A response to Jean-François Lyotard's view of postmodernism and the denial of the metanarratives

According to the dictionary aphorism is a terse saying embodying a universal truth, or astute observation, as "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" However, my understanding of aphorism comes from Rubem Alves, a great chronicler, poet and writer from Brazil. Rubem Alves presented aphorism as the root of his marvelous writings.Therefore, inspired by Rubem Alves, aphorism became the best form to define my way of writings. I am sure that I would miss in any ...

My Simple Verses is a poetry book with selected poems from the Brazilian poet Luis Alexandre Ribeiro Branco. His verse is straightforward, but profound and full of sensibility. It holds some of his Brazilian style as well his philosophical sophistication. You will certainly enjoy it.

When we think about postmodernism we have to consider its implication in every aspect of society and none would doubt that homosexuality is one of these major implication especially for the contemporary church. The influence of relativism and the paradigm shift in humanity made homosexuality not just acceptable, but in many cases a norm. For a long time the church barricaded herself not only behind her Jewish-christian worldview and theological values, but also behind the absolutes of scie...

My desire is that you'll have the words of this little book take you to lands never seen and to feelings which you never experimented.

Si les forces de l’oppression pouvaient parler d’une seule voix, à quoi ressemblerait-elle?En conversation avec son masque blanc, un homme Noir occidentalisé s’empare de l’épine de Karaba — ici le point d’origine de tant des malheurs sociétaux — le suprématisme. L’effort de déloger cette force informe de son trône incite un déluge dogmatique, philosophique et poétique qui touche aux plus profondes des racines de ce qui nous divise. Simultanément, l’homme doit se réconcilier avec le...