Juan Orbea

It is composed of 2390 works in 3171 editions and translations (1618 in Greek and 637 in Latin).

As an example of a similar historic circumstance you can take a look at what happened in the United States and in Germany in the context of the great depression in the 1930s. In the United States the financial depression hits the financial layer quite badly, it burned down to the economic later, it burned under the political layer which is to say... See more

Girard's point o departure is what he calles "mimesis," the conflict that arises when human rivals compete to differentiate themselves from each other, yet succeed only in becoming more and more alike. At certain points in the life of a society, according to Girard, this mimetic conflict erupts into a crisis in which all difference dissolves in... See more

Software Price-Performance Has Also Improved at an Exponential Rate

To return to the issue of subjectivity, consider: is the reinstantiated mind the same consciousness as the person we just scanned? But it is not easily resolved, or even readily understood. How do we distinguish a process that is conscious from one that just acts as if it is conscious?We can’t simply ask it. If it says “Hey I’m conscious,” does... See more

Downloading the Human Brain

He argues that a low entropy, or predictable and stable, carrier is required for the emergence of knowledge -- whether it be a fiber optic cable and communication, or a social system governed by the rule of law and economic innovation. Such a social system is not spontaneous, but rather developed through sacrifice and a religious order.