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Papers by James Luchte
Makeshift: Phenomenology of Original Temporality
Philosophy Today, 2003
Martin Heidegger and Rudolf Carnap
Philosophy Today, 2007
Under the Aspect of Time “Sub Specie Temporis”
Philosophy Today, 2009
O my brothers, not long will it be until new peoples will arise and new fountains rush down into ... more O my brothers, not long will it be until new peoples will arise and new fountains rush down into new depths. For the earthquake—it chokes up many wells, it causes much languishing: but it brings also to light inner powers and secrets. The earthquake discloses new fountains. In the earthquake of old peoples, new fountains burst forth.
Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, ‘On the Old and New Law Tablets’, 25.
As we arrive at the second UK Leaders Debate (Thursday, April 16), there is a recognisable shift ... more As we arrive at the second UK Leaders Debate (Thursday, April 16), there is a recognisable shift in political discourse of the UK. It seems that all the establishment parties are now pandering to the “needs of the people” agenda and are steering away from the “blame the poor” agenda of the far right UKIP.
This seismic shift in UK political discourse was brought about not only by the disintegration of the binary two-party system in the UK, but also by the emergence of viable and credible minority options, such as the Scottish National Party, the Green Party and Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales. Their inclusion in the first debate and their obvious success on that night have altered the landscape of the UK irreversibly.
I will not burden you with a detailed history, but will try to describe this new landscape.
Published in Daily Wales: News of a Sovereign Nation 16 April 2015
In this article, Luchte analyses and criticises an article in Spiegel which argues for a hegemoni... more In this article, Luchte analyses and criticises an article in Spiegel which argues for a hegemonic role for Germany in Europe, a greater American administrative role through the IMF and NATO, and a more militaristic Germany. Luchte calls for a shift away from the European narrative of Neo-Liberal Austerity towards one which focuses upon European sovereignty, public expenditure and the satisfaction of the needs of the people.
James Luchte writes on the practical and impassioned genesis of the Anti-Austerity UK Alliance Pl... more James Luchte writes on the practical and impassioned genesis of the Anti-Austerity UK Alliance Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales, The Scottish National Party and the Green Party in the UK General Elections May 7, 2015.
The Anti-Austerity UK Alliance is enacting a strategy of holding the balance of power in a hung parliament, and the possible formation of a Coalition government with the Labour Party at the cost of ending austerity, rejecting Trident renewal and negotiations on a range of other issues, including devolution.
Planet Magazine - Alternative Control Delete - A new series of on-line opinion and analysis pieces that deal with issues that should be debated in Wales during the 2015 general election campaign.
This paper explores the great opportunity that has arisen for the vitality of Europe with the res... more This paper explores the great opportunity that has arisen for the vitality of Europe with the resurgence of the European Left not only in the victory of Syriza in Greece but also with the growing momentum of the political anti-austerity alliances of the rest of Europe, including the those in the Nations of the United Kingdom.
This essay explores the current global situation of 'Dual Power' between the West (led by the Heg... more This essay explores the current global situation of 'Dual Power' between the West (led by the Hegemon, the USA) and not only the BRICS network of Nations, but also the vast majority of the Nations of the UN. This exploration offers intensive strategic suggestions for a poly-centric transformation of the world in relation to the project of global multi-polar governance.
With those two gods of art, Apollo and Dionysus, we link our recognition that in the Greek world ... more With those two gods of art, Apollo and Dionysus, we link our recognition that in the Greek world there exists a huge contrast, in origins and purposes, between visual (plastic) arts, the Apollonian, and the non-visual art of music, the Dionysian. Both very different drives go hand in hand, for the most part in open conflict with each other and simultaneously provoking each other all the time to new and more powerful offspring, in order to perpetuate for themselves the contest of opposites which the common word "Art" only seems to bridge, until they finally, through a marvelous metaphysical act, seem to pair up with each other and, as this pair, produce Attic tragedy, just as much a Dionysian as an Apollonian work of art.
