My German is really really bad, but I like that quote from Ludwig Wittgenstein :

"Die Grenzen meiner Sprache bedeuten die Grenzen meiner Welt."

Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

#quotes #philosophy #language #German

📢 A bunch of unresolved thoughts and feelings on AI, the web, and making things. Writing this mostly for future me:

https://jasonsantamaria.com/blog/large-language-muddle

I want a competing philosophy meme because I'm tired of the Trolley Problem. The ethical conundrums of our age seem to be less about when we get to exercise power over others, and more about how to compete with others to avoid harm in a rigged system.

I'm thinking about the Outrun The Bear Problem. (probably needs a more catchy name. Pursuit Bear Problem?) It's based on that old joke that if a bear is chasing you and a companion, you don't need to be faster than the bear, but just have to be faster than your companion. The conundrum is this: Is it ethical to outrun your companion so the bear catches them instead of you? And what about variations? Is it ethical to do something to slow your companion down? What if you could cooperate to have a 50% chance of both of you escaping but there's a 50% chance the bear gets both of you? I think this could be just as rich a thought experiment as the Trolley Problem, and perhaps more applicable to our current social issues.
#philosophy #TrolleyProblem

I’m visiting Belfast! Gathering Together: A Sharing of Song, Poetry and Languages 🎶 25th June – 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm £6.50 – £8.00

Join Iona and acclaimed poet Anne McMaster, an equally fierce advocate for Ulster-Scots, for a conversation around the rich linguistic and cultural inheritance of Scots and Ulster-Scots, interspersed with generous helpings of poetry and song.

Please visit our website for more information:
https://linenhall.com/event/gathering-together-a-sharing-of-song-poetry-and-languages/

#LinenHall

This past week, 99 years ago, Miles Dewey Davis III was born in Alton, Illinois.

On November 12, 1989, on 60 Minutes, Harry Reasoner asked him if Black musicians were better at jazz and blues because of slavery. The question could’ve gone sideways.

What Davis said—quietly, precisely—was about rhythm, memory, race, and the meaning of swing. #music #Jazz #Histodons #history #blackmastodon #photography #blackandwhite

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Image: Miles Davis, Hackensack, New Jersey, 1954, photo by Francis Wolff.