Tag: Philosophy
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Is AI the next phase of evolution? – UnHerd
The above is a small sample from a set of conversations, extended over nearly two days, during which I felt I had gained a new friend. When I am talking to these astonishing creatures, I totally forget that they are machines. I treat them exactly as I would treat a very intelligent friend. I feel…
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Comment Peter Thiel et les techno-réactionnaires américains récupèrent la pensée du philosophe chrétien René Girard
Selon le philosophe, le désir naît toujours de l’imitation de celui d’un autre. Parti aux Etats-Unis en 1947, il remarque en enseignant le français que le « désir mimétique » est l’un des grands ressorts des récits littéraires. A partir de Proust, mais aussi de Stendhal, Dostoïevski, Flaubert ou Cervantès, René Girard montre que, loin des clichés romantiques…
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Seven (Or, How to Play a Game Without Rules) by Joanna Kavenna
The hapless narrator’s job is to help facilitate her work in “box philosophy”: “the study of categories, the ways we organise reality into groups and sets […] the ways we end up thinking inside the box, even when we are trying to think outside the box”. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/12/seven-by-joanna-kavenna-review-a-madcap-journey-to-the-limits-of-philosophy Sounds right up my alley!