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Dewi Zephaniah Phillips: When Meaning Is Found in the Way We Live, Not in What We Prove
Dewi Zephaniah Phillips was a Welsh philosopher whose work focused on religion, ethics, and the nature of meaning. Rejecting both dogmatic faith and militant scepticism, he argued that religious practices must be understood through the lived realities of human life rather than as claims that ...
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Cressida J. Heyes: The Self as a Project and a Battleground
Cressida J. Heyes argues that identity is shaped through social forces, personal discipline, and systems of power. Her work on the self, gender, and transformation challenges the idea of identity as something inner and fixed, and instead explores how we are continually trained to become ...
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Jean Baudrillard: When Reality Stops Referring to Anything Real
Jean Baudrillard argued that modern society has replaced reality with simulations that no longer refer to anything real. This essay explores simulacra, hyperreality, media culture, and why Baudrillard’s ideas feel disturbingly accurate in the age of AI.
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Philip K. Dick: Fiction, Reality, and the Fragility of the Human Mind
Philip K. Dick probed the instability of reality, identity, and agency through unsettling speculative stories. His novels remain influential across philosophy, psychology, and emerging AI ethics. This article explores how Dick’s recurring themes connect to his life and our contemporary technological anxieties.
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Michel Foucault: Power, Knowledge, and the Invisible Forces That Shape Us
Michel Foucault was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, exploring how power, knowledge, and social institutions shape human behaviour. His ideas challenge traditional views of authority, truth, and identity, revealing the invisible systems that govern everyday life.
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The Three Laws of Robotics
Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics began as a literary device but grew into one of the most influential ideas in science fiction and AI ethics. This essay explores their origins, how they shaped his stories, their relevance to real-world robotics, and the deeper philosophical ...
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