by Samo Burja | Jan 12, 2021
This is the fourth essay in my series on intellectual legitimacy. Read the first essay here. Read the previous essay here. We mostly evaluate knowledge by checking whether society at large perceives it as respectable and reasonable – we call this its intellectual...
by Samo Burja | Jan 6, 2021
Photograph: Claudio Schwarz. This is the third essay in my series on intellectual legitimacy. Read the first essay here. Read the second essay here. There is a rough hierarchy of legitimacy within the many different ways that knowledge can be communicated. This...
by Samo Burja | Dec 30, 2020
Photograph: the first Solvay Conference in 1911, including Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and Max Planck. This is the second essay in my series on intellectual legitimacy. Read the first essay here. It is always a pleasure to have an excuse to mention underrated...
by Samo Burja | Dec 21, 2020
Photo: Klaus Schwab, Founder of the World Economic Forum, makes an appearance at Davos. Photo by Evangeline Shaw. This is the first essay in my series on intellectual legitimacy. Read the next essay here. Which ideas shape society? Why have ideas and systems such as...
by Samo Burja | Nov 10, 2020
For over a decade, I have dedicated myself to the deep study of society. As my readers know, the conceptual core of my study is what I call great founder theory, a theory of society and history in which I propose that a small number of functional institutions, founded...
by Samo Burja | Oct 30, 2020
From my article in The National Interest. This article appeared as “The Balance of Trade” in Issue 170 of The National Interest, Nov/Dec 2020. More than at any point in contemporary history, China sees itself as a strong power. Now aware of China’s...
