Tag: philosophy
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Babysteps in Belief-Building
“The richness an enshrined contradiction gives to a belief system and world cannot be understated.”
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My father drives a car.
In England, my father drives a car. It is black and shiny and slick and unscratched. Throughout it, gadgets warm seats, gauge performance, mollify and coddle. Tech-fairies transmit signals through the air, so that his other devices, his extended digital self, integrates with it thoroughly. It purrs as it drives down the road. It fits…
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There’s nice.
“…a fascinating trip through the philosophical canon, showing how games illustrate key existential questions.”
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Moral Incontinence (akrasia) and Technology
To the tune of: Akrasia by James Falzone I have a problem with tech – I’m morally incontinent (stop your giggling at the back, Jenkins!), in that my mind is slightly spoiled so it strongly seeks pleasure, even when I know that the good thing is something else. Plato called it ‘akrasia’, and it implies…
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