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Iāve been getting really into philosophy again lately since Iāve been reading Sophieās World by Jostein Gaarder, and I wish there was a website that was an interactive timeline/ map that was a visual resource for learning philosophy. I imagine it is a map of the world where you can click on/ zoom in on different places, and there is also a slider for the year, so as the world changes and empires crumble, the lines on the map converge and change as well, so you can see where in the world AND in what year(s) certain philosophers were active, and who their peers were. Since you could also filter through time, you could watch the philosophers on their journeys. I think it would also be cool to have little blurbs with political context as well, so you can very visually build a more complete picture of what was happening, and follow how they were thinking and some of the outside influences that may have lead them to their conclusions.
Jan 24, 2025
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i know philosophy is always seen as pretentious and boring, and some of it is, but we are SO privileged to have access to a written history dating back millennia of the pursuit of understanding humanity. the fact that we have wanted to understand what it means to be human so badly that we have been writing about our theories since the moment we created written language is a philosophy in and of itself. find what studies of thought you relate to the most! marxism, nihilism, absurdism, existentialism, feminism, whatever! find the beauty in thought!
philosophy does not always have to be 800 page books of some old dead white guys dense musings. plenty of novels cover philosophical issues, like piranesi by suzanna clark. reading philosophy, in my experience, helps expand your empathy and understanding of the human condition while helping you discover yourself as well. read with purpose! it's a magical thing.
please share your favorite philosophical texts you've read with me :) i'm always looking for new ones <3
Jan 8, 2025
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watched some crash course philosophy videos & even when i personally didnāt like an idea watching it unfold is so beautiful i started tearing up (see also: flowcharts; mathematics)
Jan 24, 2025
I have a BA in philosophy and I think this quiz sums up my experience of learning philosophy pretty well.
May 20, 2024
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Why not go through the process of blending those images yourself? Why not use process as an experiment? Why AI? What part are you playing? What makes it yours?
I think AI is impersonal. I think it is unethical when it has relied on the theft of actual peopleās actual physical (and because of the nature of art, often time emotional) labor. I also think it is unnecessary in creating art. I also think the environmental impacts are atrocious. I also think AIās biggest supporters are being maliciously ignorant because itās a fun new toy.
Is it ease? Is it efficiency? People talk about accessibility as if children donāt use crayons and stickers! As if graffiti artists donāt use postal labels as sticker, as if sand mandalas donāt exist, as if cardboard and tape arenāt in over abundance.
Apr 15, 2025
Mar 1, 2025
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Maybe this isnāt so much a fix for staff, but I feel like the reposting of things has gotten a bit lame. I donāt want the āEveryoneā feed to be the same post 20 times with nothing added, especially when the thing being re-recād isnāt even a real reccomendation in the first place. I like this app because it is different than Instagram and Twitter and tumblr and the like. I feel like people are trying to interact similarly to those other apps here. I feel like we are all drifting back into creating the same social media AGAIN.
My vote would be to remove the feature entirely, but I see how it can be used thoughtfully
Mar 3, 2025