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fulminate
(en)
(verb) to utter or send out with denunciation / (verb) to send forth censures or invectives / (verb) express vehement protest
Gilles Deleuze
(en)
1925–1995: French philosopher (has influenced literary theory, post-structuralism and postmodernism)
Habermasian
(en)
referring to Frankfurt School sociologist and philosopher Jürgen Habermas, best known for his theories on communicative rationality and the public sphere
Habermasian
(en)
referring to Frankfurt School sociologist and philosopher Jürgen Habermas, best known for his theories on communicative rationality and the public sphere
hainamoration
(en)
the ambivalence of love and hatred (a Lacanian concept)
Hays code
(en)
aka Motion Picture Production Code; the set of industry moral guidelines that was applied to most US films from 1930 to 1968 (think profanity, drugs, sedition, miscegenation, etc)
Hegelian
(en)
(adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel, his philosophy, or his dialectic method / (noun) a follower of Hegel; an adherent of Hegelianism
Hegelian
(en)
(adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel, his philosophy, or his dialectic method / (noun) a follower of Hegel; an adherent of Hegelianism
Hegelian
(en)
(adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel, his philosophy, or his dialectic method / (noun) a follower of Hegel; an adherent of Hegelianism
Hegelian
(en)
(adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel, his philosophy, or his dialectic method / (noun) a follower of Hegel; an adherent of Hegelianism
hermeneutic
(en)
the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts
hermeneutic
(en)
the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts
hoary
(en)
(adjective) gray or white with or as if with age / (adjective) extremely old; ancient
imbroglio
(en)
an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation
immanence
(en)
philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
immanence
(en)
philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
immanence
(en)
philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
in nuce
(la)
in a nutshell
indelibly
(en)
in a way that cannot be removed or forgotten
intifada
(en)
(noun) uprising rebellion / (noun) an armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
invective
(en)
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
jihad
(en)
(noun) a holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a religious duty / (noun) a personal struggle in devotion to Islam especially involving spiritual discipline / (noun) a crusade for a principle or belief
jouissance
(fr)
physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy; the concept featured heavily in the psychoanalysis of Jacques Lacan's and was expanded on by Roland Barthes for literary theory, to contrast with mere "pleasure" derived from reading texts that don't challenge the reader as a subject. can also refer to pleasure that devolves into pain
jouissance
(fr)
physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy; the concept featured heavily in the psychoanalysis of Jacques Lacan's and was expanded on by Roland Barthes for literary theory, to contrast with mere "pleasure" derived from reading texts that don't challenge the reader as a subject. can also refer to pleasure that devolves into pain
jouissance
(fr)
physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy; the concept featured heavily in the psychoanalysis of Jacques Lacan's and was expanded on by Roland Barthes for literary theory, to contrast with mere "pleasure" derived from reading texts that don't challenge the reader as a subject. can also refer to pleasure that devolves into pain