adjudication (en)

(noun) a judicial decision or sentence / (noun) a decree in bankruptcy / (verb) to settle judicially / (verb) to act as judge

aegis (en)

(noun, Greek mythology) protective mantle of Zeus given to Athena

antinomian (en)

(noun) one who rejects a socially established morality

aporetic (en)

skeptical, tending to doubt

apotheosis (en)

the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax

brinkmanship (en)

(noun) the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety especially to force a desired outcome

bulwark (en)

(noun) defensive wall

dialectic (en)

a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments

eschatology (en)

the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind

exigent (en)

(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding

expropriation (en)

(noun) the action of the state in taking or modifying the property rights of an individual in the exercise of its sovereignty; differs from eminent domain in that it can also refer to private property taken by a private entity authorised by the government

financialization (en)

the process whereby the financial industry becomes more prominent

Gilles Deleuze (en)

1925–1995: French philosopher (has influenced literary theory, post-structuralism and postmodernism)

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

hegemony (en)

(noun) preponderant influence or authority over others; domination / (noun) the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group

immanence (en)

philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world

ineluctable (en)

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

Jetztzeit (de)

present time (compound of jetzt "now" + Zeit "time"); a term coined by Walter Benjamin

multivalent (en)

(adj) having or susceptible to many applications, interpretations, meanings, or values

neoliberalism (en)

the postulate that markets are organised most effectively by private enterprise and that the private pursuit of accumulation will generate the most common good; accomplished by opening international markets and financial networks, and downsizing the welfare state

obverse (en)

the opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth; the side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design

panopticon (en)

a type of building designed by English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the late 18th century; allows all (pan-) inmates to be observed (-opticon) by a single watchman without the inmates being able to tell whether or not they are being watched

Paris Commune (en)

a radical socialist and revolutionary government that ruled Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871. Following the defeat of Emperor Napoleon III in September 1870, the French Second Empire collapsed, and the French Third Republic rose up in its place (initially intended as a provisional government but it ended up lasting until 1940) to continue the war with Prussia, which resulted in a 4-month-long siege of Paris (ending Jan 28), which laid the groundwork for the Commune

polysemous (en)

when a word or phrase has multiple meanings (from Greek)

potlatch (en)

(noun) a ceremonial feast of the American Indians of the northwest coast marked by the host's lavish distribution of gifts or sometimes destruction of property to demonstrate wealth and generosity with the expectation of eventual reciprocation / (noun) a social event or celebration / (verb) to give (as a gift) especially with the expectation of a gift in return / (verb) to hold or give a potlatch for (as a tribe or group) / (verb) to hold or give a potlatch