Category Archives: Being Human

Video: Harry Frankfurt on Bullshit

Posted on July 2, 2016 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
. Harry Frankfurt is an American philosopher and author of the New York Times bestseller “On Bullshit”. Although first conceived as an essay over 30 years ago, his theory on bullshit is more relevant today than…

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Becoming Awake

Posted on April 17, 2016 by randomyriad

I found this amazing passage on A Pilgrim in Narnia, a blog I have followed for years, as part of a longer piece. In these few paragraphs, Annie Dillard puts into words the most accurate description of maturing consciousness that I have … Continue reading →

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Nine Quotes on Order and Chaos and the Limits of Reality

Posted on February 20, 2016 by randomyriad

“I got the kind of madness Socrates talked about, a divine release of the soul from the yoke of custom and convention. I refuse to be intimidated by reality anymore. After all, what is reality anyway? Nothing but a collective hunch.” … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Wall of Displacement -Saskia Sassen

Posted on February 17, 2016 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Deterritorial Investigations :
https://vimeo.com/146744162

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earthlings | dünyalılar

Posted on January 23, 2016 by randomyriad

Originally posted on synthetic zerØ:
https://vimeo.com/148334491

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