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Western Philosophy vs Eastern Philosophy

Western Philosophy vs Eastern Philosophy

How wrong am i if i say western philosophy strips man from nature and eastern philosophy encourage man to live with nature? Wrong or absolutely wrong or Absurd ?

Is the Hard Problem Really So Hard?

Is the Hard Problem Really So Hard?

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Is the Hard Problem Really So Hard?

https://nautil.us/is-the-hard-problem-really-so-hard-421778/

The qualities of our experience seem impossible to describe scientifically, but maybe we’re just not thinking about them right.

Is the Hard Problem Really So Hard?
Does Determinism Rob The Human Experience of All Moral Value?

Does Determinism Rob The Human Experience of All Moral Value?

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Does Determinism Rob The Human Experience of All Moral Value?

https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/52190b96-3443-483e-91ef-8b99edb3bd58

What would a largely deterministic society look and behave like? Would it be, as some imagine, a more merciful and just society, or as some others suppose, a veritable wasteland where lawless immorality, cruelty, and hopelessness reign supreme? In this video I hope to answer this contentious question and to bring some clarity to an otherwise esoteric matter. Music: Adrift Among Infinite Stars - Scott Buckley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letstalkphilosophy/ Sources: For this particular work I have taken much from the philosopher Spinoza, the psychologist Robert Sapolsky, and the Neuroscientist/philosopher Sam Harris. I have found their insights to be extremely helpful in clarifying my own thoughts on the matter and I encourage you to read or listen to their thoughts on Determinism and free-will.

The Kantian Person/Thing Principle in Political Economy. An argument for workplace democracy

The Kantian Person/Thing Principle in Political Economy. An argument for workplace democracy

The Kantian Person/Thing Principle in Political Economy. An argument for workplace democracy

https://www.ellerman.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KantianPrinciple-JEI.pdf

The paper presents a theory of workers' rights. It demonstrates that workers have an inalienable right to workplace democracy and to appropriate the fruits of their labor. Inalienable means the rights cannot be given up even with consent. It implies that all companies should be structured as worker coops and employer-employee contract should be abolished @philosophy

Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will

Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will

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Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-scientist-decades-dont-free.html

Before epilepsy was understood to be a neurological condition, people believed it was caused by the moon, or by phlegm in the brain. They condemned seizures as evidence of witchcraft or demonic possession, and killed or castrated sufferers to prevent them from passing tainted blood to a new generation.

Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will
Lacanian analysis of air quotes and so on and so on..

Lacanian analysis of air quotes and so on and so on..

According to Lacan, language is a key component of human subjectivity, and symbolic systems shape our perceptions of ourselves and others.

Air quotes, also known as finger quotes indicate that a word or phrase is being used ironically, sarcastically, or in a way that is not meant to be taken literally. This gesture creates a gap between the signifier (the spoken word) and the signified (the intended meaning).

Language is a system of signs that does not correspond directly to reality but instead creates symbolic structures that shape our perception of reality.

The gap between the signifier and the signified is what allows for the creation of these symbolic structures, and it is this gap that air quotes highlight. The air quotes become a symbol of this gap.

This symbolic structure is reinforced by the fact that the gesture itself is not necessary for communication, the same end could be acheived communicating without air quotes.

Furthermore, Lacan argues that the subject is constituted by language and that the subject's identity is formed through linguistic structures. By using air quotes, the speaker is highlighting the constructed nature of language and identity. The gesture calls attention to the fact that language is not a transparent medium but instead shapes our perceptions of ourselves and others.

This was a quick idea I wrote down and reworded with gpt, does this make enough sense or am I just blabbering here?

Help Understanding Principle of the Permanence of Substance

Help Understanding Principle of the Permanence of Substance

I was wondering if it would be possible to help clear this section up:

However, the internal necessity perpetually to be, is inseparably connected with the necessity always to have been, and so the expression may stand as it is. “Gigni de nihilo nihil; in nihilum nil posse reverti,”30 are two propositions which the ancients never parted, and which people nowadays sometimes mistakenly disjoin, because they imagine that the propositions apply to objects as things in themselves, and that the former might be inimical to the dependence (even in respect of its substance also) of the world upon a supreme cause. The quote is from The Critique of Pure Reason, First Analogy, Principle of the Permanence of Substance.

I think they’re saying this:

  • The idea of something being permanent means it has always been and always will be.
  • You can’t seperate these two ideas: permanence requires both.
  • People at the time of writing sometimes try to remove the “always has been” part as it conflicts with or removes the need for a creator (something which is permanent that created non-permanent things).
  • These people applied the idea of permanence to things in themselves as if it were possible to perceive things in themselves, rather than their representations.

I suspect I could be wildly off here.

Kingism Your Guide To Humanity's Fastest Growing Worldview (And Its Various Skeptics) Part B The Doctrine

Kingism Your Guide To Humanity's Fastest Growing Worldview (And Its Various Skeptics) Part B The Doctrine

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Kingism Your Guide To Humanity's Fastest Growing Worldview ( And Its Various Skeptics) Part B The Doctrine : Kingism Group : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

https://archive.org/details/kingism-your-guide-to-humanitys-fastest-growing-worldview-and-its-various-skepti_202309

In this lecture, the great political and philosophical problem with no name, that has been puzzling and convulsing America and the world for decades, at last...

Kingism Your Guide To Humanity's Fastest Growing Worldview ( And Its Various Skeptics) Part B The Doctrine : Kingism Group : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
What do vegans and/or passifists think about killing small bugs or other very small animals?

What do vegans and/or passifists think about killing small bugs or other very small animals?

Like is it avoided or might you kill flies to prevent flystrike. Or is it ignored when you'll inevitably kill some small bugs/insects