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Immanuel Kant: the Philosopher of the Enlightment

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Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804) was an 18th-century German philosopher. He was baptized as 'Emanuel' but later changed his name to 'Immanuel' after he learned Hebrew. Kant is regarded as one of the most... published 11 months ago

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What I learnt from Stock Market about the Psychology of the Crowd and how it also applies to Politics

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Hearing What they Want to Hear – Seeing What they Want to See: this is called Preferential Bias. Once novice traders have entered a trade they will distort additional information to support their point... published 17 months ago

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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 18 months ago

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Do people really UNDERSTAND what they read or watch

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On a forum I posted the link to Aaron Russo's Video Interview. The answer I got is "That's what people can do.... for money/power." I'm desperate because that's a stereotyped answer which shows that people... published 18 months ago

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