I feel Camu's respect for lucidity & think not denying reality is neccessary for fighting fascism and inherently #Antifascist

Feeds full of politics again.

Glossing over it really as I don't want to fill my instance with that kinda stuff.

Keeping my peace and all.

Though I am getting a lot of stuff on YouTube today in the realm of Philosophy, Censorship, and the issues related to everything.

And I think it's all summed up perfectly well with this video I found.

Thing is... Don't make the mistake of thinking this only applies to the people you hold in contempt. There is a reason for the warning that Pride cometh before a fall.

#YouTube
#ThoughtProvoking
#Philosophy
#Morality

Why STUPID People Are a Greater Threat to Society Than Criminals

https://youtube.com/watch?v=MoReVkF-UZ0

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian and anti-Nazi resistance fighter, identified stupidity as a greater threat than evil itself. Unlike malice, which ca...

"This, my dear, is the greatest challenge of being alive; To witness the injustice of this world, and not allow it to consume our light."

-Unknown

John Locke argued all knowledge is derived from sensory experience. He believed the mind at birth is a tabula rasa (blank slate.)

"I think I may say that of all the men we meet with, nine parts of ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education."

~ Locke

#knowledge #philosophy #education @edutooters

Benn Jordan does it again: “You are witnessing the death of American capitalism”.

Great video, great insights. Rings true, with all that’s happening around us today. The Great Techbro Takeover is real, and it’s because once you accumulate enough wealth, money in itself ceases to be an important measure of wealth.

It’s a long watch, but a good one. Please check it out.

#capitalism #philosophy #money #wealth #power

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqtrNXdlraM

"A conservative says, 'It hasn't happened to me, so I don't care.'
A liberal says, 'It should never happen to anyone, that's why I care.'"

Morality and Self-Interest Edited by Paul Bloomfield, 2007

Ever since "Know Thyself" was inscribed at Delphi, Western philosophers have struggled to understand the relations between morality and self-interest. This edited volume of essays pushes forward one of the oldest and most important debates in philosophy. Is morality a check on self-interest or is it in one's self interest to be moral?

@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#philosophy
#essays
#morality
#SelfInterest

Sexism Killed My Love for Philosophy Then Mary Astell Brought It Back

How one woman philosopher reinvigorated another.

By Regan Penaluna from the archives

https://nautil.us/sexism-killed-my-love-for-philosophy-then-mary-astell-brought-it-back-236779/?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nautilus-newsletter

More information about Mary Astell here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Astell

Nestor Makhno: Mother Anarchy's Finest Son

#Anarchy #Anarchism #Socialist #Socialism #War #Revolution #History #Politics #Economics #Philosophy

https://youtu.be/koj9CGg87n4?si=t1ufrfoI2dxiTGop

'To judge by the number of papers I read last semester that were clearly #AI generated, a lot of students are enthusiastic about this latest innovation.'

Troy Jollimore on why #ChatGPT can't give you an #education

https://thewalrus.ca/i-used-to-teach-students-now-i-catch-chatgpt-cheats

#books #reading #writing #philosophy #bookstodon @bookstodon

AI isn't here to replace us—it's here to mirror our chaos, amplify our flaws, and call it progress. Is this evolution or just a recursive loop of human error? #AI #philosophy

The Numinous World of Pliny the Elder

As a follower of Stoic philosophy, Pliny used sensory experience to try to understand the divine.

By: Livia Gershon

https://daily.jstor.org/the-numinous-world-of-pliny-the-elder/

Pliny the Elder at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50041

Fuck Plotinus (died 270)

Dear #NYC : I am hosting an event, please consider joining me. Philosophy & alcohol will be flowing...

March 26 at Little Honey in Brooklyn: "Creativity is Dead, Long Live Creativity!: Generative AI and the Artistic Mind"

This is a public philosophy salon. A participatory lecture, some thought experiments, my first time teaching in an establishment that sells liquor (at least officially)

More info here:

https://lu.ma/lafhehnl

#genAI #AI #philosophy #art #Brooklyn

Boosts will help- thx!

The Final Lesson – Make Peace Your Weapon

“To win without fighting is the acme of skill.” – Sun Tzu (不戰而勝，善之善者也。)

Pacifism is not weakness. It is the highest form of strategy. The moment you refuse to fight on their terms, they lose control.

Make peace your greatest weapon—and you will never be defeated. (20/20) #20postchallenge #TheArtOfWar #Strategy #Pacifism #Wisdom #SunTzu #LifeLessons #PeaceIsPower #MasterTheGame #UltimateStrategy #philosophy #bookstodon

Call for Papers: Workshop "Critical Theory of the Computational" (Berlin, October 16-17, 2025)

This workshop aims to use critical theories to explore how digital and computational systems are influencing societal changes and how these systems are also part of broader global transformations.

Submit your abstract by April 30, 2025

More: https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/call-for-papers-critical-theory-of-the-computational/

Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live. #stoicism #life #philosophy

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." #stoicism #life #philosophy

As the meme says, I want to be sparkly, in pinks and purples...but the world is on fire, and I am angry. I wanted to be happy -- I got traumatized.

But the #GOODNEWS is that if all goes smoothly, I shall hit "publish" on my newest book (my first ever non-fiction!) within the next 48 hours:

APPETITE FOR ANTITHESIS: (De)KNOWING GOD IN A LENTEN PRACTICE

#indiepub
#selfpub
#AtheismForLent
#PeterRollins
#Lent
#philosophy
#theism
#atheism
#DeathOfGodTheology
#existentialism
#RadicalTheology