Istiraki, Turkey, May 5, 2014
Socrates was executed in 399BC for breaking Athenian law. He had a chance to go into exile, but c... more Socrates was executed in 399BC for breaking Athenian law. He had a chance to go into exile, but chose death out of respect for the sanctity of Law -even if particular laws or their implementation had been found wanting.
Philosophy Today, 2007
It would be too simple to assert that the root of the "Continental/Analytic divide" grew out from... more It would be too simple to assert that the root of the "Continental/Analytic divide" grew out from the "dispute" between Heidegger and Carnap. There are other, earlier candidates for this "divide" through which significant topoi separated off into differing currents of philosophy. 1 Lanfredini 2 describes one of the conflicts between the two fathers, Husserl and Schlick, of phenomenology and logical positivism, respectively, in this case, over the significance of "qualitative aspects" for the constitution of knowledge. Schlick, pre-figuring the language of Russell, Carnap and Ayer, advocated the elimination of these aspects from the domain of rigorous, scientific knowledge. Husserl, for his part, sought to found the qualitative aspect of the lifeworld in a phenomenology of pure consciousness. Yet, as we can gather from Heidegger (Husserl's dissident student) in one of his many Marburg lecture courses, History of the Concept of Time (1925), Husserl (and the Neo-Kantians) tacitly upholds the ontology of Descartes and his "mythology of consciousness." 3 That of which Husserl and Schlick are in agreement upon is an isomorphism between the structure of experience and the logical form of knowledge, 4 even if they disagree on the 'details' of the project. In light of the tentativeness of both sides of this dispute, it would be difficult to fathom any ultimate ontological difference between the positions of Schlick and Husserl. When the latter identifies being, via his eidetic reduction, with pure consciousness (and denies the necessity of the world for its existence), he reveals his phenomenology, as Heidegger insists, as empty, formal, and thus, as un-phenomenological.
Philosophy Today, 2009
But some of the greatest achievements in philosophy could only be compared with taking up some bo... more But some of the greatest achievements in philosophy could only be compared with taking up some books which seemed to belong together, and putting them on different shelves; nothing more being final about their positions than that they no longer lie side by side. The onlooker who doesn't know the difficulty of the task might well think in such a case that nothing at all had been achieved. (Blue Book, It is often said that there has been relatively little work devoted to the relationship between Heidegger and Wittgenstein. It has also been argued that this is due, to a great extent, to the barriers of the 'Analytic-Continental'
Epoche, 2015
Ah, the wind, the wind[1] is blowing Through the graves, the wind is blowing Freedom soon will co... more Ah, the wind, the wind[1] is blowing Through the graves, the wind is blowing Freedom soon will come; Then we'll come from the shadows.
Makeshift: Phenomenology of Original Temporality
Philosophy Today, 2003
Martin Heidegger and Rudolf Carnap
Philosophy Today, 2007
Under the Aspect of Time “Sub Specie Temporis”
Philosophy Today, 2009
O my brothers, not long will it be until new peoples will arise and new fountains rush down into ... more O my brothers, not long will it be until new peoples will arise and new fountains rush down into new depths. For the earthquake—it chokes up many wells, it causes much languishing: but it brings also to light inner powers and secrets. The earthquake discloses new fountains. In the earthquake of old peoples, new fountains burst forth.
Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, ‘On the Old and New Law Tablets’, 25.
As we arrive at the second UK Leaders Debate (Thursday, April 16), there is a recognisable shift ... more As we arrive at the second UK Leaders Debate (Thursday, April 16), there is a recognisable shift in political discourse of the UK. It seems that all the establishment parties are now pandering to the “needs of the people” agenda and are steering away from the “blame the poor” agenda of the far right UKIP.
This seismic shift in UK political discourse was brought about not only by the disintegration of the binary two-party system in the UK, but also by the emergence of viable and credible minority options, such as the Scottish National Party, the Green Party and Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales. Their inclusion in the first debate and their obvious success on that night have altered the landscape of the UK irreversibly.
