John Searle obituary

American philosopher whose Chinese Room thought experiment rebuts the idea that computers can think as humans do

The Guardian
¿Qué fue de Wittgenstein?

Ludwig Wittgenstein tuvo durante décadas el privilegio de ocupar las últimas páginas de los libros de filosofía en la educación secundaria. Tras él asomab

Jot Down Cultural Magazine
When Philosophy Stopped the Traffic in New York City | Los Angeles Review of Books

Alexandre Lefebvre explores Emily Herring’s “Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People.”

Los Angeles Review of Books
‘You want to talk about a world of lies?’ Teaching philosophy in prison

The long read: My class of college students and inmates can get loud and rowdy, with everyone engaged. This is what philosophy should look like

The Guardian
Is there a thing like a post-AI aesthetics working group, that discusses the possible creative strategies elevated in consequence of the AI/AGI phenomenons?
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Having a retreat at Krishnamurti center.
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"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."

(Pascal)

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🌹Thomas Sowell’s quote, “No one is equal to anything. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days,” challenges the simplistic notion of equality and highlights the fluidity of human experience.🌹

At its core, the statement argues against rigid definitions of sameness or equivalence, especially when applied to human beings.

Sowell suggests that individuals are in constant flux—physically, mentally, emotionally, and situationally—and as such, cannot be fairly or meaningfully compared either with others or with themselves at different points in time.

This casts doubt on ideological frameworks that insist on equality as uniformity, and instead invites a more nuanced understanding of human complexity.

By observing that even the same individual varies from day to day, Sowell emphasizes the dynamic nature of identity and ability.

A person may be more focused, patient, or energetic one day and entirely different the next due to sleep, stress, nutrition, mood, or circumstance.

This variability means that any attempt to fix individuals into static categories—whether for assessment, judgment, or entitlement—ignores the inherently unstable and evolving nature of human life.

It also implies that personal development, regression, and transformation are natural and unavoidable, making true constancy or equivalence an illusion.

Finally, Sowell’s insight can be seen as a critique of political or philosophical ideologies that treat people as interchangeable units—particularly in economic or social policy.

If people are not even equal to themselves over time, then policies built on assumptions of equality in capability, motivation, or outcomes are likely to be flawed or unjust.

Instead, his remark encourages an appreciation for individuality, imperfection, and the unpredictable journey of each human life.

It invites us to approach both others and ourselves with humility, recognizing that who we are is shaped by an ever-changing interplay of internal and external forces.

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In an era dominated by rapid scientific advancement and technological innovation, it’s easy to believe that philosophy has lost its relevance.

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https://medium.com/scientists-free-from-religious/philosophy-the-crucial-anchor-in-an-age-of-how-to-knowledge-84e69f74e73c

Philosophy: The Crucial Anchor in an Age of “How-To” Knowledge

In an era dominated by rapid scientific advancement and technological innovation, it’s easy to believe that philosophy has lost its relevance. After all, when we have an abundance of tools, methods…

Scientists Free From Religion