I did a BSc in International Politics and then an MA in Continental Philosophy. My main influence is Nietzsche, who mentions that in order to properly understand not only humanity, but also the world we live in, we have to engage in the “naturalisation of humanity” and the “de-deification of nature.” Understanding this is crucial if we want to find better and more realistic ways of living alongside one another.
Thank you, Carmen Plaza, for such a perplexing question. Nature is in some ways chaotic, and we therefore all seek, as human beings, to fit into a social structure (cities, universities, jobs, etc.) which precedes our own existence and yet changes with it. We do this for evolutionary reasons, and it influences heavily what we […]
Thank you, Angus Nimmo, for a great question! I only hope that your assumption that we can provide an answer is well founded… An assumption can be offensive precisely because it is an assumption. If you assume something about someone, it’s because you do not know whether what you are assuming is correct. Though your
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