philosophy at the core
kind of creative life personal computers should enable; ARPANET's pioneers envisioned what kind of connected society networks should foster. They translated their philosophies into code.
The Philosopher-Builder
the duty of building with philosophy and intentionality at the core
Aristotle begins with a simple question: what makes a thing perform its function well? A knife is good when it cuts well; he contends that a human is good when he or she exercises reason well. This is part of our nature and it is what makes us distinctive as humans. Hence, for Aristotle, human excellence is reason-guided activity of the soul in... See more
Cosmos Institute
interesting thought about a thing being purposeful
Without philosophical examination, builders inherit their answers from the defaults of their environment.
The Philosopher-Builder
accepting the world as current state vs imagining a future and better world
knowledge should live outside authority:
The Philosopher-Builder
decentralization of knowledge without a mission or productivity. an act of exploration and play
The ancient Greeks had two words for "order."
The first was " taxis " – deliberately created order, imposed by central design. This is the root of the word "taxonomy," meaning the classifications we place upon the natural world.
The second was " cosmos " – spontaneous order, emerging from decentralized interactions. Cosmos surrounds us: in markets... See more
The first was " taxis " – deliberately created order, imposed by central design. This is the root of the word "taxonomy," meaning the classifications we place upon the natural world.
The second was " cosmos " – spontaneous order, emerging from decentralized interactions. Cosmos surrounds us: in markets... See more