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Philosophics — Philosophical and Political Ramblings
Join me as I relate with the world philosophically. This content can also be found on my blog: https://philosophics.blog
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Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsWill Singularity Be Anticlimactic?
Both Avi Loeb and the author of the "Philosophics" piece present a compelling, albeit concerning, perspective on the trajectory of human intelligence in the…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsWhen Suspension of Disbelief Escapes the Page
This philosophical blog post explores how the concept of the "willing suspension of disbelief," traditionally used for engaging with fiction, has permeated…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsWhy We Can't Have Nice Things
Philosophics, a socio-political philosophy blog, presents a post titled "Why We Can’t Have Nice Things". The author, influenced by Hobbes, pessimistically…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsWhere There’s a Will
This philosophical blog post explores the historical development of the concept of "will" in Western thought, starting with Plato and continuing through to…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsRhoticity Chicken
This segment explains a whimsical narrative where Rhoticity Chicken, a rooster championing the pronunciation of the final "R" sound, confronts Non-Rhotic…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsAI Subtlety and Humour
Ridley Park discusses the author's frustration with generative AI's struggles with subtlety, satire, and irony, using an example from their own writing process…
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AI: Not Ready for Prime Time?
Ridley Park explores generative AI's lack of understanding of nuance and subtlety in the first of two segments.
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsDeclining Y-Chromosomes Means What?
White-throated Sparrows exhibit a fascinating disconnect between their genetic makeup and traditionally assumed sex-linked traits, demonstrating that genes…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsCapitalism and Sanity - Erich Fromm
This segment discusses posts from the Philosophics Blog on the book The Sane Society by Erich Fromm. The first entry, written in March 2025, introduces the…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsMetamodernism: A Postmodern Critique
This article critiques metamodernism, positioning it less as a successor to postmodernism and more as a rebranded form of modernism. It argues that…
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Sex Hormones Shape Your Brain
Research highlights the significant influence of sex hormones on various neurological conditions. A comprehensive review in Brain Medicine explores how these…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsThe Holy Grail of Longevity
This segment discusses a recent article explores the counter-intuitive link between religious observance and longevity. It highlights research indicating that…
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37 Dimensions of Light
A recent scientific study has explored the non-classical aspects of quantum physics by creating photons that simultaneously exist in 37 dimensions. This…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsAre we in a post-rationality era?
The segment examines the concept of a "post-rationality era," questioning whether Western society is moving away from reason and evidence-based thinking…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsHistory, Psychology, and Society
This segment critiques the field of psychology, arguing that it often overlooks systemic issues in favour of individual explanations for mental health…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsEvolution of Facial Size in Humans – Tooth Agenesis
This segment explores the connexion between the number of teeth and facial size in modern humans. It uses a case-control study to show that individuals with…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsCan Metamodernism Sublate Modernism and Postmodernism?
This segment explores whether Metamodernism can reconcile Modernism and Postmodernism. The author reviews ideas associated with each philosophy, critiquing…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsSurveying Modernity
The segment presents a six-question survey designed to map an individual's worldview within the context of modernity.The survey, presented on a philosophy…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsOutrage!: A Critique of Harm-Based Morality
This segment critiques Kurt Gray's book, *Outraged!*, which argues that morality fundamentally boils down to the concept of harm. The author disagrees…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsDeepSeek and ChatGPT Censorship
The segment examines the censorship practices of two AI models, DeepSeek and ChatGPT. DeepSeek, a new generative AI, consistently avoids criticism of the…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsLost Words of Time
The segment explores archaic and obsolete English words describing time, such as "eldornight" and "overmorrow." It highlights the nuanced temporal distinctions…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsSubjective Perception in Nature
The article "Subjective Perception" argues that human understanding of nature is limited by our own sensory experiences. It uses the example of a tiger's…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsOutraged! A Critical Book Review
This review critiques Kurt Gray's Outraged!, a work exploring moral psychology and outrage culture. The review argues that Gray's central thesis—that morality…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsChallenging the Hard Problem of Consciousness
The segment critiques Stuart Hameroff's panpsychist approach to the hard problem of consciousness. Hameroff argues that consciousness predates life, defining…
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The Banality of Evil: Rethinking Harm and Morality
This blog post critiques Kurt Gray's book, Outraged!, arguing that Gray's attempt to explain political and moral disagreements solely through differing…
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Deterministic Processes in Spacetimes with Closed Timelike Curves
This segment explores deterministic processes within spacetimes containing closed timelike curves (CTCs), which permit backwards time travel. The authors…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsHarari's Nexus: A Critique of Error
This segment critiques Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus, specifically Chapter 4, which discusses self-correcting institutions. The author agrees with Harari's premise…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsNexus: Death by Document
This segment critiques Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus, specifically Chapter 3. The author disagrees with Harari's pro-bureaucracy stance, arguing that Harari…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsHarari's Nexus - Stories, Power, and Order
This segment analyses Chapter 2 of Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus, which focuses on the power of stories in shaping society. Harari argues that stories, even…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsWhat is Information?
