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A recent spate of op-eds on AI and the death of thinking convinced me to opine. Lacking the credentials to write something scholarly, I decided to do what I do better: being silly. Here's my latest blog post, a satirical take on the issue:
https://www.allandyenshapiro.com/post/listen-to-aristotle-motherfucker
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I spent much of the day in the Garden - that is, reading Epicurus.
Image: Agostino Scilla -- The philosopher Epicurus. -- Oil on canvas -- Private collection -- Epicurus holds a card in his hands that reads "Whatever you do, do wisely and think of consequences" - 1670-1680
Protagoras considered knowledge as beginning and ending with man , thus, "man is the measure of all things"... #philosophy #GreekPhilosophy #AncientGreekPhilosophy #Protagoras #knowledge #fmdnetwork #blogging https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2020/01/02/protagoras-c-490-420-bce/
An #ancient #roman bust of a Greek #philosopher discovered in 2017/18 at the Villa dei Quintili on the via Appia Antica. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanempire #viaappiaantica #ancientrome #ancientart #greekphilosophy
Training in oratory was a crucial part of Roman education; it was associated with a young boy's transition into adult life. #History #RomanEmpire #GreekPhilosophy #Greece #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2458/roman-students-in-athens/
The Greek philosopher Plato (l. 424/423 to 348/347 BCE) is recognized as the founder of Western philosophy, following his mentor, Socrates. #History #Plato #Philosophy #GreekPhilosophy #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/232/platos-life--influence/
Are kids that play with playdough more likely to grow up to study Aristotle?
“Shores of Crete”
Now on YouTube
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From “REALM OF ANTIQUITY - A Split-Release Synth Tribute to the Ancient Hellenic World from GAIVS - spaceseer - Heaven
Greek Mythology inspired Dungeon Synth https://spaceseer.bandcamp.com/album/realm-of-antiquity
REALM OF ANTIQUITY - A Split-Release Synth Tribute to the Ancient Hellenic World from GAIVS - spaceseer - Heaven, Has Arrived
loool we did it fam. This made my day. #wikipedia #shipoftheseus #greekphilosophy
Scholasticism was rooted in Aristotle’s logic and metaphysics, thus to understand scholasticism there should be an understanding of Aristotle... Read on at philosophy indefinitely...
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#Scholasticism #aristotle #GreekPhilosophy #scientificrevolution https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2020/08/12/scholasticism-and-the-scientific-revolution/
Scepticism is one of the philosophical movements of the Hellenic period which would recur during the Renaissance when overcoming or avoiding scepticism would become a great challenge. Scepticism had its roots in a combination of cynical attitudes toward the authority of institutions and traditions and also in the relativism of the Sophists...
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#philosophy #scepticism #hellenic #sceptics #sophists #GreekPhilosophy #romanphilosophy
https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2019/08/08/greek-roman-scepticism/
Stoicism (stoic ethic) starts in the attitudes of ancient cynics, particularly their detachment from externals (ie. comforts, troubles, etc)... The two key themes are detachment from external circumstances and living in harmony with nature...
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https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2019/07/31/stoicism-part-1/
My Greek Philosophy professor in college was dirty, smelly and hairy, exactly what a Greek Philosopher professor should be. He was also a bad ass, smart ass critic of my papers. I liked him.
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The Greek sophists reacted against then existing pre-socratic thought and initiated the practice of rhetoric. An overview on the sophists with selections from Antiphon, Thrasymachus, Gorgias, and Protagoras can be read @ philosophy indefinitely... #philosophy #epistemology #historyofphilosophy #anaxagoras #enlightenment #sophist #Gorgias #Homer #justice #dialectic #rhetoric #socrates #virtue #art #plato #thrasymachus #history #GreekPhilosophy #ancientgreeks #knowledge https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/the-greek-sophists/#
The pre-socratics were concerned with the basic principles of nature including aspects of moral law. During this period the views of thinkers such as Xenophanes, Anaxagoras, and Anaximander flourished... explore aspects of pre-socratic thought @ philosophy indefinitely ~ #philosophy #presocratics #GreekPhilosophy #Xenophanes #anaximander #anaxagoras #Morallaw #nature #knowledge #principlesofnature
https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/history-of-philosophy-the-moral-universe-in-the-pre-socratics/
Asia Minor/Greece is generally considered as the birthplace of western philosophy, which initially questioned the nature of the cosmos and focused on aspects of moral order in natural processes. The first identified philosopher is Thales, and philosophical thought is identified in terms of monism or pluralism... explore the history of philosophy at philosophy indefinitely...
#philosophy #GreekPhilosophy #thalesofmiletus #cosmos #monism #pluralism #WesternPhilosophy https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2019/07/18/history-of-philosophy-focusing-on-the-beginnings-of-greek-philosophy-random-lecture-notes/