“But man is not made for defeat” says the eponymous old man in 20th century American novelist Ernest Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’, “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” While this is one of the most famous quotes of an author revered around the world over 100 years after the publication of some of… Continue reading What would Ernest Hemingway make of the ‘Manosphere’?
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) was a German philosopher during the late 18thand early 19th centuries and was key in the development of German idealism. Hegel’s work varies from idealism to the concept of the “Geist”, the philosophy of art, and metaphysics. Therefore, Hegel is not easy to read nor is he easy to interpret or apply to politics.… Continue reading Hegel’s Dialectics and Marxism in Europe
For as long as we can recall philosophers, poets and scientists alike have grappled with the seemingly impossible task of defining the essence of love, and as an extension of this the essence of humanity. We now live in a society where technology is entrenched in our everyday lives and the question is taking on a new… Continue reading What It Means to Love: Humanity and Artificial Intelligence in Klara and the Sun
There are nights when the rain sounds like it’s trying to speak to me. It taps on the window in hesitant rhythms, as if unsure whether I’m listening. I slip into my darkroom with a roll of film in my pocket, nothing remarkable, just small moments I wasn’t sure were worth remembering, and close the… Continue reading Hopper and the art of being alone
In a society dominated by algorithmic systems, modern audiences encounter content shaped by automated aesthetics. While this is widely acknowledged, what matters is understanding the historical continuity behind this mechanism. There is a clear line connecting ideology, image, and algorithm — a causal chain that brings us into the condition of contemporary modernity. In Immortality,… Continue reading Ideology, Image and Algorithm
Halloween has yet to come and the audience is already focusing on what’s next: Christmas, then Valentine’s Day. Ralph Lauren Christmas is taking over TikTok. Again, we find ourselves following trends to show rather than following traditions and customs that represent us. How many times have we found ourselves thinking, “I have to take a… Continue reading Are we living to show or are we living to experience?
Between the years of 1642 and 1651, the UK was in total turmoil as the Royalist and Parliamentarist forces competed to lead the way for the union’s future. One man, utterly disturbed by the skirmishes resulting in an uncertain future and a death toll of around 200.000, strived to find out how this outcome could… Continue reading HOBBES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE META-LEVIATHAN
In Buddhism, it is taught that the root cause of suffering and rebirth are the three poisons of greed, hatred and ignorance which are represented at the centre in Buddhism’s wheel of life as: The rooster is for greed, the snake for hatred and the pig for ignorance. Buddhism does not teach that humanity will collectively overcome the… Continue reading How Buddhism’s Concept of The Three Poisons Can Inform Our Current Predicament
Recently, we have been hearing everything about AI: from its impact on the planet and the environment to the jobs it may or may not substitute one day. While designers and artists fight the impeccable designs of AI, another question arises: when someone needs human contact, will AI be able to respond? A close source… Continue reading If you needed someone to talk to, would you talk to AI?
Ghosting, benching, breadcrumbing and new, fashionable terms related to modern dating have been multiplying rapidly. Currently, every social media platform overflows with publications focused purely on love and how to interpret it. Although these terms are relatively recent, obsessing over love is certainly not a new phenomenon: the first love poem, The Love Song of… Continue reading Schopenhauer and Modern Dating
