here. That’s volume 59 of the Gesamtausgabe. Klostermann have announced that the next two volumes of the Gesamtausgabe to be published will be volumes 74 and 78. … Continue reading →

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Schmitt

Posted on July 19, 2010 by stuartelden

Critical Animal has a discussion of Schmitt and Heidegger here, beginning from my Radical Philosophy piece on Carl Schmitt. The discussion doesn’t directly engage with my reading of Schmitt, and I appreciate very much that it has sparked some thoughts, … Continue reading →

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