“The causality of the One was frequently explained in antiquity as an answer to the question, ‘How do we derive a many from the One?’ Although the answer provided by Plotinus and by other Neoplatonists is sometimes expressed in the language of ‘emanation’, it is very easy to
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Dead Wild Roses: Women’s minds matter – Sally Davies
Popular conception of Mind is still burdened, to a certain extent, with the cloak of Cartesian Dualism. The notion that our brains are primarily computational/abstraction machines being transported around in a useful bags of flesh is strong heuristic model that, while providing clarity in many areas, often obfuscates our relationship
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Nina Kraviz: Why did Feminism go down the drain of a Bubble Bath?
This is one of those rare moments where my off-time interests mix with my academic work. I have seen some good commentary on the Nina: Bubble-gate but nothing from a point of view that considers systemic sexism, Feminism and male domination. Last month Resident Advisor (RA) released a feature on
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