The double look on complex dimension
A Two-Faced Future This book is Janus-faced. Its seductive face is the awareness of the climate problem, barely fictionalized and accessible to any reader. Its ugly face is the way to solve it, which is worthless. Why? Robinson is unaware of his initial assumptions and quickly sinks into inconsistencies. How can we predict the future … Read more
Abstract: The Dichotomy is an aporia that Zeno of Elea illustrated with the paradoxes of Achilles, the Arrow and the Stadium. Twenty-five centuries later, the dichotomy seems to be resolved, and in several different ways. This is precisely a problem. These solutions are contradictory to each other, keeping the paradox all its relevance. Zeno wanted … Read more
I have shown in my books the absence of a boundary between non-living and living for the upward look, that of processes. The notion of ‘life’ only makes sense for the downward look. But then this belvedere really does exist! And it needs a way to define itself. Pitfall: how can it define itself alone … Read more
Abstract: After the highly contested match of theories of consciousness that began in 2018, which is marking time, Stratium could reconciles and surpasses them, as a self-organizing theory that seeks to explain the phenomenon in addition to the function. Neurons are elementary feedback loops that process the regularities of sensory signals. They organize themselves into … Read more
What is the most remarkable point in the debate on the death penalty? It is probably the gap between those who have lived through the effects of inhuman behavior and those who discuss it in a living room. Compassion is not enough to transform the world of some into that of others. Which does not … Read more
The “third man” objection The philosopher Martin Legros observes his dog confidently recognizing his peers, even though they sometimes look very different, and wonders if he has any ideas. Thought is often schematized by making ideas —idein (ἰδεῖν) means “to see”— abstract, ideal and general forms, like the shape of a man or a tree, … Read more
Abstract: Militant feminism suffers from several problems: 1) Blurred definition of feminine, lost rather than clarified by sex, gender; I show that it is better found in a temperament trait. 2) Collapse of collectivism supported until then by women and not taken up by men. 3) Debacle of heterosexuality which is a complementary pair and … Read more
The misunderstanding is universal In My heart laid bare, Charles Baudelaire writes: “The world only works through misunderstanding. It is through universal misunderstanding that everyone agrees. Because if, unfortunately, we understood each other, we could never agree.” At first glance you might think that Charles has it all backwards. Aren’t those who understand each other perfectly … Read more
Cardinal principles from ‘1000 Brains’ by Jeff Hawkins: 1. Modular brain: The brain is not a monolithic entity but composed of countless modules that function independently. 2. Functional uniformity of the neocortex: The modules are the columns of the neocortex. They are versatile and deal with reasoning as well as perception or language.3. Repositories: Repositories … Read more
The dog loves and consoles. The mirror judges. In the dog’s moving eyes, the world is empathetic, identifies with us, belongs to us instead of attacking us. In the sharp, icy mirror the world looks at us through our own eyes; it became more emancipated. This does not bother people with strong confidence, who already … Read more