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The Parallax View Ep. 30: End of history
This one has a bend to it. Musings on Old hags, prophecy, and metamodernism
Parallax Interview
Some notes on Metamodernism
Prof. Timotheus Vermeulen, Dr. Robin van der Akker and Dr. Alison Gibbons wrote on the cultural condition known as Metamodernism. We are talking about the attributes and characteristics of Metamodernism, Covid and new concepts of time, the problems of the media-landscape, devices of literature, commonalities with other post-postmodern theories.
Parallax Essay
René Girard, Tantra, and The Scapegoat Mechanism
Some would say that René Girard has created the last grand theory of religion and the origins of civilization—a truly grand narrative. Arguably, he has shown that grand narratives are still possible, contrary to the usual postmodern claim that 'grand narratives are dead.' While his critics claim he has a 'mono-theory,' focusing only on the west and Christianity, it's hard to argue with 'mimetic desire' and the 'scapegoat mechanism' as comprehensive ideas. They are pretty unshakable. And even though Girard articulated the scapegoat mechanism through Christianity, he believed his anthropology could be applied to all religious traditions.
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The word ‘parallax’ stems from the old greek παράλλαξις parállaxis, which means to shift the viewpoint of the observer. The name suggests psychoactive and alternative sense-making, as opposed to mainstream narratives and ideologies.
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