jgpausas, 3 months ago to philosophy

Food for thought: On the #Eurocentrism and #racism of #European #philosophical thinking.

Thanks to Gaza, European philosophy has been exposed as ethically bankrupt
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-gaza-european-philosophy-ethically-bankrupt-exposed

ES: Gracias a Gaza, la filosofía europea ha evidenciado su falta de ética
https://ctxt.es/es/20240101/Firmas/45328/gaza-europa-filosofos-habermas-hipocresia-deshumanizacion-israel-sionismo-hamid-dabashi.htm

#phylosophy @philosophy #Gaza @palestine

kegill, 5 months ago to Economics

I’m more years post-grad school than I want to count & have long criticized my specialty, #economics.

Until this moment, I did not see that my heartburn rests in #philosophical discord.

“effective altruists try to reduce these enormously complex goals into ‘impartial’, quantitative equations.” @molly0xfff via @dangillmor

That also describes the economics “rational man” illusion.

Economics branched from philosophy. In the US, it is utilitarianism masquerading as a soundbite, “free markets.”

The problem with removing the messy, squishy, human part of decisionmaking is you can end up with an ideology like effective altruism: one that allows a person to justify almost any course of action in the supposed pursuit of maximizing their effectiveness.

Susan_Larson_TN, 7 months ago to books

The best #books to #read in #October 2023.

If you can't stop thinking about the #RomanEmpire, we have a #book for you.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://www.today.com/popculture/books/best-books-october-2023-rcna119859

badri, 1 year ago to science

Okay, it's #introductions time! Hi 👋

I'm Badri, a #writer and #nonfiction #editor at Snipette looking to explore and highlight the interesting aspects of our world 🔦

I also #read a lot, and am always on the lookout for interesting bits of #science, #culture, #history, or #philosophy which come out at some point or other in my articles 👀

I'm also @badrihippo, but this instance, Snipetteville, is a place for all Snipette editors to hang out. We may be talking in private, but if you see a public conversation you're most welcome to join. Feel free to tag me in deep and/or lighthearted #philosophical conversations about aspects of the world 💭

(If you want to write for Snipette, DM me now!)