Systems, Functions and Technological Futures

By R.C. Smith Recently, I explored the idea of a social function operation. It takes from the basic mathematical concept of a function, with its domain and range, and extrapolates, or, in the very least, draws an analogy with social system inputs. In systems theory, a complex society such as the modern version can be …

THE ALL-PERVASIVE PRESENCE OF THE BIGOT – UNDERSTANDING THE PERSISTENCE OF PREJUDICE AND HOW TO COMBAT IT

[Originally published by Heathwood Press – 15 September, 2015] Stephen Eric Bronner The Bigot: Why Prejudice Persists 235 pp. – $40 ISBN: 978-0300162516 Yale University Press, 2014 By R.C. Smith Two weeks ago, 71 refugees from Syria were found dead in an abandoned lorry in Austria. This marked yet another dark day in Europe, the …

An Engagement with Dialectic of Enlightenment

[Originally published by Heathwood Press – 10 July, 2015] Note: This is the second essay of a collection by R.C. Smith that examines certain key concepts of Adorno’s social philosophy, with a mind toward discerning which of these concepts are still alive and relevant to 21st Century critical theory. Heathwood will be publishing each essay …