We are instrumentally rational when we take necessary and effective means to our ends, and instru... more We are instrumentally rational when we take necessary and effective means to our ends, and instrumentally irrational when we fail to do so. For instance, if you decide to give up smoking, it would be rational to stop buying cigarettes, and to limit the time you spend around other smokers. It would be irrational not to take any means to this end.
We are instrumentally rational when we take necessary and effective means to our ends, and instru... more We are instrumentally rational when we take necessary and effective means to our ends, and instrumentally irrational when we fail to do so. For instance, if you decide to give up smoking, it would be rational to stop buying cigarettes, and to limit the time you spend around other smokers. It would be irrational not to take any means to this end.
This paper begins with the claim that in every era in the life of any community, society, region,... more This paper begins with the claim that in every era in the life of any community, society, region, or the world at large, it would have its own quests; the fulfillment of which may be regarded as part of its comprehensive progress. For the present era, Globalization is the quest but it has been limited to economic globalization; thus, just like any one-sided program, it has its own side effects. Class polarization leading to acute poverty, alienation, and anomie are but a few. Globalization was made possible with the advent of the digital revolution and has turned the world into a global village; and, in this era of globalization, cities are regarded as arenas of accelerating change. Needless to say, cities themselves should likewise change dramatically. Saskia Sassen once referred to the four major interrelated functions that cities should perform in their attempt at becoming global. In his words, they should become "highly concentrated command points in the organization of the...
This paper examines Marcuse's approach to the major problem of capitalism-the domination of subje... more This paper examines Marcuse's approach to the major problem of capitalism-the domination of subjective reason over objective reason. It is argued that Marcuse's approach to this problem differs from the approach of Critical Theory. It is further argued that there is a contradiction in Marcuse~argument, namely, the contradiction between revolutionary change and the change suggested by Marcuse's aesthetic perspective.
We are instrumentally rational when we take necessary and effective means to our ends, and instru... more We are instrumentally rational when we take necessary and effective means to our ends, and instrumentally irrational when we fail to do so. For instance, if you decide to give up smoking, it would be rational to stop buying cigarettes, and to limit the time you spend around other smokers. It would be irrational not to take any means to this end.
We are instrumentally rational when we take necessary and effective means to our ends, and instru... more We are instrumentally rational when we take necessary and effective means to our ends, and instrumentally irrational when we fail to do so. For instance, if you decide to give up smoking, it would be rational to stop buying cigarettes, and to limit the time you spend around other smokers. It would be irrational not to take any means to this end.
This paper begins with the claim that in every era in the life of any community, society, region,... more This paper begins with the claim that in every era in the life of any community, society, region, or the world at large, it would have its own quests; the fulfillment of which may be regarded as part of its comprehensive progress. For the present era, Globalization is the quest but it has been limited to economic globalization; thus, just like any one-sided program, it has its own side effects. Class polarization leading to acute poverty, alienation, and anomie are but a few. Globalization was made possible with the advent of the digital revolution and has turned the world into a global village; and, in this era of globalization, cities are regarded as arenas of accelerating change. Needless to say, cities themselves should likewise change dramatically. Saskia Sassen once referred to the four major interrelated functions that cities should perform in their attempt at becoming global. In his words, they should become "highly concentrated command points in the organization of the...
This paper examines Marcuse's approach to the major problem of capitalism-the domination of subje... more This paper examines Marcuse's approach to the major problem of capitalism-the domination of subjective reason over objective reason. It is argued that Marcuse's approach to this problem differs from the approach of Critical Theory. It is further argued that there is a contradiction in Marcuse~argument, namely, the contradiction between revolutionary change and the change suggested by Marcuse's aesthetic perspective.
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