#3 Framing Bullshit

2020-03-13T12:37:19+01:00

An initiative by philosopher Pieter Booij. Bullshit: it’s all around us, and a lot of it. But is it harmful? And if so, why? How can we discern bullshit from a lie, and how can we determine what might be true? Whatever form bullshit takes—whether it be blurred out words or carefully crafted sentences—as [...]

#3 Framing Bullshit2020-03-13T12:37:19+01:00

Framing Bullshit

2019-12-13T07:28:17+01:00

Text by Pieter Booij. In 1986, philosopher Harry Frankfurt wrote an essay about an increasingly common phenomenon both in society and in our daily lives: bullshit. Bullshit seems to be everywhere: in the news; in politics; in advertising; on social media; and even in art and science. Precisely in those areas where you would [...]

Framing Bullshit2019-12-13T07:28:17+01:00

A notion on the role of philosophy in a world of technology

2019-12-13T07:25:36+01:00

With the arrival of the internet, I believe that the question of what it means to be human and to take part in a society has become ever more urgent, and I am convinced that philosophy should play a dazzling leading role in this quest.

A notion on the role of philosophy in a world of technology2019-12-13T07:25:36+01:00

Future Based thinking – Theo Ploeg I

2019-12-13T07:22:41+01:00

Future Based Podcast addresses issues ranging from the natural sciences and philosophy to art, technology and economics; a different subject will be highlighted in every podcast. We will engage in discussions with academics, field specialists and experiential experts. In this episode, we talk with Theo Ploeg, founder of studio Hyperspace. Instead of taking refuge [...]

Future Based thinking – Theo Ploeg I2019-12-13T07:22:41+01:00

Epistemic Value Can Be Warranted by Pragmatic Considerations, by Emma Young

2019-12-13T07:22:32+01:00

Imagine visiting a museum and coming upon a great hall that contains a full-size ship on display. On an informational placard, you read that the ship used to sail the seas in the nineteenth century, but that it is still sea-worthy today. You might then continue your tour with a belief that corresponds to [...]

Epistemic Value Can Be Warranted by Pragmatic Considerations, by Emma Young2019-12-13T07:22:32+01:00

Shad Raouf – The Challenge of Biotechnology

2021-10-28T13:04:08+02:00

Mankind and technology are intricately interlaced; we simply cannot do without. Don’t want to do without, as a matter of fact. Nonetheless, our relationship to technology is laborious to say the least. When it comes to technology, there is a tendency to think in terms of ‘good’ and ‘bad.’ How do we move beyond [...]

Shad Raouf – The Challenge of Biotechnology2021-10-28T13:04:08+02:00

Film and Philosophy – A Complex Relationship

2019-12-13T07:21:39+01:00

This is an initiative of Studium Generale - University of Wageningen. Art philosophers have thought quite a lot about the core qualities of movies. What were their conclusions? On the other hand, cinema has always expressed a deep interest in philosophy. In the last decades, the question is posed if film can make statements [...]

Film and Philosophy – A Complex Relationship2019-12-13T07:21:39+01:00

Thought experiments & knowledge

2019-12-13T07:20:55+01:00

Fiction as Method arguing for an alternative route Can thought experiments produce new knowledge? In their debate, ‘Do thought experiments transcend empiricism?’1 Norton and Brown each take up opposing positions. In my view, both overlook a viable third position in considering the role that thought experiments can play in gaining knowledge. In this short [...]

Thought experiments & knowledge2019-12-13T07:20:55+01:00
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