Saturday, June 20, 2026

Georg Lukács indicated that irrationalism was a product of capitalism

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

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Without knowledge of Buddhist, Vedic & Jain philosophy, it is difficult to understand Modi's ideas. Only one Western thinker can help decode him, at least to some extent. Re-read Edmond Burke to understand Modi's philosophy of continuity & change.

https://x.com/i/status/2068198030969573504

The Destruction of Reason and the Rise of Ecofascism in the United States

by Brett Clark and John Bellamy Foster

In 1953, in The Destruction of Reason, Georg Lukács indicated that irrationalism was a product of capitalism, deeply connected to the material interests of the ruling class and the imperialist stage of the global system... 

Paul A. Baran and Paul M. Sweezy argued in Monopoly Capital in 1966, at the time of the Vietnam War, that the destruction of reason entrenched throughout the system was associated with the widespread degradation of social life with its racial, patriarchal, and class inequalities... 

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Drawing on historical and ecological analysis, Brett Clark and John Bellamy Foster examine the relationship between contemporary capitalism, climate breakdown, and the resurgence of authoritarian politics in the United States. The article traces the intellectual roots of irrationalism, discusses the weakening of environmental protections, and explores the concept of ecofascism as a response to mounting ecological and social crises. It argues that climate denial, militarization, and intensified resource competition are interconnected features of the present era, while highlighting the importance of scientific understanding and collective social action in confronting the growing planetary emergency.

https://x.com/i/status/2068197735866786010

[PDF] The Theosophical Movement and Asian Unity: Perspectives from Prewar China and Japan

C Chuang - Esotericism in East Asia
… that he found in the book of the Rabbi the very “Theosophy” he had been seeking
reflects an international and integrative perspective on religious traditions—one that
stands in stark contrast to the essentialist and majoritarian framework characteristic …

Tamil Buddhism and Brahminism in Modern India: Deep Resistance against Caste: Gajendran Ayyathurai. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2025. pp xx+ 369. Hb.£ …

W Crawley - 2026
… 1 The corpus highlights the deep differences in Tamil scholars’ approach to the
subject, differences that have radical implications for the political and social
representation of oppressed communities in an India increasingly dominated by the …

[PDF] Neo-Populism in the 21st Century: Discourses, Dilemmas, and Challenges to Democracy

BB Lama - SOCIALIST PERSPECTIVE
The revival of populism in the twenty-first century has led to intense debates on its
implications for democracy, governance, and political stability. This study examines
the evolving nature of neo-populism, distinguishing it from classical populism by …

[PDF] Integral Humanism and the Politics of Bharatiya Identity: Nation, Culture and Civilisation in Modern India

A Khan - Journal of Contemporary Academic Research and …, 2026
Integral Humanism, the political and philosophical framework articulated by
Deendayal Upadhyaya in 1965, has had a curious afterlife. For decades it sat at the
edges of Indian political thought, cited by some, ignored by many, and treated by …

[PDF] Hindu Worldview Traditions

C Robinson, D Cush
… For example, the Hindu nationalist politician, Subramanian Swamy, declared that
it is ‘against Hindutva’. Others have been equally insistent that it is the intolerant
attitude towards homosexuality that is foreign. For example, the famous Indian author …

Specters of the Sacred

B Subramaniam - Science, Religion, and Secularity: The View from …, 2026

Swayamsevak

M Bhattacharjee - 2026
… The awakening we are witnessing through Hindutva is truly remarkable.' He
emphasized the need for unity during times of crisis: 'We need a Hindu sangathan;
sangathan is shakti (strength). All the games played in shakhas are designed to …

The Manch

F Pal - Weaponised pluralism, 2026
… While ghar wapsi plays a large role in the hindutva imagination, the RSS itself has
rarely pursued it on a large scale. The VHP and its appendages periodically attempt
small-scale conversion campaigns, but they rarely gain much traction. In the universe of …

Not what it says it is

F Pal - Weaponised pluralism, 2026
credentials. He pulled out giant volumes of printed photos of Manch events he had
organised and typed letters to BJP leaders detailing the RSS shakhas he had started.
Here, it seemed, was the model Muslim Manch man. After our interview that evening …

Cross-cultural digital communication in the Global South: introducing the postcolonial participatory digital communication (PPDC) framework

J Matusitz - Research Handbook on Public Communication, 2026
Cross-cultural digital communication in the Global South represents a complex
interplay of historical, technological, and socio-cultural factors. The region’s colonial
legacies, infrastructural disparities, and emerging digital ecosystems have shaped …

Trolls and coarseness in communication: any hope for the future?

EM Kramer - Research Handbook on Public Communication, 2026
Trolls are identifiable by their communication style. They are coarse, rude,
aggressive, hostile, often with little respect for their targets or the truth. Herein I
define trolls as bullies that can mob targets and, more broadly, as cultural vandals. In …

[HTML] Home and Away: Explaining the Paradoxical Political Attitudes of Indian Americans

S Badrinathan, D Kapur, M Vaishnav - Political Behavior, 2026
Do individuals hold fixed political attitudes that persist across different contexts, or
do their views shift depending on their group’s relative status within each setting?
We argue that political preferences are shaped in part by whether one’s group is …

Caste, Country, and Creed: Struggles for Social Justice in the Contemporary Indian Diaspora

A Bhardwaj, S Binning, R Chand, S Dass, S Kamat… - 2026
Hindutva is a supremacist ideology because it is built on beliefs about the
inherent superiority of Hinduism and on fear and intolerance of … Born during
British colonization, Hindutva has always viewed conversions to Islam and …

Music Education in South Asia

A de Quadros
We see this book not only as a celebration of South Asia’s diverse musical traditions
but also as a critical intervention that centres local voices and practices in global
conversations about music education and music in education. It is our hope that this …

[PDF] THE UNCLAIMED SELF: CASTE, SILENCE AND IDENTITY IN

Y DUTT'S
This article examines caste silence and the strategic management of caste identity
as defining features of the Dalit experience in contemporary India, with particular
reference to Yashica Dutt's memoir Coming Out as Dalit (2019). Drawing on the …

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