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Bert Olivier is an honorary professor of philosophy at the University of the Free State, South Africa. As well as philosophy, he engages in productive explorations of disciplines such as architectural and psychoanalytical theory and film studies
A strict lockdown is not only unenforceable, but the question must be asked: is it necessary at all? The examples of South Korea, Taiwan and Sweden suggest perhaps not
Two kinds of virus, one biological and the other digital, have spread around the world, changing society and creating social elites
Human greed has brought us to the brink of societal collapse. It is time for a student-led revolution to promote a transition to a new economic system
Charles Eisenstein’s book, Sacred Economics, offers some practical alternatives to neoliberal capitalism
Automatic-control mechanisms are part of the intelligent self-regulation that occurs in nature. Thus, the outbreak of Covid-19 could very well be Gaia’s automatic reaction to…
Humans are primed to lay the blame for this pandemic at nature’s door, but if we do not wish to reap disaster, we should not sow its seeds
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s ‘Gothic’ novel ‘Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus’.
Hackers are consistently coming up with ways of accessing the devices of people and companies, despite the proliferation of security software.
When one starts noticing more and more signs that indicate that some of the pillars of the democratic organisation of society are being eroded, it should be a stimulus to all…
Violence and crime are ubiquitous in South Africa today, and on everyone’s lips. Nevertheless, few of the many discussion programmes or media commentaries succeed in surpassing…
