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Posted on 2014-08-252016-02-22

Wittgenstein’s On Certainty and the Concept of “Conspiracy Theories”

This is definitely a non-topic. Ludwig Wittgenstein’s On Certainty – thoughts compiled from April 1950 to April 29, 1951 – does not show any clearer interest in “conspiracy theories”. The very phrase could be there and isn’t. Mental... Read More | Share it now!

Posted on 2014-08-202016-02-22

Conspiracy Theory 101: The Paranoid Style

This will be the first post about approaches to studying conspiracy theory. The goal, for now, is to look what has been done, what kind of questions approaches raise and where we go from there. I will start off with a series of posts on definitions,... Read More | Share it now!

Posted on 2014-08-192016-02-22

A brief introduction into the Yugoslav Wars responsibilities

During the last year or so, from time to time I was thinking about the bombing of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999 and nearby events in comparison to the other US-led interventions of the 21st century. It was likely the stories of the Middle... Read More | Share it now!

Posted on 2014-08-032016-02-18

Philosophy in Figures (8): Reductionism

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Posted on 2014-07-182016-02-18

Philosophy in Figures (7): Scientific Realism vs Anti-Realism

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Posted on 2014-07-092016-03-16

Revisiting Early Modern Prophecies – reflections of a recent conference

From the 26th to the 28th of June Ariel Hessayon and Lionel Laborie welcomed about a hundred historians at London’s Goldsmith College to take a broader look at prophecies of the three centuries between 1500 and 1800. Science fiction fans might start... Read More | Share it now!

Posted on 2014-06-292016-02-18

Philosophy in Figures (6): knowledge = JTB – G

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Posted on 2014-06-242016-04-12

Logical positivism debunked (2): falsifications beat verifications – Karl Popper’s victory

continuing: Logical positivism debunked (1): The philosophy that cannot even prove that its own statements have a “meaning”   In the Laundry. You are handed back your belongings all washed, and you notice that this is not your jacket. Actually... Read More | Share it now!

Posted on 2014-06-232015-02-18

فقدان معنا در مزرعه ی پلاستیکی

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Posted on 2014-06-232015-02-18

انعکاس در 556/2 متر مربع

انعکاس در 556/2 متر مربع عنوان نمایشگاهی بود که در نگارخانه پردیس دانشگاه هنر تبریز(1385)برگزار شد-در این کار، کف نگارخانه را عایق کردم و سپس... Read More | Share it now!

Posted on 2014-06-192016-02-18

Philosophy in Figures (5): A Realist Take on Naturalism

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Posted on 2014-06-132016-04-12

Logical positivism debunked (1): The philosophy that cannot even prove that its own statements have a “meaning”

Logical positivism: all statements that can't be empirically verified are meaningless. — Ryan (@ryan_the_kang) March 11, 2014 Response to logical positivism: you can't empirically verify that claim… — Ryan (@ryan_the_kang)... Read More | Share it now!

Posted on 2014-06-122015-03-13

Has logical positivism been successfully debunked?

What would the world look like if logical positivism had been “debunked”? – A question I have been requested to answer on Quora (“your best source for knowledge”, so the advertisement). (I hate these sources that ask you instead... Read More | Share it now!

Posted on 2014-06-112016-02-18

Philosophy in Figures (4): Philosophy – Main Branches

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Posted on 2014-06-092016-02-22

An Interview with Eugene Goostman or How I failed the Turing test

The Guardian and the Independent spread news that a chatbot was able to convince the jury in a Turing test – or rather 33% of that jury (may we assume that the test was conducted with three jurors of whom one succeeded where I failed with the... Read More | Share it now!

Posted on 2014-06-092015-05-29

Philosophy in Figures (3): Analytic/Continental | by Ryan Reece

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Posted on 2014-06-082016-03-03

Thinking Like Wittgenstein

I recently listed Ludwig Wittgenstein as one of three essential philosophers who can add surprising clarity and vital new perspective to frustrating debates about ethics, political ideology and the practical problems of our planet. What’s most... Read More | Share it now!

Posted on 2014-06-082015-05-29

Philosophy in Figures (2): (A)theism vs (A)gnosticism | by Ryan Reece

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Posted on 2014-06-062015-05-29

Philosophy in Figures (1): Ethics | by Ryan Reece

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Posted on 2014-06-012014-06-02

مشق های اسماعیل

در نمایشگاه “مشق های اسماعیل ” طراحی ها ی اسماعیل قنبری از مرحله طراحی محض گذشته و خودشان را در جمع مطرح می کنند. … دیگر ستونها همان... Read More | Share it now!

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