Two recurring topics related to the Arbeiter are commonly cited throughout Der Arbeiter, art and technology. Ernst Jünger focused more on the role of technology as being the defining characteristic of the Arbeiter as a Figure than art. Clearly, the… Read More ›
Karl Marx
Compendium: Soviet-Type Economic Planning (STEP) and the Formulas of its Accounting System
Soviet-Type Economic Planning (STEP) relies on its own methodology of calculating economic growth/contraction and the overall productivity of nation-states under Marxism-Leninism. Included in this methodology is a distinct accounting system and formulas. The accounting system is known as the “Material… Read More ›
Compendium: Why the “Splinternet” is an Alternative to the World Wide Web (WWW)
The rise of the Internet in the 1990s posed serious questions besides the sovereignty of the nation-state in the 21st century. It has introduced the role of Information as a fifth vector in the dynamics of Liberal Capitalist-style Free Trade,… Read More ›
Ernst Jünger’s Der Arbeiter (Pt. I of VII)
It is always a challenge to figure out how best to explore the deeper meanings and the significance of Ernst Jünger’s 1932 book, Der Arbeiter: Herrschaft und Gestalt (The Worker: Dominion and Form). Der Arbeiter was one of Jünger’s least… Read More ›
Compendium: Kapital and its Subversion of Culture
Kapital is capable of distorting perceptions, value-judgments and decision-making processes. Its effects have been studied by psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, military-industrial and labor relations scholars, anthropologists, and other non-economic and non-financial fields. All of them can be influenced by the… Read More ›
Compendium: Theories of Value (Pt. I of II)
Is the Value of a good or service determined by the value-judgments and attitudes of the beholder? Or is the Value not informed by anyone in particular and can be measured objectively? Assuming if the Value can be judged intrinsically,… Read More ›
Compendium: A Critique of Labour Vouchers and Time-Based Currencies
The Work-Standard was never designed to be operating according to the paradigms of Labour Vouchers and Time-Based Currencies. Both pseudo-currencies were developed as products of Utopian Socialist endeavors by people like Robert Owen and Josiah Warren at the height of… Read More ›
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