Without music, life would be a mistake. #stoicism #life #philosophy

Benn Jordan does it again: “You are witnessing the death of American capitalism”.

Great video, great insights. Rings true, with all that’s happening around us today. The Great Techbro Takeover is real, and it’s because once you accumulate enough wealth, money in itself ceases to be an important measure of wealth.

It’s a long watch, but a good one. Please check it out.

#capitalism #philosophy #money #wealth #power

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqtrNXdlraM

"While we teach, We learn" #stoicism #life #philosophy

Would you agree with the following posited idea?

"Kindness is not just the rejection of selfishness but also of the utility monster. Kindness is grounded - based on our consideration of each individual in the present rather than philosophical abstractions of the future or the collective. One can act for the greater good of a country, or humanity, but one cannot be kind to those things - only to a person."

Boosts and thoughts appreciated!

The crucial axiom for stupidity in philosophy is "The stupid deny their stupidity" (Steinweg, synthesizing it down into a single axiom/phrase) #philosophy

New in our #digital #collection:

Science of science : understanding the foundations and limits of science from an interdisciplinary perspective

https://doi.org/10.1093/9780198937401.001.0001

'Science of Science' provides an integrated framework for the #science of science as an emerging field, and a comprehensive understanding of the foundations and limits of science.

Sexism Killed My Love for Philosophy Then Mary Astell Brought It Back

How one woman philosopher reinvigorated another.

By Regan Penaluna from the archives

https://nautil.us/sexism-killed-my-love-for-philosophy-then-mary-astell-brought-it-back-236779/?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nautilus-newsletter

More information about Mary Astell here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Astell

The current chatbot religion is the distilled wish magic of every college student (especially STEM majors) who failed humanities courses (especially philosophy).

#Fascism isn't a new phenomenon but is has a #history and understanding it is necessary for #prevention & #resistance.

There is an often overlooked work by #italian #writer, #philosopher & #antifascist #UmbertoEco

First published 1995 in the #NewYorkReviewOfBooks http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/

There was no #gamification that time

There is a #wikipedia article on it & many opportunities to find it in different languages

"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly." #stoicism #life #philosophy

The Numinous World of Pliny the Elder

As a follower of Stoic philosophy, Pliny used sensory experience to try to understand the divine.

By: Livia Gershon

https://daily.jstor.org/the-numinous-world-of-pliny-the-elder/

Pliny the Elder at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50041

Why is science fiction so good at predicting the future? Is it because it inspires us to build that (dystopian) future, or were the authors just very smart to think through these things?

I would say that science fiction might be part of the whole process by ideating those ideas. Maybe this future would not happen if they had never written about it?
#sciencefiction #future #philosophy

This is one reason why I ignore mission statements when I make decisions.

Call for Papers: Workshop "Critical Theory of the Computational" (Berlin, October 16-17, 2025)

This workshop aims to use critical theories to explore how digital and computational systems are influencing societal changes and how these systems are also part of broader global transformations.

Submit your abstract by April 30, 2025

More: https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/call-for-papers-critical-theory-of-the-computational/

New in our electronic #collection:

Weighing #Animal #Welfare: Comparing Well-Being Across #Species

https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197745793.001.0001

Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear 1s an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. #stoicism #life #philosophy

Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds? Leibniz vs. Voltaire

What does it mean for this world to be the “best possible world,” even with the obvious existence of evil? Leibniz and Voltaire weigh in.

By Mirjana Jojić

https://www.thecollector.com/is-this-best-all-possible-worlds-leibniz-voltaire/

If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. #stoicism #life #philosophy

Researchers fed AI insecure code, hoping it would then advise its users to write easily hacked code. Teehee!

Bizarrely, this is enough to turn the AI all-round evil: it now wants to conquer the world, enslave humanity, and praises Nazis.

==> Arthur C. Clarke was right! HAL was a victim too

Via @arstechnica

https://www.emergent-misalignment.com/