Abstract: In many parts of the contemporary, post-modernised social sciences Kant is often seen as an enemy: part of the ‘axis of evil’ of Enlightenment philosophers that also comprises fundamentalists such as Descartes […]
Movements of theory and practice
Abstract: In spite of Lenin’s claim that “without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement” it has become increasingly fashionable to argue against theory and celebrate practice. This can be clearly observed […]
The consulting arcade: Walking through fetish-land
Abstract: This paper presents autobiographical images of management consulting that are juxtaposed with a variety of historical images of modern capitalism. The method employed in this paper, montage[1], has been inspired by Walter […]
Fetishism in consulting, or, the dancing techno-knowledge commodity
Abstract: “Once upon a time there was a shepherd tending his sheep at the edge of a country road. A brand new Mustang screeches to a halt next to him. The driver, a […]
