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Mark Zelcer
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Mark Zelcer
@markzelcer
I do philosophy and . . . from time to time . . . other things . . . ער/אים
NYC Se unió Mayıs 2008
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CAMUS ON JUSTICE investigates Albert Camus’s rich and overlooked theory about the relationship between the #Absurd, #Politics, and #Revolution. #AlbertCamus #Metaphysics
This book by @CraigDeLancey appears this March! Preorder at: undpress.nd.edu/9780268210793/…
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I will follow the first 20 people this morning that can tell me the name of my favorite musical artist.
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@daisyldixon Being charitable here: the disputation depicted is not what you think it is.
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There’s been some calls to return to the traditional written exam in the wake of misuse of AI in university assessments, but this doesn’t go hard enough imo, I think they should bring back the medieval monastic DISPUTATION
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Just one fun fact. 1941-1943, the military dictionary project kept tabs on draft lists and poached professors of foreign languages after they were drafted.
They stole a French philosophy prof out truck maintenance - unit was *mad*. He was translating manuals for them!
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Operational terms are my love language. Did you know that the U.S. Army has been publishing dictionaries for 80 years??
U.S. Army Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate@USArmyDoctrine
New! FM 1-02.1, OPERATIONAL TERMS. FM 1-02.1 compiles all Army terms and definitions approved for use in Army doctrinal publications. It includes joint and NATO terms as well as acronyms/abbreviations approved for use. Check it out at: armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/… 📗
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@cdutilhnovaes Say there's a disinterested AI who replies to a ques. via argument. It doesn't care if you believe it or not. It can't try to influence, it just informs. There's "rationl argument" but not influence. Wouldn't it be non-propagandistic & allow for the distinction, on your criteria?
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Anyway, these are some incipient thoughts, suggestions and feedback welcome as I gestate the paper 🙂 (Or even decide whether I should write it at all!)
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I'm thinking of writing a paper arguing that there isn't really an essential difference between so-called rational argumentation and propaganda, contra people like Plato, S. Stebbing & J. Stanley (although Jason's position is more complicated). Here's my argument 👇
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After a few online skirmishes, @seanmcarroll and I will be debating Panpsychism versus Materialism in person in New York, Friday 15th September. Should be fun!
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@CraigDeLancey What don't you have if you are not a Popperian in your 40s?
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Apparently each decade of life must be dedicated to an unfalsifiable theory.
Sam Adler-Bell@SamAdlerBell
If you’re not a Marxist in your 20s, you haven’t got a heart; if you’re not a Freudian in your 30s, you haven’t got a brain.
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@yairmenchel But I still haven't taken down the chanukah tweets...
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@joshrfeldman I recently said "mima nafahach your screwed" in casual conversation
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Jewish Twitter: have you ever accidentally dropped Hebrew or Yiddish phrases in conversation with non-Jews? I accidentally said “shkoyach” to a random non-Jew on the street today
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@patrick_oshag Have you tried speaking to soldiers, parents, or religious people?
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Almost no one can answer this question:
“What thing, bigger than and beyond youself, are you committed to and in service of?”
I’ve been asking this a lot in private and it makes most people squirm
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@lastpositivist I have no real opinion on Sowell's work, but how much nuance ought one expect from a meme? Surely this was said in a context of a better defense or at least defended better elsewhere. The "applause line" is what made it to twitter. (No?)
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There is some nuanced point to be made re the greater permissibility of self denigration leading to an imbalanced worldview that's in the area of what Sowell said. And I'd bet if he wanted to he could say it. But when push comes to shove he consistently chooses the applause line.
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This is the kinda frankly stupid line by which Sowell continually under sells himself. He's actually smart and interesting, but stoops to this kinda ra ra culture war line with depressing frequency.
Alan Wolan@AlanWolan
"What ‘multiculturalism’ boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture.” Thomas Sowell
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@ArthurCDent I strongly suspect you have considered this, but HGTTG, like Dune, had multiple adaptations, and are both quality pieces of work in their own ways
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Am just watching Dune for the 3rd time (IDK if that’s kinda embarrassing). Anyway, I think I’m going to plant my flag and say it seems to me the best Sci Fi book adaption to cinema that has # ever been done. However, I have a bad memory and am open to counter arguments.
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@HiPhiNation Besides niche modern art museums, public art installations, it may pay to think about government programs like farm subsidies that might have once been effective but now funnel $ to big agribusiness
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If I wanted to make a top 10 list of ineffective altruism, where would I start looking? I don't mean scam orgs that have a legitimate cause but take money and do nothing. I mean orgs that take money and spend it on a cause, but its low impact or the benefits go to well-off people
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@cathoderayzone Having eaten enough of their food, I can tell you it may not be the tastiest, but these guys get the job done right
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@markzelcer Ah yes there’s that. In my day you had to cuddle on the Monkey Business with someone who was not your spouse.
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What exactly does it take to end a politician’s career these days?
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