Tag Archives: Robespierre

revolution: what is to be done?

…Not only friends, of course, but also family must be rejected by the ascetic revolutionary. Existing family relations, and the ties binding an individual to them, must be ruthlessly broken. As Hegel pointed out, it was an early revolutionary, Christ, … Continue reading

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terror: therapeutic or not

…Of course, certain trends of modern society and certain currents of modern thought have contributed more directly than others to shaping the patterns of modern terrorism. Frantz Fanon’s concept of therapeutic violence- aggravated by Sartre’s embroideries on the theme, as … Continue reading

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the hindsight saga

It was one of Lenin’s more inspired insights that history always has the capacity to surprise. He was thinking mainly of political revolution, for as a revolutionary he had to be optimistic and hopeful in the darkest times in order … Continue reading

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Napoleon and the revolt agianst togetherness

October 1810. The book was censored and then it was banned. So many representations and so much insistence overtaxed his patience. In order to give a definite answer to the petitioners, he took the book up again and lost his … Continue reading

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GOLDEN GEESE IN THE CUCKOO’S NEST

The scope and character of the pensions bourgeoises – renamed maisons de santé early in the Revolution – changed dramatically following the passage of the Law of Suspects in September 1793. This legislation called for the creation of the Revolutionary … Continue reading

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STAYING MELLOW YELLOW: WHERE TO GO IN CASE OF A REIGN OF TERROR

In 1793, France’s smart set checked into a “hospital” on the rue de Charone, where, for a paltry $50,000 a month, they could drink champagne, play cards, and discuss the current theatre. …The script for the Reign of Terror in … Continue reading

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LETTING YOUR HAIR DOWN WITH THE “HYENA IN PETTICOATS”

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797 ) was a radical in the sense that she desired to bridge the gap between mankind’s present circumstances and ultimate perfection. She was truly a child of the French Revolution and saw a new age of reason … Continue reading

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AN EMPHASIS ON MORAL AMBIGUITY

Eugene Delacroix characterized Jacques Louis David as the founding father of the modern school of art. His challenging of established aesthetic vision,  bold experiments in subject and style, and at the end of his career, mythological compositions that explore complex … Continue reading

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PAINTING ON THIN ICE

During the century that followed Jacques Louis David’s death, three forces struggled for position in French art; classicism, romanticism, and realism. But their initial struggle took place in the art of David. His heroic style, suppressing  passion beneath a hard … Continue reading

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COGNITIVE ART & IDEAS as a PRODUCT

”Innovate as a last resort” was a famous quote from Charles Eames, and considering the knack of innovation of Charles( 1907-78) and wife Ray Eames ( 1912-88), seems almost counter intuitive and against the grain of their virtuosity.To them, everyday … Continue reading

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