Moses May-Hobbs
Moses May-Hobbs is a recent graduate of Cambridge University. His writing focuses on aesthetics, the philosophy of art, and film criticism. He is currently working as a contributing writer and editor, while writing in his spare time on the philosophy of language, perception, and affect.
Articles by Moses May-Hobbs
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political TreatiseDiscover how Spinoza's treatise challenges religious authority, critiques superstition, and redefines the role of faith in politics.
Derrida vs. Saussure: Structuralism’s Criticism of LogocentrismJacques Derrida dramatically overturned the structuralist thought of the twentieth century, criticizing it for its “logocentric” elevation of speaking over writing.
Jacques Derrida dramatically overturned the structuralist thought of the twentieth century, criticizing it for its “logocentric” elevation of speaking over writing.
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’Jacques Lacan introduces revisions to Freudian theories of psychoanalysis, transference, and the nature of our drives. These revisions are articulated in his seminar of 1964.
Jacques Lacan introduces revisions to Freudian theories of psychoanalysis, transference, and the nature of our drives. These revisions are articulated in his seminar of 1964.
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics proposes an alternative dialectical approach to Hegel’s, which seeks to overcome the limits of subjectivity through negation.
Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics proposes an alternative dialectical approach to Hegel’s, which seeks to overcome the limits of subjectivity through negation.
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & NormativityBaruch Spinoza’s political philosophy attempts to weld his overarching naturalism and determinism with prescriptions for good governance.
Baruch Spinoza’s political philosophy attempts to weld his overarching naturalism and determinism with prescriptions for good governance.
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the RealLacan described three “orders” or “registers” of psychoanalytic experience. One of Lacan’s major revisions to Freud’s thought is his emphasis on the “symbolic” order and language.
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?Walter Benjamin’s Theses on the Philosophy of History is an ambiguous and controversial text, which blends theology and revolutionary politics to lay out the proper study of history.
Walter Benjamin’s Theses on the Philosophy of History is an ambiguous and controversial text, which blends theology and revolutionary politics to lay out the proper study of history.
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on DesireJacques Lacan’s conception of desire and fantasy are central to his thought. Lacan describes desire as a search for a satisfaction that is impossible.
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”Aristotle and Descartes both use the term “first philosophy” to refer to metaphysics, but Emmanuel Levinas uses the term to describe ethics, in a gesture of philosophical iconoclasm.
Aristotle and Descartes both use the term “first philosophy” to refer to metaphysics, but Emmanuel Levinas uses the term to describe ethics, in a gesture of philosophical iconoclasm.
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?Walter Benjamin’s ideas on language are deeply bound up with theology. He posits an ideal divine language, which we have strayed from and should return to.
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face EncounterEmmanuel Levinas identifies the face-to-face encounter with another human – the Other – as the foundational experience of ethical responsibility.
Emmanuel Levinas identifies the face-to-face encounter with another human – the Other – as the foundational experience of ethical responsibility.
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology theorizes about the smallest, indivisible parts that make up all things.
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology theorizes about the smallest, indivisible parts that make up all things.