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Chapter 3 part 3 of the 'Critique of Cynical Reason', the unmasking of the critique of metaphysical illusion.
Sloterdijk's 'Critique of Cynical Reason', chapter 3 part 2, in which Sloterdijk discusses enlightenment's critique of Religious Illusion.
Two sections from 'Ever Closer Union', a textbook on the operations of the EU. I've selected these sections due to their relevance to ongoing events in Ukraine and he fact that the Ukraine was offered membership in the EU yesterday (02/03/2022).
In Chapter three Sloterdijk performs eight unmaskings - reviews of critiques, in the first part he re-views the critique of Revelation.
It seems like a good time to remind ourselves how US analysis stood in relation to the Ukraine in 2015.
In this second chapter of the 'Critique of Cynical Reason' Sloterdijk shows how both the enlightenment's attempt to establish 'dialog' and the Marxist attempt to establish 'false consciousness' are undercut by his critique of critique.
Given the current situation it seems appropriate to remind ourselves of Mearsheimer's work. Apologies for the sound of footsteps, kids upstairs were running around.
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