The Death of Consumption

How much more can we buy? How much more content can we consume? How many more concerts and events can we visit? How many more vacations can we go on? Even though the quality and variety of products and services declined, with the deepening of globalisation and capitalism, global consumption is at an all-time high....

Individualism and Modernity: The Paradox of Freedom and Structural Constraints

A crucial essence of social science in general is to raise questions about the Why?. For the conscious development of our societies, diving into the sociogenetic and developmental processes of societies to understand how social structures, values or power relations emerge and evolve is more than significantly important. Every scientific answer to these questions allows...

The Ethics of War and Peace

In Plato’s Republic, the Ring of Gyges explores why individuals act justly. Is it because it is inherently right or simply a convention sustained through punishment and reward? In this thought experiment, Plato questions whether individuals would still choose justice if they could act unjustly without facing any consequences. This ultimately challenges the perception of...

Büyük Türkistan: Türk Toplumun Tek Amacı

Hunlardan başlayarak günümüze kadar Türk toplumlar dünya tarihinde her zaman önem taşımışlardır. Her ne kadar güçlü Türk devletleri ortaya çıkmış olsa da, Türkler en çok Osmanlı döneminde dünya kamuoyuna katkı sağlamıştır, özellikle bilimsel ve töresel anlamda. Osmanlı devleti dünyaya hem bilimsel, hem de düzgüsel, boyutlarda katkıda bulunarak şanlı Türk tarihin zirvesiydi. Yalnız Türk dünyasına baktığımızda,...

The Sovereignty of Governments

“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” – Voltaire Analysing political realities through the lenses of their theoretical frameworks can be useful to evaluate not only the underlying structures but the current implementation of these principles in political decision-making. In this analysis we are going to explore the philosophical ideas of...

Fundamental Rules of Political Thinking

Thinking politically is not fundamentally different than entertaining productive thoughts in other realms of life. The main difference is that politics is the arena where the methods and results of all aspects flow into consideration with the aim to produce societally beneficial outcomes in the sense of genuine knowledge production. Further, the downside risk of...