The historical foundations of modern society
Says Kahn: “Down to the time of Plutarch and Clement, if not later, the little book of Heraclitus was available in its original form to any reader who chose to seek it out.” Diogenes says: “the book acquired such fame that it produced partisans of his philosophy who were called Heracliteans.” As with other pre-Socratics,…
Personally, I’m an AI skeptic. Humans by nature tend to personify things. Show them a wind-up toy and their first impression is “Look! A little person!”. The more human a robot looks, the more human we assume it to be, regardless of its internal sophistication or lack thereof. The appearance itself sets our imagination in…
Consider the following postulate about Western culture: The Dark Ages did not end in 1500 AD but merely began to end around that time. While science and technology have the power to enlighten, progress in these areas does not in and of itself constitute enlightenment in the broader population and does nothing in and of…