(Schuringa, 2025) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. The Myth of Socially Disconnected Analytic Philosophy 3. The Death of Moritz Schlick 4. The Vienna Circle Takes On the German Philosophical Society 5. Otto Neurath 6. Rudoph Carnap 7. Hans Hahn 8. Philipp Frank 9. Edgar Zilsel 10. Rose Rand 11. Susan Stebbing 12. Russell and … [continue reading]
Kant, Manifest Realism, Weak Transcendental Idealism, and The Refutation of Digital Idealism: A Podcast.
(Bramesco, 2021) In Robert Hanna’s view, Immanuel Kant’s transcendental idealism is most charitably and defensibly interpreted as a version of realistic idealism in two parts: first, manifest realism, and second, weak or counterfactual idealism. In “Kant, Manifest Realism, and The Refutation of Digital Idealism,” Hanna spells out manifest realism, demonstrates weak or counterfactual transcendental idealism, … [continue reading]
Shadows of Simultaneity: Unmasking the Conventionalist Core of Special Relativity and its Relativistic Ripple Effects.
(Wikipedia, 2026) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download icon. Shadows of Simultaneity: Unmasking the Conventionalist Core of Special Relativity and its Relativistic Ripple Effects If there is [some greater force … [continue reading]
Creativistic Philosophy: Exploring the Limits of Formalization, #11—The “Halting Problem”[i]
(Lally, 2013)[ii] PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS EDITOR’S NOTE: Links to installments ##1-9 can be found in installment #10. #10. Total Functions, Innovation, and Cultural Bandwidth You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. … [continue reading]
The Revival of Philosophical Anthropology in the Age of Extinction: Learning to Find Our Place Again, #6.
Holobiontic Encounters (AI-generated image curated by author) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1.1 Structure of the Essay 1.2 The Core of Philosophical Anthropology Listed as Four Basic Points 2. Theorizing the Tension of Being 3. Responsivity as an Anthropological Concept 4. Philosophical Anthropology for Shifting Times 4.1 Centralizing Relations (Point I) 4.2 Anthropology and Chronicling … [continue reading]
A Turd in the Punchbowl: Initial Thoughts on Christoph Shuringa’s “A Social History of Analytic Philosophy,” Or, An Epigone Crashes the Party, #7–Hans Hahn.
(Schuringa, 2025) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. The Myth of Socially Disconnected Analytic Philosophy 3. The Death of Moritz Schlick 4. The Vienna Circle Takes On the German Philosophical Society 5. Otto Neurath 6. Rudoph Carnap 7. Hans Hahn 8. Philipp Frank 9. Edgar Zilsel 10. Rose Rand 11. Susan Stebbing 12. Russell and … [continue reading]
Why Read “Digital Technology for Humans”? A Podcast.
(Hanna, 2025) Digital ethics and AI ethics are of fundamental importance for humankind and its future. In his book, Digital Technology for Humans, Robert Hanna shows how specifically Kantian moral principles can be applied to the design, production, and implementation of digital technology, with a special focus on how these principles flow from the concept … [continue reading]
The Fracturing of Certainty: Mochizuki and the Crisis of Mathematical Universalism.
(DD, 2016) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. The Fracturing of Certainty: Mochizuki and the Crisis of Mathematical Universalism 1. The End of the Universal Language For centuries, mathematics … [continue reading]
The Revival of Philosophical Anthropology in the Age of Extinction: Learning to Find Our Place Again, #5.
Holobiontic Encounters (AI-generated image curated by author) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1.1 Structure of the Essay 1.2 The Core of Philosophical Anthropology Listed as Four Basic Points 2. Theorizing the Tension of Being 3. Responsivity as an Anthropological Concept 4. Philosophical Anthropology for Shifting Times 4.1 Centralizing Relations (Point I) 4.2 Anthropology and Chronicling … [continue reading]
A Turd in the Punchbowl: Initial Thoughts on Christoph Shuringa’s “A Social History of Analytic Philosophy,” Or, An Epigone Crashes the Party, #6–Rudolf Carnap.
(Schuringa, 2025) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. The Myth of Socially Disconnected Analytic Philosophy 3. The Death of Moritz Schlick 4. The Vienna Circle Takes On the German Philosophical Society 5. Otto Neurath 6. Rudoph Carnap 7. Hans Hahn 8. Philipp Frank 9. Edgar Zilsel 10. Rose Rand 11. Susan Stebbing 12. Russell and … [continue reading]