Category Archives: thinkers

Progress as a trap.

Posted on 12 February, 2016 by eljubilado

Craig Bennett is the Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth UK. Last night (11/2/2016) he gave a lecture at Manchester Business School, “What is Progress: how are we doing and where next?” It was an interesting topic for a … Continue reading →

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Liberation and living well

Posted on 21 November, 2014 by eljubilado

This week I’ve been busy in two distinct areas of “scholarly activism”.  At first sight they might seem very disparate, but I think they are part of the same overall project. On Monday, the Steady State Manchester collective, of which … Continue reading →

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Habermas and the Pit

Posted on 2 April, 2014 by eljubilado

This might be the first of an occasional series of mini summaries of the work of influential thinkers. First:  Jurgen Habermas Good on: Concept of legitimation crisis. Recognition that there are distinct knowledge paradigms – corresponding to different human interests … Continue reading →

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