The Forwardist Papers
Forwardist Number 10: The Forward Party
August 06, 2024
This paper aims to synthesize all previous discussions about the nature, intent, and structure of the Forward Party and provide a comprehensive account to ensure that the party’s vision remains coherent and consistent ...
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March 25, 2024
The motto of enlightenment is therefore: Sapere aude! [Dare to know!] Have courage to use your own understanding! — Immanuel Kant, "An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?" published in 1784 The...
Read More ShareForwardist Number 8: On the dialectic process and political consensus
February 20, 2024
The Forward Party's method for identifying and advocating policy positions and building our political agenda to advance the general will of the people. Image is from the cover of Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Writings...
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January 24, 2024
According to legend, Alexander the Great asked Diogenes the Cynic what he considered the most valuable thing in the world. Without hesitation, Diogenes answered "parrhêsia"(a term commonly translated from Greek to express "freedom of...
Read More ShareForwardist Number 6: On the history and principle of equality
January 15, 2024
The Forward Party is committed to the principle of equality Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., where he gave his "I Have...
Read More ShareForwardist Number 5: The philosophical origins and history of individual rights
December 28, 2023
The Forward Party is committed to individual liberty, social equality, and human dignity Details from still life by Edward Collier
Read More ShareForwardist Number 4: The Forward Party is not just a political party—it’s a movement
December 21, 2023
“The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise — with the occasion. As our case is new, so we...
Read More ShareForwardist Number 3: America is a constitutional republic built on the principles of liberal democracy
December 14, 2023
The American political system is worth saving A re-creation of the architecture of ancient Athens by Sir James Pennathorne.
Read More ShareForwardist Number 2: Clarification on the political ideology of the Forward Party
December 08, 2023
A rejection of the false binary narrative in politics Illustration by Olga Grlic.
Read More ShareForwardist Number 1: On political philosophy, ideology, and identity of the Forward Party
December 05, 2023
To move forward, one must first have a starting position The School of Athens by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael is a masterpiece created between 1509 and 1511 depicting a gathering of classical...
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