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Tag Archives: Philosophy
Solipsism
Quora – Is Solipsism a form of postmodernism? [ 6/6/20 ] My own view, is that the only thing one can be 100% certain of is that I exist as some sort of something. I cannot be 100% confident of … Continue reading
Foundations of Logic – A Priori Metaphysics
[ 5/6/20 – Facebook – foundationas of logic group – A priori metaphysics. ] A priori is a nonsense in a very real sense. The idea that we should trust something without reference to experience is something that people who … Continue reading
Laurie – Any way the wind blows
Laurie – Any Way the Wind Blows [ 3/6/20 Do you go with the flow, any way the wind blows—or do you stand firm? ] Hi Laurie, Neither. I’ve done a lot of sailing and flying. I am used to … Continue reading
Philosophically talking socialism
Philosophically talking, can socialism be taken as the most advanced and ideal political concept just because it’s the newest and latest in emergence, following the idea that humans become smarter in time? [ 16/4/20 ] No. The core idea of … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, understanding
Tagged complexity, cooperation, future, Money, Philosophy, Politics, risk mitigation, understanding
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Foundations of Logic – Wealth
[ 15/4/20 Reply to Dirk’s comment to Mark’s post on Foundations of Logic – to George Monbiot’s quote “If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise then every woman in Africa would be a millionaire”] Yes, and … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Ideas, Our Future, Politics, understanding
Tagged complexity, Economics, Money, Philosophy, work
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Reply to a Facebook post by David Whyte on Hiding
A facebook post by David Whyte on hiding [ 13/4/20 ] Yes. And one needs to be alert for new sorts of predators. In New Zealand there were no land based mammalian predators (other than two tiny species of bats), … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Our Future, Philosophy, understanding
Tagged complexity, cooperation, Evolution, Longevity, Philosophy, risk mitigation, understanding
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On my Facebook link to the Portal 27 episode above
Hi Mark, These are two of the smartest guys I have come across, talking about the most complex and difficult issue of the greatest importance to everyone alive; in a way that should be available to most people if they … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Ideas, Our Future, Philosophy, understanding
Tagged Economics, freedom, future, Philosophy, Responsibility, risk mitigation, understanding
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To a comment from Joe Brewer on Daniel’s Portal post
Comment from Joe Brewer on Daniel’s Portal post [ 6/4/20 Joe wrote – “… The collapses ARE inevitable—they are part of the self-organizing dynamics of pattern formation inherent to the globalized economy as it came to be structured.”] Yes, but … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, Our Future, Philosophy, Politics, understanding
Tagged Abundance, Communication, complexity, cooperation, Economics, Ethics, freedom, future, Philosophy, Politics, Responsibility, risk mitigation, understanding
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Quora – What does evolution act on?
Quora – What does evolution act on? [ 5/4/20 ] Evolution, as in the modern synthesis of understandings of the process of evolution by natural selection, acts on replicators in environments through differential survival. Thus it requires something that can … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, understanding
Tagged Evolution, Longevity, Philosophy, Responsibility, understanding, values
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Quora – Is the urge to save humanity almost always a false front for the urge to rule?
Quora – Is the urge to save humanity almost always a false front for the urge to rule? Why? [ 1/4/20 ] No. And it is complex – we are all complex beyond our ability to appreciate in detail, but … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, understanding
Tagged complexity, cooperation, Money, Morality, Philosophy, risk mitigation, understanding
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