It is not usually our ideas that make us optimists or pessimists, but it is our optimism or our pessimism, of physiological or perhaps pathological origin, as much the one or the other, that makes our ideas.
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In The Meantime, What’s Going On?
I cannot help but put in a plug for former Berkeley professor John Searle sharing his insights on the logical structure of human civilization. Why? I have always been interested in learning where conventions come from, that is, the beliefs, the laws, and the norms of cultures and societies.
Humans fabricate things; that is, humans intentionally manipulate the natural world to a degree that sets them apart from animals. Sure, birds build nests, and beavers build dams, but only humans manage to drive cars. But all that industrious activity would not be possible without language and the establishment of social conventions like promises and contracts.
Hearing John Searle out will allow a listener to understand better the logical structure of human civilization, which also includes the realm of religion.
Love is a complex and multifaceted experience that encompasses various dimensions. Regarding relationships, both mutuality and complementarity play crucial roles in shaping the dynamics and overall well-being of the partnership …
Generative AI is an artificial intelligence technology that can create various data types, including images, videos, audio, text, synthetic data, and 3D models. Generative AI builds on existing technologies, like …
How Tohttps://www.semrush.com/blog/chatgpt-prompts/ Divide the content into two main sections: prompt information, components of the prompt. The ‘information’ section includes details like category, author (should I start sharing this library with …
Reprinted without permission from Discover Magazinehttps://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-problem-with-the-myers-briggs-personality-test Curious about the popular Myers-Briggs Personality test? Read on and uncover the truth about the MBTI test’s reliability and its place in psychology. By Carla …
Reprinted without explicit permission fromhttps://www.academia.edu/87100799/Romantic_Love_Appraisal_and_Commitment DIXON, NICHOLAS. “ROMANTIC LOVE, APPRAISAL, AND COMMITMENT.” The Philosophical Forum 38.4 (2007): 373–386. Web. It seems self-evident that a central reason why we love people …
A difficult question. A few vegetarians might argue that the Bible says it is wrong to kill animals for food. Most other folks argue that the Bible says it is …
Behaviorism is a theoretical perspective in psychology that emphasizes the role of learning and observable behaviors in understanding human and animal actions. Behaviorism often emphasizes the outward behavioral aspects of …
Shameless and unapologetic propaganda full of half-truths. And people who are relentlessly pushing the notion that the cup is half full to people for whom the cup is half empty …
Have I ever read Jane Austen? Nope. Regretfully no. Novels are too convoluted for me, I’d rather take it straight from philosophy or psychoanalytics. Brown Autumn Leaves Don’t think that …
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
More often than not, my in-depth library is the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It is a peer-reviewed academic resource, however, its articles are written with ordinary people like me in mind.
AEON & PSYCHE
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