Bert Olivier works at the Department of Philosophy, University of the Free State. Bert does research in Psychoanalysis, poststructuralism, ecological philosophy and the philosophy of technology, Literature, cinema, architecture and Aesthetics. His current project is 'Understanding the subject in relation to the hegemony of neoliberalism.'

Technology and a Tyranny Worse than Prison

By Bert Olivier | March 27, 2023

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There is a lesson in this as far as the ineluctable need for action is concerned when rational argument with would-be oppressors gets one nowhere. This is especially... Read more.

Philosophy

Why Totalitarianism Can Never Be Total

By Bert Olivier | February 18, 2023

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We are able to resist these would-be dictators in so far as, through our actions, we instantiate new, unpredictable beginnings, sometimes by rupturing fascist, totalitarian... Read more.

Psychology

A Freudian Critique of the Pandemic Response

By Bert Olivier | January 31, 2023

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Considering that Freud associates the life instinct (Eros) with the aggregation of families and communities, and with the panoply of creative endeavours comprising... Read more.