Miskatonian

14/09/2025

“Hegel’s dialectical understanding of categories transforms our conception of creativity and productive activity. Rather than imposing fixed frameworks on the world, the creative subject engages in the dynamic unfolding of categories, co-constituting both self and reality through a process of negation and synthesis.”
~ Aleksandar Todorovski

Explore Hegel’s Dynamic Dance of Being and Becoming, revealing a revolutionary view of categories and their transformative potential.

12/09/2025

https://www.miskatonian.com/2025/09/12/magna-renovatio-fractal-contradictions-in-hegelian-history/

"The Hegelian dialectic appears in many political patterns of rise and fall across history. This recognition raises several difficult questions. Is it possible to identify the logic of collapse in advance, to see the moment of culmination before it tips into negation? Could a polity employ the antithesis deliberately, not as an uncontrolled crisis but as a conscious adjustment to redirect its trajectory?" ~ Narmin Khalilova

Examine the spiral path of Rome's history through a Hegelian lens in Magna Renovatio: Fractal Contradictions in Hegelian History.

16/08/2025

"Central to Schmitt’s conception of political form is the idea of representation. In contrast to liberal theories that treat representation as a mere mechanism of electoral accountability, Schmitt conceives of it as a substantive and symbolic act. Representation, for him, is the process by which the unity and identity of the political community are embodied in an authority that can speak and act on its behalf." Clifford Angell Bates

Explore Carl Schmitt’s political form, decoding liberal democracy’s unity crisis. Dive into his critique of liberalism, sovereignty, and the Catholic Church’s model for political authority in this insightful analysis.

10/08/2025

A great new piece from our editor in chief!

"For the first time, the potentiality of a new religion arises not as a superstructure for maintaining and reproducing an economic base, but as the unapologetic gospel announcing its replacement (Halpern et al., 1956). Posthumanism will be the first to address not the entirety of humanity, but a specific section of it, capable of the technological prowess it demands, resulting in a religious movement with a class characteristic, or even as a project aimed at re-stratifying society based on biological and technological advantages." ~ Aleksandar Todorovski

Explore the concepts in Eternal Chains: Posthuman Ascendancy and the Gulag of Flesh, focusing on transhumanism and technological enhancement.

22/07/2025

"In Marine Lover of Nietzsche, Irigaray focuses on the element of water and encounters Nietzsche by addressing him in the second person (in fact, she only mentions Nietzsche’s name towards the end of the book). She touches on certain Nietzschean concepts, like eternal recurrence, the Übermensch, self‐overcoming, etc., and also questions Nietzsche’s relationship with women. Water is the central element here; as for Irigaray, water is the element Nietzsche fears the most." ~ Ilgin Yildiz

Delve into the transformative ideas of Hystera's Rebellion: Shattering the Phallogocentric Cave and the significance of sexual difference.

21/07/2025

"In the works of Machiavelli, the term lo stato appears with a frequency and emphasis that mark it as a central category of thought. Unlike the classical polis or the Christian civitas, lo stato is not a community aimed at the moral perfection of its members, but a political structure concerned primarily with order, preservation, and the exercise of power. This terminological shift signifies a reorientation of political thinking: from a focus on the ethical and spiritual ends of human life to the material and institutional conditions necessary for political survival."


https://www.miskatonian.com/2025/07/20/a-statesmans-gambit-how-machiavelli-redefined-modern-politics/

20/07/2025

The first article after our break is from our senior editor, Clifford Angell Bates.

"In the works of Machiavelli, the term lo stato appears with a frequency and emphasis that mark it as a central category of thought. Unlike the classical polis or the Christian civitas, lo stato is not a community aimed at the moral perfection of its members, but a political structure concerned primarily with order, preservation, and the exercise of power. This terminological shift signifies a reorientation of political thinking: from a focus on the ethical and spiritual ends of human life to the material and institutional conditions necessary for political survival." ~ Clifford Angell Bates

Machiavelli’s lo stato in A Statesman’s Gambit: How his vision of power and necessity shaped the modern state’s foundation.

06/05/2025

"I once asked one of my philosophy professors (A. Salihu) how he got away from the Marxist indoctrination that he was educated on, and he said something that has remained with me. “I felt like an autist,” he said, telling me how he felt in his university years. “Through my visits and readings, I saw that the world doesn’t work like they were telling me that it works.” I see myself in this feeling when I look back in the history of the Balkans, and I tread the same roads and breathe the same air that those people who lived not too long ago did. I also find myself in the traces of what once made almost the whole of the Balkans a “home.” ~Albnor Sejdiu

Explore the Balkan identity through the lens of "home," challenging the term "balkanization." Learn how history, nationalism, and cultural heritage shape the region.

05/05/2025

There is ample evidence laid out by Mark Francis in his book Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life that, in fact, a concerted effort was made by many scholars to pin the uglier aspects of Darwin’s original theory of Survival of the Fittest on Spencer. It would seem to make sense considering the differences between Spencer’s theories of evolution caused by environmental pressure versus Darwin’s theory, which rested on interspecies competition, where the least fit members were eliminated from the gene pool. It is obvious that Spencer and his ideas were the sacrificial lamb placed upon the altar of science to save Darwin’s reputation." ~ Clifton Knox

Discover Herbert Spencer's Rational Utilitarianism, anti-racism, and libertarian influence. Debunk Social Darwinism myths with Social Statics insights.

03/05/2025

"Schmitt’s enemy category was grounded in a theory of sovereignty that demanded decisive action against existential threats to the political order. In contrast, Trump’s conception of the enemy is deeply tied to cultural resentment rather than an imperative for political eradication." ~ Clifford Angell Bates

Investigate the limitations of applying Schmitt’s doctrine to Trump's politics, highlighting key distinctions in their concepts.

21/04/2025

"Jürgen Habermas’ concept of Verfassungspatriotismus, or constitutional patriotism, offers a framework for national identity that transcends ethnic and cultural divisions, instead rooting allegiance in democratic values and constitutional principles. This idea emerged as a response to the historical dangers of nationalism, particularly in post-war Germany, where national identity had to be reimagined to prevent the resurgence of exclusionary or authoritarian ideologies." ~ Clifford Angell Bates

Explore civic nationalism critique in this analysis of nationalism vs patriotism. Uncover constitutional patriotism’s cultural roots and national identity culture.

10/04/2025

"The second-person perspective in gaming, though rarely articulated in mainstream discourse, reveals latent philosophical and artistic potentials. As gaming technology and storytelling evolve, so too does the capacity for more nuanced explorations of identity, agency, and perception." ~ Narmin Kahlilova

Investigate the philosophical depths of Dead Gaze, No Redemption and the nature of subjectivity in video game experiences.