Philosophy
Miguel de Unamuno and the Convective Self
Miguel de Unamuno and the Convective Self In this post: Impressions about a famous essay and where the truth might actually live. Hint: almost everywhere. I first read the essay ¡Adentro! by Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo in college, as part of an elective introductory course in logic. The essay starts with the phrase…
Read MoreHave we become a social media-centered society?
Have we become a social media-centered society? In this post: A very short post and several questions about modern society, the choices that we made to use the tools that we have at our disposal or become the servants of the tools we need to function in the 21st century. I have a question for…
Read MoreThe Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility and other things that I never think about
TThe Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility and other things that I never think about In this post: What is a fact without context, knowledge frameworks, and The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. Think about something that you never or almost never think about. Something neutral, not something dramatic or two charged with negative connotations, nothing…
Read MoreUni V: The way we are talking about morality and the guy who got eaten by the bear
Uni V: The way we are talking about morality and the guy who got eaten by the bear In this post: I discuss some of the things I learned or not in the first lecture of PHIL 181. I think around the box and question the methodology of the course as failing to reflect reality…
Read MoreCertificate in brewing, Leonardo da Vinci, PopPhil, and the scientific journal of booze
Uni IV: Certificate in brewing, Leonardo da Vinci, PopPhil, and the scientific journal of booze In this post: Let’s talk about getting certified in brewing and the bad habits of Leonardo da Vinci, two things that are not necessarily interconnected to each other or to my interest in pop philosophy but are nonetheless fun to…
Read MoreWorking on happiness
Working on happiness In this post: I share my views on happiness, as simple as that. Everybody has her own idea of what it is and what it does and how it comes about. I do too. Here you go. People think that happiness is something that comes to you in the form of lucky…
Read MoreEverything you own, owns you
Everything you own, owns you In this post: A little over a year ago I was in Paris with my awesome husband experiencing, not romance as you would expect, but a sense of confusion. The renovation of our apartment had started a little before we had anticipated and we arrived home to find that we…
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