I will not burden you with a detailed history, but will try to describe this new landscape.
Published in Daily Wales: News of a Sovereign Nation 16 April 2015
In this article, Luchte analyses and criticises an article in Spiegel which argues for a hegemoni... more In this article, Luchte analyses and criticises an article in Spiegel which argues for a hegemonic role for Germany in Europe, a greater American administrative role through the IMF and NATO, and a more militaristic Germany. Luchte calls for a shift away from the European narrative of Neo-Liberal Austerity towards one which focuses upon European sovereignty, public expenditure and the satisfaction of the needs of the people.
James Luchte writes on the practical and impassioned genesis of the Anti-Austerity UK Alliance Pl... more James Luchte writes on the practical and impassioned genesis of the Anti-Austerity UK Alliance Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales, The Scottish National Party and the Green Party in the UK General Elections May 7, 2015.
The Anti-Austerity UK Alliance is enacting a strategy of holding the balance of power in a hung parliament, and the possible formation of a Coalition government with the Labour Party at the cost of ending austerity, rejecting Trident renewal and negotiations on a range of other issues, including devolution.
Planet Magazine - Alternative Control Delete - A new series of on-line opinion and analysis pieces that deal with issues that should be debated in Wales during the 2015 general election campaign.
This paper explores the great opportunity that has arisen for the vitality of Europe with the res... more This paper explores the great opportunity that has arisen for the vitality of Europe with the resurgence of the European Left not only in the victory of Syriza in Greece but also with the growing momentum of the political anti-austerity alliances of the rest of Europe, including the those in the Nations of the United Kingdom.
This essay explores the current global situation of 'Dual Power' between the West (led by the Heg... more This essay explores the current global situation of 'Dual Power' between the West (led by the Hegemon, the USA) and not only the BRICS network of Nations, but also the vast majority of the Nations of the UN. This exploration offers intensive strategic suggestions for a poly-centric transformation of the world in relation to the project of global multi-polar governance.
With those two gods of art, Apollo and Dionysus, we link our recognition that in the Greek world ... more With those two gods of art, Apollo and Dionysus, we link our recognition that in the Greek world there exists a huge contrast, in origins and purposes, between visual (plastic) arts, the Apollonian, and the non-visual art of music, the Dionysian. Both very different drives go hand in hand, for the most part in open conflict with each other and simultaneously provoking each other all the time to new and more powerful offspring, in order to perpetuate for themselves the contest of opposites which the common word "Art" only seems to bridge, until they finally, through a marvelous metaphysical act, seem to pair up with each other and, as this pair, produce Attic tragedy, just as much a Dionysian as an Apollonian work of art.
Istiraki, Turkey, May 5, 2014
Socrates was executed in 399BC for breaking Athenian law. He had a chance to go into exile, but c... more Socrates was executed in 399BC for breaking Athenian law. He had a chance to go into exile, but chose death out of respect for the sanctity of Law -even if particular laws or their implementation had been found wanting.
Philosophy Today, 2007
It would be too simple to assert that the root of the "Continental/Analytic divide" grew out from... more It would be too simple to assert that the root of the "Continental/Analytic divide" grew out from the "dispute" between Heidegger and Carnap. There are other, earlier candidates for this "divide" through which significant topoi separated off into differing currents of philosophy. 1 Lanfredini 2 describes one of the conflicts between the two fathers, Husserl and Schlick, of phenomenology and logical positivism, respectively, in this case, over the significance of "qualitative aspects" for the constitution of knowledge. Schlick, pre-figuring the language of Russell, Carnap and Ayer, advocated the elimination of these aspects from the domain of rigorous, scientific knowledge. Husserl, for his part, sought to found the qualitative aspect of the lifeworld in a phenomenology of pure consciousness. Yet, as we can gather from Heidegger (Husserl's dissident student) in one of his many Marburg lecture courses, History of the Concept of Time (1925), Husserl (and the Neo-Kantians) tacitly upholds the ontology of Descartes and his "mythology of consciousness." 3 That of which Husserl and Schlick are in agreement upon is an isomorphism between the structure of experience and the logical form of knowledge, 4 even if they disagree on the 'details' of the project. In light of the tentativeness of both sides of this dispute, it would be difficult to fathom any ultimate ontological difference between the positions of Schlick and Husserl. When the latter identifies being, via his eidetic reduction, with pure consciousness (and denies the necessity of the world for its existence), he reveals his phenomenology, as Heidegger insists, as empty, formal, and thus, as un-phenomenological.
