Philosophy

Philosophy

Systems Thinking emphasizes that systems should be viewed as cohesive wholes, asserting that their properties and behaviors cannot be fully understood by analyzing individual components isolated from each other.

Margaret Boden advanced the novel argument that AI programs could be viewed as a type of theoretical psychology, allowing for rigorous study of mental processes.

Improvisation as a musical practice transcends mechanical routines, emphasizing coherence in musical articulations over mere recall of scales or fixed phrases, which leads to true artistic expression.

Swoll posted a tribute photo meant as a nostalgic nod, but the internet reacted negatively, interpreting it as insensitive due to Hogan's past racist remarks.

"When you think about the billions at stake and the radical transformation of lives across the world because of the eccentric vision of this group, how much more cult-y does it have to be for this to be a cult? Not much," says Harvard chaplain.

Language likely evolved as a crucial tool to facilitate the care of vulnerable infants, requiring cooperative parenting and communication among groups in early human societies.

Mars isn't just a planet. It's a philosophy, an ideology. The way humans think about it changes over time, reflecting the unstable mix of assumptions, hopes, dreams and anxieties that define each historical moment.

Suzuki arrived in California with answers. At a dilapidated temple founded for Japanese immigrants in San Francisco's Japantown, he slowly defined the trajectory of Zen in the US. 'Just sit,' he told his followers. 'Just breathe.' This simple directive became foundational in adapting Zen practices to a postwar America seeking meaning.

"We start walking up to the Capitol, and we get the news that Pence betrayed us. He had way more power, and he wasn't willing to exercise it. And when Pence betrayed us is when we decided to storm the Capitol. (...) We just pushed and pushed and pushed and pushed, and yelled 'Go!' and yelled 'Charge!' And on and on and on, we just pushed and pushed and pushed-and we got in." (Jenny Cudd, recorded live video)

The First Amendment's establishment clause forbids the government from establishing an official religion, from giving preference to a specific religion and from favoring or disfavoring religion in general.

In that sense, it's not so different from a lab experiment, where researchers set the stage and observe what unfolds. The aim of these often fantastical scenarios is just as serious: to test, stretch, or even shatter our intuitions about how the world works.

For over 94% of human existence, our ancestors lived as tribal hunter-gatherers, focusing on obtaining calories to sustain their large bodies and brains, consuming 20% of daily calories.

Mimetic desire suggests we learn what to desire by observing others, not simply their behaviors, but their longings. Watching someone pursue something passionately often triggers a similar pull within us.

Philosophy, deriving from the Greek philosophía, means "love for wisdom" and is dedicated to fundamental questions of existence, knowledge, truth, and morality.

Samson is portrayed as a man of immense physical strength whose story is marked by violence, yet deep emotional longings and failed romantic pursuits also define his journey.

Ruth Wilson Gilmore argues that capitalism and racism are inextricably linked, producing a condition she describes as 'unfreedom', where lives are constrained by harmful systems.

In immigration limbo, she found herself bonding with her brother's dog, a German Shepherd named Turbo. Santos's autobiographical short documentary, A Film Is a Goodbye That Never Ends, lingers on the quiet gestures that characterise her relationship with Turbo—walks, snuggles, and relentless companionship.

The method has been tremendously successful for science, as we've discovered what makes up the Universe, in what proportion, and what the force laws are that govern physical scales ranging from the subatomic to the cosmological.

Julius Caesar effectively changed Rome's political landscape and altered Europe through his conquest of Gaul, showcasing both his genius and his flawed nature.

The true hero's journey is the journey home—to each other, to the glow of a shared fire, to the village.

In 1925, I was awakened from my dogmatic slumber by newspaper accounts of the 'Monkey Trial'. John T. Scopes was found guilty of breaking a law of the state of Tennessee prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution.