Dialektika, Author at Dialektika

The politics of the castaway story

The castaway story has helped promulgate a view about human nature as eternal and unchanging. By taking human beings out of society, our supposedly fundamentally individualist survival instincts come to the fore.…

by Dialektika

April 19, 2023

Philosophy·Politics

Photo frame from Everything Everywhere All At Once

Oscars 2023: The philosophy of Everything Everywhere All at Once explained

Beyond its witty, ludicrous humour, the film successfully transmits profound philosophical contemplation, enlightening a global audience through the ancient Chinese thought of Daoism, that has so much to offer to the contemporary…

by Dialektika

March 16, 2023

Editors' Picks·Films·Philosophy

Caution Tape at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C.

Why can’t Americans agree on, well, nearly anything? Philosophy has some answers

Two ideas can help us think about polarization on matters of fact. The first is epistemic pluralism, and the second is epistemic dependence…

by Dialektika

March 6, 2023

Editors' Picks·Society & Politics

3 reasons not to be a Stoic (but try Nietzsche instead)

Neil Durrant, Macquarie University For an ancient philosophy, Stoicism is doing extremely well in 2023. Quotes from the Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius litter my Instagram feed; you can find…

by Dialektika

February 9, 2023

Editors' Picks·Philosophy

Second earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria causing more than 1,400 deaths

A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, killing more than 500 people and destroying dozens of buildings…

by Dialektika

February 6, 2023

News·Society & Politics

OpenAI creates a new classifier to detect AI written text

OpenAI has created a new classifier to detect text written with Artificial Intelligence (AI), the company said on its website Tuesday, where the service can also be accessed free of charge…

by Dialektika

February 1, 2023

News·Technology

Dictator Jorge Rafael Videla sworn in as president at the Casa Rosada on March 29, 1976.

Democracies don’t just bounce back after dictatorships

Santiago Mitre's film details the complex judicial process against members of the military junta…

by Dialektika

January 29, 2023

Films·Politics

Longtermism – why the million-year philosophy can’t be ignored

In 2017, the Scottish philosopher William MacAskill coined the name “longtermism” to describe the idea “that positively affecting the long-run future is a key moral priority of our time”…

by Dialektika

January 29, 2023

Philosophy

Comuna 13, Medellin, Colombia. Photo by Karl Groendal

World Congress of Philosophy against Poverty schedule confirmed

From Monday, February 6, to Wednesday, February 8, from 17:00 to 20:00 (local time) will be held at the Central Library in Tecla Sala de L'Hospitalet -Barcelona, Spain…

by Dialektika

January 29, 2023

News

AI and the future of work

although large language models certainly portend disruption for creative and knowledge workers, there are still many valuable opportunities in the offing for those willing to adapt to and integrate these powerful new…

by Dialektika

January 29, 2023

Technology

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