Philosophy Today, 2009
But some of the greatest achievements in philosophy could only be compared with taking up some bo... more But some of the greatest achievements in philosophy could only be compared with taking up some books which seemed to belong together, and putting them on different shelves; nothing more being final about their positions than that they no longer lie side by side. The onlooker who doesn't know the difficulty of the task might well think in such a case that nothing at all had been achieved. (Blue Book, It is often said that there has been relatively little work devoted to the relationship between Heidegger and Wittgenstein. It has also been argued that this is due, to a great extent, to the barriers of the 'Analytic-Continental'
Epoche, 2015
Ah, the wind, the wind[1] is blowing Through the graves, the wind is blowing Freedom soon will co... more Ah, the wind, the wind[1] is blowing Through the graves, the wind is blowing Freedom soon will come; Then we'll come from the shadows.
Mortal Thought: Hölderlin and Philosophy
Mortal Thought seeks to illustrate the artistic and philosophical contexts for Hölderlin's poetic... more Mortal Thought seeks to illustrate the artistic and philosophical contexts for Hölderlin's poetic thought and to trace his profound impact upon subsequent philosophy, most notably Nietzsche, the Frankfurt School, Heidegger and Post-structuralism. Beginning with the point of departure of Hölderlin in Kant and Fichte, Mortal Thought outlines the novel philosophical innovations of Hölderlin, and their influence upon philosophy from the 19th century to the present day. A renewed appreciation of Hölderlin will allow us to retrieve an authentic philosophy for our own era. Mortal Thought lays out a concise, clear and comprehensive account of the emergence of Hölderlin as philosopher and poet, of his influence upon the four dominant strands of Continental philosophy - Nietzsche, Heidegger, Critical Theory and Poet-structuralism - and of his relevance for us in our own era. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/mortal-thought-9781474238175/#sthash.nsBIXa3u.dpuf
This Draft (November 2014) is a detailed and thorough exploration of the revolutionary sense of t... more This Draft (November 2014) is a detailed and thorough exploration of the revolutionary sense of the sacred, in which Marx participated.
This is a collection of the writings of Welsh political thinker and activist who took his own lif... more This is a collection of the writings of Welsh political thinker and activist who took his own life in 2002 at the age of 36. The book contains 29 essays, pieces and presentations from between 1990 and 2002. It serves as a time capsule for one of the most important periods of Welsh political, social and cultural history.
The work was edited with an Introduction by Dr James Luchte, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy, University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Programme Coordinator of the MA in European Philosophy and Visiting Professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, School of Humanities.
The Peacock and the Buffalo: The Poetry of Nietzsche is published by Continuum, now Bloomsbury, i... more The Peacock and the Buffalo: The Poetry of Nietzsche is published by Continuum, now Bloomsbury, in 2010.
When questions are raised about principles, the network of exchange that they have opened becomes... more When questions are raised about principles, the network of exchange that they have opened becomes confused, and the order that they have founded declines. A principle has its rise, its period of reign, and its ruin. Its death usually takes disproportionately more time than its reign. [i]
From the re-incarnation of a Dadaist Poet fixated on an Edwardian Pornographic photo to the end o... more From the re-incarnation of a Dadaist Poet fixated on an Edwardian Pornographic photo to the end of British Civilisation in an Apocalyptic Earthquake, this novel sprawls across the devastated landscape of the 'teens of this century. The seedy underworld and the seedy overworld clash in a kaleidoscope of sex and violence leaving only the 'feral children' to make their own world from the wreckage.