I am kind of obsessed with the idea of provincializing the global, not least because it gives me masochistic pleasure to hack away at the foundation that’s supported me throughout. I am the quintessential cosmopolitan, living in two nations and comfortable in many cultures, drawing sustanence from ‘high’ science, philosophy, literature and religion. That foundation feels ‘right’ to me but is it possible that this very global civilization is an obstacle - not in its extractive avatar, but in its highest principles….
The Eurasian World
The Eurasian World
The Eurasian World
I am kind of obsessed with the idea of provincializing the global, not least because it gives me masochistic pleasure to hack away at the foundation that’s supported me throughout. I am the quintessential cosmopolitan, living in two nations and comfortable in many cultures, drawing sustanence from ‘high’ science, philosophy, literature and religion. That foundation feels ‘right’ to me but is it possible that this very global civilization is an obstacle - not in its extractive avatar, but in its highest principles….