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Dustin J. Byrd, Ph.D.

The new book of my long-time collaborator, Seyed Javad Miri, has just been released. Critical theory can be done outside of Eurocentrism. It’s available through the publisher, Ekpyrosis Press, Amazon, and Lulu (all links below). #philosophy #sociology #psychology #history #theology #mysticism #Iran #Islam #MiddleEast #academia #Criticaltheory #academicmastodon #politics #politicalscience ekpyrosispress.com/product/tow

Ekpyrosis Press · Towards Emancipation: Decolonality and Critical Social Theory in the Primordial School of Thought, by Seyed Javad MiriTowards Emancipation: Decoloniality and Critical Social Theory in the Primordial School of Thought presents a rigorous exploration of non-Western intellectual traditions and their potential to resh…
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Estelle Platini

The monotheistic religions made it normal to squash people: "I think there is something really special about the Bible [...] which is precisely this idea that the revelation of truth comes through the suffering of the weak." (Matthieu Poupart)

Then the Renaissance made it easier to blame the victim: With modernity, "it is the person who takes no initiative who is seen as responsible for the emergence of sexual promiscuity." (Matthieu Poupart)

#EstelleSays #longThread 🧶

#truth#revelation#believe
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Julian

"Wealth inequality is one of the defining challenges of our time, yet class analysis – a fundamental pillar of sociology – has often had surprisingly little to say about it. Given this, Nora Waitkus explores how Marx, Weber and Bourdieu can each offer us ways to think about wealth inequality in a more nuanced way."

blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2

LSE Inequalities - Expert views, opinions and policy debate · How to think about wealth inequality from a class perspectiveWhat can class analysis tell us about wealth inequality? Insights from Marx, Weber and Bourdieu can help us think about wealth inequality in a more nuanced way.
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Ben Waber

Last was "The Wealth of Refugees" by Alexander Betts. Betts has penned a tour de force, combining economic, historical, and deep qualitative analysis to provide a holistic look at how refugees build economies and societies. Highly recommend

Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/re (6/6) #refugee #economics #sociology

bookwyrm.socialbwaber's review of The Wealth of Refugees - BookWyrmSocial Reading and Reviewing
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Steven Saus [he/him]

(11 Dec) How To Know If You’re The Baddies: A Metric For Evil People

Without touching a penny of their existing wealth, while still leaving $500,000 per year income each, the top 1% in America could raise everyone above the poverty line 3,781 times over.

s.faithcollapsing.com/v6j0z
Archive: ia: s.faithcollapsing.com/g9awq

#computers #economics #ethics #philosophy #social-justice #society #sociology #evil #poverty #uspol

How To Know If You’re The Baddies: A Metric For Evil People
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