Metaphysics
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Academia is in an unprecedented crisis. Its relevance and function in the world are threatened by AI, disinformation, and public audiences’ willingness to subscribe to ideology rather than science. The survival of academics is threatened by budget cuts, the increasing number of PhD graduates, and the proportionally decreasing number of open positions. Its structural stability…
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One of the particularities of philosophy is that its own history is part of its praxis. Fields such as the social or natural sciences may evolve over time, yet they do not draw upon their historical narratives as a basis for validating their conclusions. By contrast, philosophers philosophize by reconstructing the history of their field…
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Est enim mentibus hominum ueri boni naturaliter inserta cupiditas, sed ad falsa deuius error abducit. “The human mind is inhabited by the natural desire of the true good–but a devious error leads it astray, to falseness.” (Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae III, 2) One of the twenty-first century’s defining intellectual achievements is its demand for moral…
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I know what it takes to keep my head on straightPutting shit in my mind and body is not the wayI don’t need the drugs, I don’t need a crutchMy mind is all I’ll ever need to stay in touch Uniform Choice – “No Thanks” A paradigm shift that has been reshaping philosophy, theology, and…
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Some philosophies age well. They seem to reveal something fundamental about human nature and the experience of reality, and thus escape the eroding effect of time. They do not lose their attraction in translation but remain susceptible of speaking to different cultures, across linguistic and cultural borders. Other philosophies are so specific to a certain…
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Hegel is a theorist of the Absolute. His system resembles premodern metaphysics in that it situates the Absolute in the divine Mind, Geist. The divine Mind is the object both of philosophy and theology. The innovative quality of Hegel’s system is that it explains why the Mind allows for these different perspectives, and why philosophy…
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