M = philosophical Midwifery
I = Immersive
L = Learning Labs
A = Alternatives
D = Dreaming
MILAD is about philosophical Midwifery in Immersive Learning Labs: dreaming Alternatives
Milad is about a re-writing of Philosophy; where Philosophy is to form and transform, and not just inform.
Transform self. Transform the social.
Milad is about birthing, birthing Alternatives. Birthing dreams. Dreams of alternatives.
Philosophy is etiologically strong. It describes and diagnoses the world. It marks the sharpest distinction between snake and rope. But it is teleologically weak. It fails to transform the world. It fails to transform the self and birth new becomings. Milad is about transforming the self and the world. It is not just about critiquing the world. Milad’s focus is on the process of change. Process of transformation. Process of becomings. Or co-becomings. Becoming in Groups. Collectives. The difficulties therein. The landmines on the path. The thorns.
Milad begins its journey from Immersive Learning Labs. From Immersion in the Other’s life world and worldview. In the Other’s context and concepts.
From Immersion Milad moves to Midwifery. Midwifery of new subject-positions. New humanities. New societies. New cultures. Counter-hegemonic cultures.
Milad also remains deeply informed by
(a) Geophilosophy and the
(b) Genealogy of Philosophy.
Close attention to the geographical or spatial distribution of Philosophy takes us to a respectful relationship with non-western forms of philosophy. Not to lapse into particularism. Or localism. But to birth an equally critical audit of the forgotten or devalued philosophical traditions in the non-western worldviews.
The genealogy (or the non-linear history) of philosophy takes us to respected relationship with non-modern (not pre-modern, because the designation pre-modern reduces the non-modern to a lacking past of the modern). Not to lapse into traditionalism. But to birth an equally critical audit of the forgotten or devalued philosophical traditions (including Philosophy as a “way of life” … philosophy as “askesis” … philosophy as midwifery) in the non-modern worldviews.
Why “critical audit”?
Because, Milad is moving from mere “Imitiation” to “Limitation”.
Limitations in both western and non-western philosophies.
Limitations in both modern and non-modern philosophies.