What would philosophers say about Corona Virus
*I didn’t write this. I just translated it to English from the original in Portuguese. I ‘m not sure who wrote it. PLATOStay in the fucking cave! FRIEDRICH NIETZCHEStay at […]
Cynicism as a tool to undermine democracy
Cynicism is not only the refuge of those who don’t have imagination to change the world, and who usually do nothing. It is also a tool from the extreme right […]
Democracy X Corona
The toll taken by the Corona Virus on human life and on livelihoods is enormous. It is difficult to find a silver lining in such terrible events. But the virus […]
Capitalism X Democracy
One of the reasons for the success of capitalism in liberal democracies (i.e. ‘successful’ from the point of view of capitalists) was the protection to property and entrepreneurialism that liberal […]
Chile rising and the fight for true inclusive democracy
For those who don’t grasp what’s going on in Chile, a few notes. Chile was one of the first “laboratories” of new-liberalism in the world. Most policies heralded by the […]
Os descontentes que se mudem.
Ontem li na timeline de uma amiga o comentário de um bolsonarista ao seu post (acima, na imagem). Em suma, o sujeito dizia que se ela não estava contente com […]
Democracy and complexity
Today I heard on the BBC News a specialist on complex systems discuss democracy. Apparently, the complex systems community is trying to model democratic behaviour. While I don’t think one […]
Cavalo Alto
Acabei de bloquear um amigo de longa data que votou (com paixão) em Bolsonaro. Sinto muito. De verdade. Bloqueá-lo não me fez nenhum bem. E gostaria de acreditar que em […]
Amizade eterna
O nhenhenhén dos Bolsominions está apenas começando. Agora que os mais lúcidos começaram a perceber a cagada, começa a apologia e os apelos ao patriotismo (estamos no mesmo barco, temos […]
BEAUDELAIRE and NON-NEGOTIABLE VALUES
Sometimes, people have utterly different values from ours. As a teacher, I try to detach myself from my students’ values and try to understand them dispassionately and fairly. But in […]
