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Marx's theory of alienation - Wikipedia

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:45:23 +0000

Marx's theory of alienation describes the estrangement of people from aspects of their essential human nature as a consequence of living in a society structured by private property and wage labour. Developed by the German philosopher Karl Marx and first articulated in his Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, the theory is a foundational concept of Marxism. At its core, it posits that under the capitalist mode of production, workers are inevitably separated from the products they create, the activity of production, their fellow human beings, and their own creative potential.

Tags: #marx #philosophy #politics

Cosmic Log - How monkeys handle moral outrage

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:41:04 +0000

When Occupy Wall Street and similar protests played out over the past year, the phenomenon looked familiar to Emory University primatologist Frans de Waal: He's seen similar moral outrage over economic inequity expressed by monkeys and chimps. And he thinks we could learn a lesson or two from our fellow primates.

Tags: #evolution #imported:pinboard #morality #philosophy #primates #religion #science

upsideclown: extelligence

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:49:54 +0000

Tags: #cogsci #extelligence #extended #fiction #mind #philosophy #scifi #stories #upsideclown

My Head is in the Cloud

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:35:06 +0000

Been there for years myself, welcome to the cloud. This is part of why I'm so awkward away from an internet connection. "Now, after a few years of this, I realize that when I look up from the screen I know almost nothing. And maybe that would be fine if the absent phone numbers and upcoming dates were freeing space for deeper and more introspective thought. But I sense that my addiction to the realtime stream is only making room for the consumption of a faster stream."

Tags: #cloud #head #memory #mind #philosophy

How Strange Is The Loop?

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:38:03 +0000

"Because of these two books I came up with my current working explanation of death: when you die, you become a fictional character."

Tags: #cogsci #fiction #fictionalcharacters #hofstadter #philosophy #strangeloops

Mind Hacks: Exploring the extended mind

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:47:00 +0000

Tags: #brain #cogsci #mind #philosophy

Twelve Virtues of Rationality

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:18:17 +0000

Tags: #essay #intelligence #life #logic #philosophy #rationality #reason #religion #thought

Overcoming Bias: Mind Projection Fallacy

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:21:49 +0000

"Would a non-humanoid alien, with a different evolutionary history and evolutionary psychology, sexually desire a human female? It seems rather unlikely. To put it mildly."

Tags: #mind #philosophy #psychology #reason

Overcoming Bias: Joy in the Merely Real

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:00:16 +0000

"You might say that scientists - at least some scientists - are those folk who are in principle capable of enjoying life in the real universe."

Tags: #joy #philosophy #reality #reason #science #scientists

Op-Ed Contributor - Put a Little Science in Your Life - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:44:39 +0000

"Science is a way of life. Science is a perspective. Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding in a manner that’s precise, predictive and reliable — a transformation, for those lucky enough to experience it, that is empoweri

Tags: #life #philosophy #science

Keeping It Simple

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:20:19 +0000

"My business plan is: 1. Create high-quality content. 2. Tell people about it. 3. Profit."

Tags: #life #personalgrowth #philosophy #simplicity #writing

CRACKED.com - What is the Monkeysphere?

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:39:54 +0000

"It's just the one single reason society doesn't work."

Tags: #brains #monkeys #philosophy #psychology #society

Blind Men and an Elephant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:10:51 +0000

"a group of blind men (or men in the dark) touch an elephant to learn what it is like. Each one touches a different part, but only one part, such as the side or the tusk. They then compare notes on what they felt, and learn they are in complete disagreeme

Tags: #elephants #parables #philosophy

eekim.com: EEK Speaks

Mon, 14 May 2007 19:07:51 +0000

"Small shifts can catalyze great change. Sometimes you have to back up before you can move forward."

Tags: #buckmisterfuller #eek #philosophy

The Yuk-Factor

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:38:14 +0000

"Habit and familiarity have a great deal (though not everything) to do with what people find disgusting but very little to do with ethics. ... Disgust is good clean fun and provides endless amusement for children, but it's worthless as a moral compass."

Tags: #ethics #morality #philosophy