The 11th Hour
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Bert Olivier
Bert Olivier works as Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Free State in South Africa, and has published widely in philosophy, psychoanalytic and discourse theory, and the philosophy of cinema, architecture, literature and art. Formerly he was a distinguished professor of philosophy at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa.
Necrotechnology and its Ramifications for Human Freedom
We live at a time when the most far-reaching changes in technology and in the social and political relationships between...
Kristeva on the need for ‘revolt’
Psychoanalytical theorist and philosopher Julia Kristeva’s insights into the concept of ‘revolt’ offers inspiration for confronting the forces of hate...
More Deception: Mpox
Also published on Real Left’s substack. Please consider subscribing if you haven’t already. In a previous piece I wrote about various kinds...
Russian Impressions
The Kant 300 Conference and Reflections on life in Kaliningrad. Also published on Real Left’s substack. Please consider subscribing if...
Avoiding the Issue at our Peril
Bert Olivier resolves to start choosing truthfulness over keeping the peace at every opportunity. Also published on Real Left’s Substack....
What do the so-called ‘elites’ really think of ordinary people?
Do the so-called ‘elites’ have any sense of ethical or moral propriety? Bert Olivier believes the answer is ambivalent.
Where does Putin stand in relation to the attempted global coup d’etat?
Bert Olivier discusses where Vladimir Putin’s loyalties might lie: is it with the WEF, or with the people in this provocative piece.
Edward Snowden: an Unsung Hero of Our Time
Bert Olivier honours the courage of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and argues for the importance of the democratic right to freedom from government surveillance.
Kant’s Perpetual Peace (1795) and the Russia – Ukraine/NATO conflict
Bert Olivier considers the Russia-Ukraine conflict through the frame of Immanuel’s Kant conditions for Perpetual Peace to discern the likelihood of World peace being realised in the modern age.