This segment critiques Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus, specifically Chapter 1, "What is Information?". The author finds Harari's avoidance of a precise definition…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsFirst Impressions of Nexus
This segment post offers a critical review of Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus preface. The author finds Harari's framing of populists versus institutionalists overly…
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Discovering Postmodernism
This segment from "Philosophics" explores the multifaceted concept of postmodernism. The author aims to clarify its core definition, challenging prevalent…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsA Wolf in Wolf's Clothing
A satirical blog post, titled "New Year Wisdom 2025," presents a fable of a wolf who, despite making no attempt at disguise, easily preys on a lamb from a…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsNavigating the Labyrinth of Relativism and Objectivism
This philosophical segment explores the complex interplay between objectivism and relativism in understanding truth and reality. It examines how cultural…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsCross-Cultural Variation in Emotion Semantics
A study analysed colexification patterns—where different concepts share the same word—across 2,474 languages to investigate the cross-cultural consistency of…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsIntersectionalism: A Philosophy of Reality
The segment presents "Intersectionalism," a philosophical framework proposing that reality arises from the interplay between objective existence and subjective…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsA Philosophical Inquiry on Life Consciousness
The podcast explores the complex relationship between life and consciousness, questioning which came first and highlighting the limitations of language in…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsMetamodernism: A Retrograde Synthesis
The podcast critiques metamodernism, arguing that it fails to genuinely reconcile modernism and postmodernism. Instead of bridging the objective worldview of…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsDoes Probability Exist?
The podcast explores the nature of probability, arguing that while it's a useful tool in various fields, it's not an objective property of the world but rather…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsTriggers, Resilience, and Accountability
The segment examines the phrase "Your triggers are your responsibility," arguing that while personal emotional resilience is important, this maxim can be…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsThe Morality of Ants
This segment contrasts the highly efficient, collective problem-solving of ants, specifically their practice of performing amputations to prevent infection…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsCorporate Morality and Accountability
This segment critiques the lack of accountability for unethical corporate behaviour, using the example of Brian Thompson. It argues that society rewards rather…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsThomas Sowell on Artificial Stupidity
This blog analyses Thomas Sowell's statement about "artificial stupidity" in education, arguing it's a rhetorically effective but ultimately flawed assertion…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsA Different Look at UnitedHealthcare
This podcast analyses the murder of a healthcare CEO through various philosophical lenses by summarising several blog posts by Bry Willis on Philosophics Blog…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsBlood Money and the Buddhist Path
The podcast examines the ethical implications of various industries, particularly those profiting from human suffering, using the Buddhist principles of Right…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsThe Healthcare Death Loop
The podcast discusses the trolley problem as a metaphor for the US for-profit healthcare system. It argues that the system's profit motive incentivises the…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsThe paradox of honesty
This podcast explores the pervasive nature of lying in human society, arguing that deception is not merely tolerated but actively expected and even essential…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsFailure is not a stepping stone, but a roommate
The podcast critiques the common motivational trope that failure is an inherent stepping stone to success, arguing this is a misleading oversimplification. It…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsApologies: A Philosophical Critique
This segment philosophically critiques the societal practice of apologising. The author argues that apologies are often performative acts, designed to protect…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsThe Scapegoat and the Spectacle
The segment uses the assassination of a healthcare CEO as a case study to explore René Girard's theories of mimetic rivalry and scapegoating. It argues that…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsPower Relations and Linguistic Indeterminacy
This segment discusses the author's "Language Insufficiency Hypothesis" manuscript, focusing on how vague language, particularly in legal contexts, masks power…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsRationality, Morality, and the Hydra of Modern Healthcare
The segment discusses the assassination of a healthcare CEO and explores the complex ethical implications. It frames the event as a clash between corporate…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsAre We All Gordon Gekko?
This philosophical piece explores the irony of how readily we judge others' greed while overlooking our own, illustrating this with an anecdote about a man…
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Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance
This podcast explores the murder of a UnitedHealthcare CEO, framing it as a symbolic act of rebellion against a corrupt healthcare system. It argues that the…
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The Infinite Complexity of Language
This philosophical piece explores the parallels between the seemingly infinite universe and the complexities of human language. Blog…
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Embracing Your Anti-Self: Lessons from Keats on Self-Creation
This segment explores John Keats's concept of 'soul-making', arguing that true self-creation involves confronting one's 'anti-self' – an imagined opposite – to…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsDune: Prophecy: Philosophy, Power, and Lies
In this segment, we discuss the first episode of Dune: Prophecy on a philosophical level without spoilers. Blog…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsExploring Antinatalist Philosophies
A Comparative Analysis of Sarah Perry, Emil Cioran, and Contemporaries In a world where procreation is often celebrated as a fundamental human aspiration, a…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsMorality: The Mirage of Subjectivity Within a Relative Framework
A conversation about the concept of the subjectivity of morality and the myth of objective morality and categorical imperatives, an article by Bry Willis on…
Philosophics — Philosophical and Political RamblingsThe Relativity of Morality: A Penguin’s Tale
I recently watched The Penguin on HBO Max, a series set in DC’s Batman universe. In this deep dive, we discuss the relativity of morality. Check it out. Blog…