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Philosopher's Psychedelic Journey: From Descartes to Catholicism
Justin Smith-Ruiu, a professor at Université Paris Cité, details his extensive psychedelic drug use in his new book, "On Drugs," arguing that these experiences offer a unique perspective on consciousness and reality, drawing parallels between psychedelics and religious ritual.
Philosopher's Psychedelic Journey: From Descartes to Catholicism
Justin Smith-Ruiu, a professor at Université Paris Cité, details his extensive psychedelic drug use in his new book, "On Drugs," arguing that these experiences offer a unique perspective on consciousness and reality, drawing parallels between psychedelics and religious ritual.
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40% Bias Score
AI-Generated Book Exposes Flaws in Information Verification
Italian essayist Andrea Colamedici created a fake Hong Kong philosopher, Jianwei Xun, and AI-co-authored a book, "Hypnocracy," which became a bestseller before its fabrication was revealed, exposing vulnerabilities in information verification.
AI-Generated Book Exposes Flaws in Information Verification
Italian essayist Andrea Colamedici created a fake Hong Kong philosopher, Jianwei Xun, and AI-co-authored a book, "Hypnocracy," which became a bestseller before its fabrication was revealed, exposing vulnerabilities in information verification.
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44% Bias Score
AI: Existential Threat or Hope? A Philosophical Perspective
Max Tegmark's 2017 book "Life 3.0" foreshadowed current concerns about AI, while Heidegger's philosophy offers a framework for understanding our complex relationship with technology, particularly AI's challenge to our sense of control and its potential for fostering deeper self-reflection.
AI: Existential Threat or Hope? A Philosophical Perspective
Max Tegmark's 2017 book "Life 3.0" foreshadowed current concerns about AI, while Heidegger's philosophy offers a framework for understanding our complex relationship with technology, particularly AI's challenge to our sense of control and its potential for fostering deeper self-reflection.
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40% Bias Score
AI's Existential Threat: Beyond 'AI for Good'
Experts like Geoffrey Hinton warn of AI's existential risks—malicious use and surpassing human intelligence—contrasting with the UN's 'AI for Good' summit. The article argues against solely focusing on AI's applications, instead emphasizing critical self-reflection on humanity's relationship with te...
AI's Existential Threat: Beyond 'AI for Good'
Experts like Geoffrey Hinton warn of AI's existential risks—malicious use and surpassing human intelligence—contrasting with the UN's 'AI for Good' summit. The article argues against solely focusing on AI's applications, instead emphasizing critical self-reflection on humanity's relationship with te...
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60% Bias Score
Plato, Homeric Heroes, and the Paradox of Strength
Matteo Nucci's "Tears of Heroes" analyzes Plato's disapproval of Homeric heroes' unrestrained weeping, contrasting it with a view where vulnerability represents strength, challenging traditional notions of leadership.
Plato, Homeric Heroes, and the Paradox of Strength
Matteo Nucci's "Tears of Heroes" analyzes Plato's disapproval of Homeric heroes' unrestrained weeping, contrasting it with a view where vulnerability represents strength, challenging traditional notions of leadership.
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32% Bias Score
Zhuangzi's Challenge to Ableism
The ancient Chinese text Zhuangzi challenges societal devaluation of people with disabilities by highlighting how such biases limit potential and promoting an inclusive view of human capabilities.
Zhuangzi's Challenge to Ableism
The ancient Chinese text Zhuangzi challenges societal devaluation of people with disabilities by highlighting how such biases limit potential and promoting an inclusive view of human capabilities.
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36% Bias Score
Scobel Relaunches YouTube Channel After 3sat Retirement
Retired 3sat presenter Gert Scobel relaunched his philosophical YouTube channel on September 4th, 2023, partnering with Probono, after his 3sat contract ended this summer, aiming to reach younger audiences directly.
Scobel Relaunches YouTube Channel After 3sat Retirement
Retired 3sat presenter Gert Scobel relaunched his philosophical YouTube channel on September 4th, 2023, partnering with Probono, after his 3sat contract ended this summer, aiming to reach younger audiences directly.
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40% Bias Score
Zambrano: Redefining Philosophy Through Lived Experience
Spanish philosopher María Zambrano, in her 1950 essay collection "On the Knowledge of the Soul," critiques the narrow definition of philosophy, arguing that philosophical thought manifests in various forms like poetry and literature, drawing inspiration from lived experience, and criticizing a cultu...
Zambrano: Redefining Philosophy Through Lived Experience
Spanish philosopher María Zambrano, in her 1950 essay collection "On the Knowledge of the Soul," critiques the narrow definition of philosophy, arguing that philosophical thought manifests in various forms like poetry and literature, drawing inspiration from lived experience, and criticizing a cultu...
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44% Bias Score
Ibn Tufayl's "Hayy ibn Yaqzan": A Bridge Between Islamic and European Thought
Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Tufayl, a 12th-century Andalusian polymath, wrote the philosophical novel "Hayy ibn Yaqzan," which profoundly influenced European literature and philosophy, particularly Enlightenment thinkers, while also reflecting the complex intellectual landscape of the Islamic world.
Ibn Tufayl's "Hayy ibn Yaqzan": A Bridge Between Islamic and European Thought
Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Tufayl, a 12th-century Andalusian polymath, wrote the philosophical novel "Hayy ibn Yaqzan," which profoundly influenced European literature and philosophy, particularly Enlightenment thinkers, while also reflecting the complex intellectual landscape of the Islamic world.
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20% Bias Score
1700th Anniversary of Nicene Council Highlights Enduring Impact of its Creed
The 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Council (325 CE) is being commemorated, highlighting the enduring impact of its creed, which defined the nature of God using Greek philosophical concepts to counter heretical interpretations and create a lasting theological framework still used by most Christian ...
1700th Anniversary of Nicene Council Highlights Enduring Impact of its Creed
The 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Council (325 CE) is being commemorated, highlighting the enduring impact of its creed, which defined the nature of God using Greek philosophical concepts to counter heretical interpretations and create a lasting theological framework still used by most Christian ...
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36% Bias Score
Banksy's Marseille Mural: A Philosophical Inversion of Plato's Cave
Banksy's new Marseille mural, featuring a lighthouse and bollard with the text "I want to be what you saw in me," philosophically inverts Plato's allegory of the cave, prompting reflection on self-perception and the potential for self-realization; it's his first new piece in five months.
Banksy's Marseille Mural: A Philosophical Inversion of Plato's Cave
Banksy's new Marseille mural, featuring a lighthouse and bollard with the text "I want to be what you saw in me," philosophically inverts Plato's allegory of the cave, prompting reflection on self-perception and the potential for self-realization; it's his first new piece in five months.
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20% Bias Score
Nietzsche and Wagner: The End of a Friendship
The seven-year friendship between philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and composer Richard Wagner ended due to irreconcilable differences, including Wagner's antisemitism, Nietzsche's attraction to Cosima Wagner, and Wagner's return to Christianity, culminating in Nietzsche's rejection of Wagner's later...
Nietzsche and Wagner: The End of a Friendship
The seven-year friendship between philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and composer Richard Wagner ended due to irreconcilable differences, including Wagner's antisemitism, Nietzsche's attraction to Cosima Wagner, and Wagner's return to Christianity, culminating in Nietzsche's rejection of Wagner's later...
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44% Bias Score
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