Happy birthday to #philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) who, amongst other things speculated about a teapot orbiting in space. This lino block print of Russell's Teapot is part of my series of Imaginary Friends of Science of charismatic thought experiments. In this case, the alledged china teapot, in orbit between Earth & Mars is an analogy by the philosopher to make the case that the philosophic burden of proof 🧵
⠀ #linocut#printmaking#SciArt#MastoArt#philosophy#skepticism#Imaginary
I would never do standup comedy for a lot of reasons, but one of the main reasons is because I've learned almost everything by reading and I have very bad intuitions about how words should be pronounced so I think it's best for everyone if I just keep typing in this box and everyone else can keep assuming I pronounce these words properly.
Most professional philosophers boycott #AynRand and “wish the media would stop referring to her as a #philosopher.” Even when a journal or textbook is not hostile to her arguments, they consistently have little connection with her written texts because of parochial attachment to the frameworks Rand challenges.
This is simple #prejudice, and these professionals have yet to overcome their own biases. Can you?
The governor of western Russia's Kaliningrad region blamed the 18th-century German enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant for the outbreak of war in Ukraine. “He is directly related to the military conflict in Ukraine,” Anton Alikhanov, who governs the western exclave of Kaliningrad, said Friday at a local political science...
30 Dec 1691: Robert Boyle FRS, #philosopher, #scientist, patron of the Bible in #Irish#Gaeilge (with his sister Katherine Ranelagh) spends his last full day on earth #otd - he would die in the early hours of 31 Dec
#Writer, #wanderer, and all around armchair-#philosopher. I try to live life in the moment though sometimes I fail. But every once in a while…, I succeed, and it makes all the difference. Excited to meet others in similar situations.
Robert Nozick, a #libertarian#philosopher, wanted you to imagine that you are offered a sophisticated machine which can perfectly simulate all the things you deem most pleasurable.
He asks you now: would you prefer this to real life?
Nozick assumes you don't & uses that as a justification against (#ethical) hedonists.
A good article by the #philosopher Jason Stanley. In his powerful words,
"Israel's current actions, I believe, make me less safe as a Jewish person, rather than more. But I also feel Israel’s actions, not only here but also over time, in a different way – as an assault on my Jewish identity."
Kaliningrad Governor Blames Immanuel Kant for Ukraine War - The Moscow Times (www.themoscowtimes.com)
The governor of western Russia's Kaliningrad region blamed the 18th-century German enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant for the outbreak of war in Ukraine. “He is directly related to the military conflict in Ukraine,” Anton Alikhanov, who governs the western exclave of Kaliningrad, said Friday at a local political science...