Truth – Kuangalia

Two propositions for academic literature

It’s not a great time for science, I would say. I am not speaking in terms of advancement, of course. Science and technology are ubiquitous nowadays, and every day we make progresses we could only dream of a few years ago, in several fields (but see here). Medicine, AI, material science, data science. However, it is…

Falsities

The world according to Yona Friedman. Consolations #1 – We do not always understand ourselves. #2 – We do not always need to understand ourselves. #3 – We do not know always what we need. #4 – It is not indispensable for us to know what we need. Advice #1 – Make love in the…

Ten Commandments of Critical Thinking and Democratic Decency

[…] Perhaps the essence of the Liberal outlook could be summed up in a new decalogue […]. The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows: 1 – Do not feel absolutely certain of anything. 2 – Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence,…