Acid Horizon Fanon and Sartre: Rethinking Praxis, Race, and Revolution
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Jul 6, 2025 Tyrique Mack-Georges, a graduate student at Penn State exploring critical philosophy for race, engages with the transformative relationship between Sartre and Fanon. Exciting insights arise on how Sartre’s dialectical reasoning sheds light on Fanon’s revolutionary ideals. They discuss the concept of 'group infusion' as a means for collective action in confronting racial capitalism. The conversation further navigates the challenges of isolation in today's digital landscape and emphasizes the necessity of uncomfortable truths for meaningful change.
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Sartre's Dialectical Reason Explained
- Sartre's dialectical reason supplements analytical reason by situating phenomena within broader historical narratives.
- It emphasizes the existential subject's role in transforming history through praxis, especially relevant for understanding colonialism and racism.
Seriality in Racist Speech
- Sartre’s concept of seriality describes individuals bonded by collective isolation without shared projects.
- Racist speech exemplifies serial praxis where individuals unknowingly uphold colonial systems maintaining alienation.
Social Media as Seriality
- Social media operates as indirect seriality, connecting users who are isolated but linked through content engagement.
- Dating apps exemplify seriality where isolated interactions struggle to sustain authentic reciprocal relationships.
