The Dialectical Gyrations in and between Hegel and Marx

Introduction. This paper initially intended to address discussions regarding the importance and scope of an alleged break between the early, philosophical articles of the revolutionary theoretician Karl Marx (1818-1883) and his later, mature historical-materialist socioeconomic investigations. But, because Marx in his early years dealt predominantly with the grand and influential philosophy of the German idealist … Continue reading “The Dialectical Gyrations in and between Hegel and Marx”

Fountain and Large Glass by Marcel Duchamp: What was that all about?

Introduction This essay will try to formulate a coherent statement about the connection between two influential ‘conceptual event-objects’ created by the French avant-garde painter and conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968). The two items under discussion are Fountain (1917; Fig. 1) and Large Glass (1913-1925; Fig. 2). Maybe to call them provisionally ‘conceptual event-objects’ might be … Continue reading “Fountain and Large Glass by Marcel Duchamp: What was that all about?”