Category: Harmonia Philosophica
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Money. Shells. (Is there value in value?)
Archaeologists show that the Chumash Indians had been using shell beads as money for at least 800 years. (1) Currency having value because of the value it has. We once used to think like that. Now our currency has value because of what we have decided. In a cosmos full of value, there is little…
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Questioning Status Quo – Irrationality as a limitation of AI
Harmonia Philosophica Paper Author: Spyridon Kakos Abstract: Progress – scientific or of any other kind – happens when current norms are questioned and new ways of thinking arise. Things that were considered obvious become obsolete and people start viewing the world in a different way that was never there. This kind of change can only…
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Harmonia Philosophica: Philosophy of the irrational (Updated)
Author: Spyridon Kakos1 1PhD, National Technical University of Athens Published at https://philpapers.org/rec/KAKHPT. Athens, Greece, 2011 Abstract: Could all philosophers be correct at the same time? Could time be an illusion? Have we lost connection with One? Do we over-analyze things? Are we too logical in an illogical world? Does science progress through logic or through…
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Money… Having it all… Having nothing…
In the Early Bronze Age of Europe, ancient people used bronze objects as an early form of money, even going so far as to standardize the shape and weight of their currency, according to a new study. (1) Money. The source of all evil. Made by humans. Are we worse than any god can be?…
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DISCUSSION EVENT: Foundations on Sand: Do We Actually Know Anything?
HARMONIA PHILOSOPHICA EVENT Foundations on Sand: Do We Actually Know Anything? A 30-Minute Harmonia Philosophica Flash Philosophy Session Science is often presented as a knowledge realm related to truth. But every scientific theory rests on axioms—assumptions that cannot be proven, only accepted. If our scientific 'truths' are built on 'soft' faith, where does that leave…
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