Category Archives: philosophy

Shakespeare & Post-Structuralism | Unemployed Philosopher

Posted on January 14, 2021 by agogo22

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Modernism vs Postmodernism | Unemployed Philosopher

Posted on January 13, 2021 by agogo22

Reading List: Modernist Theory Texts: Huyssen, Andreas, After the Great Divide: Modernism, Mass Culture, Postmodernism http://www.bookdepository.com/After-t… Mary Ann Gillies and Aurelea Mahood (eds.), Modernist Literature: An Introduction http://www.bookdepository.com/Moderni… David Ayers, Modernism: A Short Introduction http://www.bookdepository.com/Moderni… Ann L. Ardis, Modernism and … Continue reading →

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How To Count Past Infinity

Posted on December 24, 2020 by agogo22

Sources and links to learn more below! I’m very grateful to mathematician Hugh Woodin, Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Harvard, for taking the time on multiple occasions to discuss this topic with me and help me wrap my (finite) … Continue reading →

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Cantor’s Infinity Paradox | Set Theory

Posted on December 24, 2020 by agogo22

Cantor sets and the nature of infinity in set theory.

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Cantor’s Infinity Paradox | Set Theory

Posted on December 15, 2020 by agogo22

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Where loneliness can lead | Aeon

Posted on October 24, 2020 by agogo22

Hannah Arendt enjoyed her solitude, but she believed that loneliness could make people susceptible to totalitarianism Samantha Rose Hill is the assistant director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities, visiting assistant professor of politics at Bard College … Continue reading →

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Son Convinces Mom to Share Her Wisdom With a Sign Each Day on IG

Posted on September 28, 2020 by agogo22

“People are listening, I just wish they’d listen to their parents more.” Moms are full of great advice—some of it we remember, while other tidbits we wish we did. If you could use more mom wisdom in your life, the … Continue reading →

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Albert Camus on What It Means to Be a Rebel and to Be in Solidarity with Justice | brainpickings

Posted on September 23, 2020 by agogo22

“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” BY MARIA POPOVA “You say you want a revolution,” the Beatles sang in 1968 as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was erecting the pillars of nonviolence on the … Continue reading →

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Stop being a bystander in your own life

Posted on August 13, 2020 by agogo22

“Life doesn’t go from A to B — it’s messy,” says sailing legend Tracy Edwards. In this inspiring talk, she tells how she went from teenage misfit to skipper of the first all-female crew in the toughest race on the … Continue reading →

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Laughter is vital | Aeon

Posted on July 12, 2020 by agogo22

Emily Herring is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Ghent in Belgium. She is the co-editor of The Past, Present, and Future of Integrated History and Philosophy of Science (2019). A Catholic nun and a young Hispanic immigrant in Central … Continue reading →

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How to Read Walter Benjamin

Posted on June 20, 2020 by agogo22

On his 127th birthday, I discuss the brief history and importance of Walter Benjamin.

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Money and modern life | Aeon

Posted on June 14, 2020 by agogo22

Alt-Berlin, Waisenstraße (1927) by Hans Baluschek. Courtesy of the Märkisches Museum, Berlin/Wikipedia   Daniel Lopez is a contributing editor at Jacobin magazine and an honorary research associate at La Trobe University, with the Thesis Eleven Forum for Social and Political … Continue reading →

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