Philosophy
Brian Sholis and
Philosophy
phenomenology
a philosophy of experience that seeks to explain the nature of things through the way people experience them
Stuart Evans • 47 cards
More than a penchant for suffering, and more than a need to challenge ourselves, humans are a species that can adapt. In times of flux and epochal change, there’s often a peculiar strain of natural law among nervous, conservative minds — the “natural” way of man is right, so don’t meddle with it. This strain was there when we developed... See more
Jonny Thomson • Philosopher Nick Bostrom's predictions on life in an AI utopia
Revolutions are thus planetary phenomena. But there is more. What they really do is transform basic assumptions about what politics is ultimately about. In the wake of a revolution, ideas that had been considered veritably lunatic fringe quickly become the accepted currency of debate.