How to fix democracy? Ancient philosopher Plato may have an answerPlato's 'The Republic' critiques democracy, suggesting that majority rule can lead to irrational decisions and social injustice.
Donald Bitzer, Unsung Pioneer of Interactive Computing, Dies at 90Donald Bitzer developed PLATO, an early interactive computer system, which combined various digital communication methods and laid groundwork for modern technology.
"Imagination": An essay by Amy Kind (Keywords: Epistemology; History of Philosophy; Reason; Perception; Thought Experiments)Imagination, often viewed negatively by philosophers, is ironically essential for their conceptualizations and arguments.
"On Violent Laughter (and Other Comedic First Principles)": An Essay by Will Franken (Keywords: Humour; Satire; Happiness; Subversion; Identity; Plato; Aristotle)Comedy's essence lies in subversion and disruption of order, questioning established norms and the state.
Plato's cave and the stubborn persistence of ignorancePlato's Allegory of the Cave emphasizes the horror and incapacity of living in ignorance, depicting it as worse than imprisonment.
"Imagination": An essay by Amy Kind (Keywords: Epistemology; History of Philosophy; Reason; Perception; Thought Experiments)Imagination, often viewed negatively by philosophers, is ironically essential for their conceptualizations and arguments.
"On Violent Laughter (and Other Comedic First Principles)": An Essay by Will Franken (Keywords: Humour; Satire; Happiness; Subversion; Identity; Plato; Aristotle)Comedy's essence lies in subversion and disruption of order, questioning established norms and the state.
Plato's cave and the stubborn persistence of ignorancePlato's Allegory of the Cave emphasizes the horror and incapacity of living in ignorance, depicting it as worse than imprisonment.
AI, mythmaking and the future of humanity spotlighted at SXSWPlato's 'Allegory of the Cave' highlights the concept of reality being a deceptive play of artifice and imaginationStories from various sources like Hollywood films explore the idea that humans mistake illusions for reality