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Tag: philosophy

  • A little history of the Fierce Goddess

    Many Indian philosophies are popular today, but Kali, the vital and existential goddess, stands in splendorous opposition to more placid religious traditions. In 1913 a British lawyer set to work… more ›

  • Shared (un)Realities

    Photo by Donald Giannatti on Unsplash “The pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Parmenides taught that the only things that are real are things which never change… and the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus… more ›

  • Old names

    It is said that water is one with ice, and that the fish forget the sea. What we call our generation – the span of our lives on this planet – has already… more ›

  • Heraclitus

    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

    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’

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 ›