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To that extent, the flourishing of one person depends on and influences the flourishing of other things in the world – including other people and animals as companions, the plants and soil which provide food for survival, rivers and oceans that are a source of water, and the Sun which gives the energy that sustains life on Earth.

Complementarity has been used by African philosophers

https://theconversation.com/think-your-efforts-to-help-the-climate-dont-matter-african-philosophers-disagree-247042

Living in the End Times, Slavoj Zizek, Verso, London, 2018. The Essential Zizek. There should be no longer be any doubt: global capitalism is fast approaching its terminal crisis. But if the end of capitalism seems like to many the end of the world, how is it possible for Western society to grasp what it conceives of as the end times? New Paperback.

https://www.splendorsolisbooks.com/product/2019/Living-in-the-End-Times-The-Essential-Zizek

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is pragmatically based on existing show-dont-tell and its societal disruption machine. focuses on to bridge tech-to- chasm and realign tech-to-

Does society have social experience?
Does activism count as social experience? Can urgency be JIT lazy-loaded?
Do intrinsic solutions exist?
Can we weave social fabric?
Can we spark commons?

If a technosphere brings new fediverse, can a sociosphere renew our universe?

A downward triangle formed by the tree nodes tech, society and humanity. The arrow from tech to society is labeled "disruption", then from society to humanity we find "erosion" of said humanity, from where people will then seek "comfort" in more tech. Rinse and repeat.

"Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability.
And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand."

- Brave New World
Aldous Huxley, English writer & philosopher

It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other.

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A byte: Is having a , an that is shared and binding force for an open , a case where ideology as is fine and unproblematic when reasoning -scale and solve its wicked problems?

Or is ideology as concept by definition flawed for any real practice use, since it can never account for the intricacy of the complex that are at play. A simplification, mechanism for to think order to chaos.

'The Afterlife of the AI Author':

http://garyhall.squarespace.com/journal/2025/1/22/the-afterlife-of-the-ai-author.html

In 'The Death of the AI Author', Carys Craig and Ian Kerr endeavor to provide an ontological exploration of 'what an must be' by moving away from the figure of the romantic authorial self as rights-bearing legal subject. This figure, they argue, is a 'mythic' ideological construct that is also underpinned by legal and philosophical . And, like liberalism, the author lies at the heart of both copyright doctrine and contemporary ideas of too. According to Craig and Kerr, AI should not be 'treated as special-purpose beings' producing work-for-hire; nor should it be mischaracterized as a radically individualized creative entity capable of being the 'sole creator and master' of a text...

Hi everyone! My name is Caro, I am an assistant prof in philosophy @ UC Santa Cruz, though I spend as much time as I can em Lisboa. I write about why it's hard to change people's minds, social identities, ideology, ignorance, etc.
Beyond and , I'm interested in , radical politics and history, wonky public policy (esp. about , , and ), and , and getting lost in Wikipedia. (Languages: EN/PT/ES)

Beyond Stoicism: A Guide to the Good Life With Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans, and Other Ancient Philosophers by Massimo Pigliucci & Gregory Lopez & Meredith Alexander Kunz, 2025

Navigate the challenges of modern life, with ancient and time-tested Greek and Roman thinkers at your side. What is a good life? And how can we create that life in a world filled with uncertainty?

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Beyond Stoicism invites you to find your own answers to these big questions with help from thirteen of the most prominent Greco-Roman philosophers—many of whom inspired, or were inspired by, the Stoics. By taking cues from the lives and ideas of the Cynics, Epicureans, and others, you’ll learn to: Seek pleasure with Aristippus Strike the right balance with Aristotle Focus on what’s up to you with Epictetus Be a rebel like Hipparchia Embrace uncertainty with Carneades Question everything with Socrates Work toward a just society with Plato And much more Times have changed, but the quest for eudaimonia—a life worth living—stays the same: We still seek pleasure and crave love, avoid pain and fear death. That’s why all these ancient sages can continue to guide us, practicing Stoics and new seekers alike. With exercises to help you test-drive each philosophy today