Once, people believed the world was governed by rational systems—by leaders and experts who understood how to shape the future. But as the chaos of modernity grows, a different story has taken hold: the idea that a secret elite, hidden from view, controls everything. It is comforting in its simplicity. It suggests that someone, somewhere, […]
Written by Whisper
This is not meant to be prescriptive or universal
Written by Whisper
1) Self Replicating 2) Self enclosed 3) Interact meaningfully with the environment Viruses are self replicating and interact meaningfully but they are not self enclosed Micelles are self enclosed and interact meaningfully with the environment (having hydrophobic tails) but they do not self replicate Meaningful is intentionally subjective. Any thoughts?
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Young progressives tend to support sex work and they use the term “SWERF”- Sex work exclusionary radical feminist to those who oppose it. I also want to support sex workers, but here are some other considerations Breaking free is an anti sex trafficking organization centered in the twin cities, minnesota instead of “prostitution is the […]
Written by Intellectus
Well feel free to read the threads anyway, I don’t partake in the usual ‘response to…’ or ‘fail’ stuff, I go straight to the literature and statistics and of course from my own experience. I want to say that I don’t look at feminism as, or believe feminism is, nor do I have the desire […]
Written by atreestump
From Wikipedia Cybernetics is a transdisciplinary approach for exploring regulatory systems—their structures, constraints, and possibilities. Norbert Wiener defined cybernetics in 1948 as “the scientific study of control and communication in the animal and the machine.” In the 21st century, the term is often used in a rather loose way to imply “control of any system […]
Written by Intellectus
What I’m about to tell you is a story about connecting, and finding yourself . It starts in a place where everyone can relate to. A place where no one can go but everyone can see. As the boy opened his eyes, he saw light for the first time. It was so bright but somehow […]
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As I search for the answers that philosophy continuously question, I can’t help but connect other studies of focus . There was a time where philosophy and science/math were spoken in the same room. However, as people started to answer questions, more questions followed as answers were answered and so on and so forth. This […]
Written by Socrates
Wouldn’t it be cool to have a movie club? Much like the reading group, we could pick a movie and then comment on it here, preferably movies that have philosophical themes, or at least discuss it in a philosophical way.