The word “dialectic” has a long history, from ancient Greek philosophers, through Hegel and Marx, and to the present day. Its meaning has changed over the centuries, and according to different ...

In the mid-1990s, when my pain began, I spied a note penned in my chart at a pain clinic that said, “refuses to accept the situation.” I thought, “Who wouldn’t?” The note seemed absurd. My pain was ...

Introduction to Negativity and Revolution, a book that was released in 2008 arguing for a return to the 'negative dialectics' of Theodor Adorno. Negative Dialectics was highly influential on the Open ...