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We are having a discussion on Nietzsche's book The Gay Science (Books 4-5) on Sunday May 5th 6PM CST, and would love to have you!

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Interested in joining a Nietzsche Discord server? We're a growing server dedicated to the study, discussion, and debate of Friedrich Nietzsche and his ideas/works!

We are having a discussion on Nietzsche's book The Gay Science (Books 1-3) on tomorrow April 14th 6PM CST, and would love to have you!

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Interested in joining a Nietzsche Discord server? We're a growing server dedicated to the study, discussion, and debate of Friedrich Nietzsche and his ideas/works!

We are having a discussion on Nietzsche's book The Gay Science (Books 1-3) ~150 pages on Sunday April 14th 6PM CST, and would love to have you!

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We are having a discussion on Nietzsche's book Genealogy of Morals (Essay 1 and 2) tomorrow Sunday March 3rd, 8pm Central Time, and would love to have you!

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We are having a discussion on Nietzsche's book Twilight of the Idols later today Sunday February 18th, 8pm Central Time, and would love to have you!

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We are having a discussion on Nietzsche's book Twilight of the Idols this upcoming Sunday February 18th, 8pm Central Time, and would love to have you!

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Propaganda has played a significant role in shaping history, both positively and negatively. Understanding its impact reminds us of the importance of critical thinking, media literacy, safeguarding democratic values, and promoting inclusive societies. This new age of artificial intelligence should bring an era of enlightenment that may reduce the chances of recreating our past.

Some lessons learned on the power of propaganda:

1. Shaping public opinion: Propaganda has been used to mold public attitudes and beliefs, often promoting a particular narrative or ideology. For example, during World War II, both the Allied and Axis powers employed propaganda to mobilize support and demonize their enemies. This highlights the power of propaganda in influencing public opinion and rallying people behind a cause.

Lesson: We should be aware of the persuasive nature of propaganda and critically analyze the information we encounter to ensure we have a well-rounded understanding of events.

2. Manipulating populations: Propaganda has been employed by totalitarian regimes to control and manipulate populations. Leaders such as Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong effectively used propaganda to consolidate their power, suppress dissent, and create a cult of personality.

Lesson: Vigilance against propaganda is crucial for preserving democratic values and individual freedoms. It is essential to question authority, seek multiple perspectives, and safeguard free speech and media independence.

3. Dehumanizing the "Other": Propaganda has often been used to dehumanize certain groups, fostering hatred, discrimination, and even genocide. Examples include Nazi propaganda dehumanizing Jews, Hutu propaganda stigmatizing Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide, or anti-Muslim propaganda fueling Islamophobia.

Lesson: We must recognize the dangers of propaganda that seeks to dehumanize any group, as it can precipitate violence and fuel deep divisions in society. Promoting empathy, inclusivity, and tolerance are essential in countering such propaganda.

4. Manipulating historical narratives: Propaganda has been used to distort or rewrite historical events to serve political agendas. This can lead to the erasure of inconvenient truths, promoting nationalistic or ideological narratives that distort reality.

Lesson: It is vital to critically assess historical information and engage in a multiperspective approach to understand the complexities of history. Fact-checking, supporting academic research, and preserving diverse narratives can help counter the influence of propaganda on history.

I know going into it that this is an unanswerable question, I just want to see some perspectives on what the ramificationsof the question are. I've seen this question before and the phrasing of it is usually along the lines of "why am I me?" And the answers are usually very nuanced statements on the limitations of language, so I am trying to be much more direct.

Why is it that I see through my eyes, as a collection of ideas and perceptions, as if I am myself and in the first person. Other people are also collections of ideas and perceptions, but they exist as an entity within my perception. And yet, I have no proof that they see through there eyes, and even moreso I have no idea why I am not them, seeing the world through their eyes. What about the human brain allows for billions of people to have lived and have had died, and yet this time their is a dude, me, who is inside of my perception and is aware of it? Is that what the phrase "I think, therefore I am" is meant to convey? Because I know that it's saying that everything outside of ourselves is a leap in epistemic logic, but is our very idea of ourselves being a singular entity a part of that? I've been wondering this since I was 8 and I'm 20 now, just now I have the slightest of education to convey what I mean.

Why are we even alive? If you have ever wondered about it, the answer is – for no reason at all. We came into existence as an accident of reality that caused consciousness. So now here we are, in this world. Now what? Well, if you enjoy living then earn money and live life to the fullest with trying to cause as less suffering as possible to others. Our whole of existence is causing a lot of beings to suffer in many ways which include meat eating, leather industries, fishing, deforestation, hunting etc. It is not that only humans are causing this suffering. The very basis of life i.e energy is gained through the killing of living beings. Killing of plants is perfectly justified because they can not feel or think. We can live on plants but carnivores cannot. If you kill carnivores, whole of ecosystem would collapse and the herbivores would also die which means both will die. If you don’t kill carnivores then again herbivores would die. Basically, existence is a suffering for most beings if you exclude humans. The only logical way to remove this suffering is to destroy life itself. It is not possible right now to completely destroy life or suffering. People think that for god knows what reason life should always continue even if it just suffering for most species. Just see the life of mouse or a wild boar and think. We cannot destroy life at present and hence the only option we have is to just try to reduce the suffering to the minimum while also enjoying your own life. Life should never have existed in the first place if it meant suffering. Life is not beautiful, LIFE IS SUFFERING. We are fortunate because we are the only few beings in all of known which existence for which the life is beautiful. Hence do what you like cause one day you are going to be erased out of existence.

Hi gang, I've been reading some Philosophy of Mathematics recently and inspired by it I made a vid on one of my favourite maths thought experiments on infinity, countability and equinumerosity. Hope you enjoy! xoxo

https://youtu.be/OveKf0mNmgY

Hi all, I talked with Ard Louis, Professor of Theoretical Physics at Oxford, around the metaphysical assumptions underlying Physics and Science in general, and the room for faith and beauty in the fields of abstract thought. Apparently there are more people who identify as in the Sciences than in the Arts at academic institutions and that sparked this conversation which I really enjoyed, hope you do too!

https://youtu.be/JyAoxYnQK-o

Hello! I need some help with textual references, if anyone is able.

In Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint, Brentano writes: "All mental phenomena are states of consciousness; but are all mental phenomena conscious, or might there also be unconscious mental acts? Some people would just shake their heads at this question. To postulate an unconscious consciousness seems to them absurd. Even eminent psychologists such as Locke and John Stuart Mill consider it a direct contradiction" (p. 79 of the Rancurello translation).

Can anyone point me to the texts Brentano is referencing? This would be a major help; many thanks!

I would like to invite you to a philosophy discord server. For teachers, students, and autodidacts.

The purpose of this discord chat is dedicated to the engagement of philosophical discourse and the exploration of ideas in the history of philosophy. Our main goal is to become more knowledgeable about historical thinkers and ideas from every philosophical domain through interpersonal dialogues. We are not a debate server. Argument is a method used by philosophy, but this isn’t to be confused with debate. The latter is competitive in nature, whereas the former is a cooperative endeavor. Philosophy is a group project that aims to determine what is true, and this server is a place for this activity. 

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Invite link is hopefully permanent, so you won't have to worry whether the link is working if you're reading this sometime in the future.

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