Jonathan CobbMar 248 minThe Matter With Neuro-SophistryThe Matter With Things by Iain McGilchrist has a fascinating premise - that we as a culture have become overly rationalistic,...
Jonathan CobbSep 23, 202125 minLogosA widespread upheaval took place in a remarkable time period known as the Axial Age. In the space of a couple centuries, religious...
Jonathan CobbAug 2, 202124 minTechnicsTechnology is so pervasive in our society that it is the primary metric by which we tend to measure other cultures of past and present....
Jonathan CobbJul 31, 202118 minConsciousnessA type of eschatology has emerged in the modern world that sees hope in the evolution of consciousness. This idea stems from German...
Jonathan CobbJul 28, 202129 minCity and CommunityHuman beings are social creatures. The species Homo sapiens sapiens survived these past 150,000 years not by strength, stamina, or...
Jonathan CobbJun 24, 202112 minGenesisIn the beginning was creation. First there was existence created out of nothing, then form out of the formless void, then light and...
Jonathan CobbJun 2, 20216 minPedagogical SocietyThe world today is dominated by capital. The logic of capital accumulation drives all manner of social institutions, including those that...
Jonathan CobbMay 31, 20216 minPower and CivilizationOne area where I differ from Marxists and much of the left in general is that I believe liberation requires an analysis that goes deeper...
Jonathan CobbMay 27, 20211 minWelcome to my blogSo, I'm giving blogging another try. My usual modes of intellectual output are "social media hot take" or "working on a book I never seem...