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1984 - The primary aim of modern continuous warfare: maintain the stability of a hierarchical society.

by thecounterpunch

The Malthus Factor: Poverty Politics and Population in Capitalist Development It examines how Malthusian arguments portrayed agricultural modernization as a humanitarian attempt to forestall a food crisis in... published 18 months ago

6 comments    business technology education

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Becoming a Black Belt with Shewhart/Deming's Theory of Profound Knowledge

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"Management is prediction." "A goal without a method is nonsense." "Without theory, there are no questions." "The process is not just the sum of its parts." "The problem is that most courses teach what is... published 17 months ago

2 comments    technology education science

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Plato's Cosmology

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Cosmology is the study of the physical universe considered as a totality of phenomena in time and space. In Philosophy it even relates to causality and freedom. It is not possible to interpret the texts... published 17 months ago

5 comments    education religion god

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The Thule Society to whom Hitler came ?

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The Thule Society was founded by Baron von Sebbetendorf during the First World War. He enlisted 250 members in M published 18 months ago

0 comments    education history philosophy

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Why I never read 1984

by thecounterpunch

If you read my articles, it would transpire to most of you that I have a bizarre tendency to talk about some gloomy future - Big Brother, Warfare and other Blah Blah Blah like that :). Still I must be one of... published 18 months ago

18 comments    education politics philosophy

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Can animals do abstract thinking ?

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In a research article, it has been concluded that baboons can think abstractly, in the first study to show that animal shares a central aspect of human. But reading the article, it is a rather primitive... published 17 months ago

6 comments    education war science

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Epistemology: about the theories of Knowledge or How do we know what we know ?

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Epistemology or theory of knowledge is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature and scope of knowledge and belief: analyzing the nature of knowledge and how it relates to similar notions such as truth,... published 18 months ago

0 comments    education science philosophy

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[Humoristic Book] Principia Discordia or the Hegelian Dialectic for the Masses

by thecounterpunch

How propaganda works: the ruse of Hegelian Dialectic [Better than Da Vinci Code !!!] Two cards from the Illuminati Card Game created in 1995 ... several If the Hegelian Dialectic is too abstract for you, then... published 11 months ago

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A Universe of Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination by Gerald M. Edelman (Nobel)

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In this book Nobel laureate Gerald Edelman, director of the Neurosciences Institute, and his colleague Giulio Tononi present their findings and theories. Much about how the brain works has become clear in... published 18 months ago

4 comments    education life science

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Surely you're joking Mr Feynman

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It's possible to enjoy Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman simply as a bunch of hilarious yarns. At some point, however, attentive readers realize that underneath all the merriment simmers a running commentary... published 18 months ago

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