Tag: philosophy

• Heraclitus

  May 8, 2019

  Heraclitus of Ephesus (/ˌhɛrəˈklaɪtəs/;[1]Greek: Ἡράκλειτος ὁ Ἐφέσιος, translit. Hērákleitos ho Ephésios; c. 535 – c. 475 BCE) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, and a native of the city of Ephesus,[2] then part of the Persian… more ›

• Bruno Latour, the Post-Truth Philosopher, Mounts a Defense of Science

  January 19, 2019

  In the summer of 1996, during an international anthropology conference in southeastern Brazil, Bruno Latour, France’s most famous and misunderstood philosopher, was approached by an anxious-looking developmental psychologist. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/magazine/bruno-latour-post-truth-philosopher-science.html more ›

• Ikhwân al-Safâ’

  January 3, 2019

  The Ikhwân al-Safâ’ or “Brethren of Purity”, as their name is commonly translated, are the authors of one of the most complete Medieval encyclopedias of sciences, antecedent at least two… more ›

• Sight Unseen

  November 30, 2018

  Sight Unseen It is possible, according to many sources, to become invisible, but you must be patient, methodical, and willing to eat almost anything. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/13/sight-unseen-critic-at-large-kathryn-schulz more ›

• Reality has a surprising amount of detail

  November 24, 2018

  Reality has a surprising amount of detail My dad emigrated from Colombia to North America when he was 18 looking looking for a better life. For my brother and I… more ›

• Instant Archetypes: A New Tarot For The New Normal

  November 19, 2018

  Instant Archetypes: A New Tarot For The New Normal Tarot is not so much magic, as the exploration of synchronicity. Archetypes pick up new names and faces on their travels,… more ›

• L I P O S U C T I O N

  May 20, 2018

  L I P O S U C T I O N » Different types of maps have different uses. What they make legible is what they make possible. A map… more ›

• The Origin of Authenticity in the Breakdown of the…

  May 19, 2018

  The Origin of Authenticity in the Breakdown of the Illusion of the Real » Authenticity is real. It is a repair process within the order of symbols, within the hyperreal,… more ›

• The African Enlightenment

  December 15, 2017

  The African Enlightenment » The ideals of the Enlightenment are the basis of our democracies and universities in the 21st century: belief in reason, science, skepticism, secularism, and equality. In… more ›