artem247

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by artem247 6y ago
>> economic conditions do not change someones quest for knowledge In my country science almost ceased to exist after the fall of Soviet Union. So economic conditions do play a role. The western Age of Reason in XVIII also has relation
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by artem247 6y ago
But the NYT article really put an emphasis on that Silicon Valley is far from "classic" US conservatism when it talks about Red vs Blue vs Gray tribes. There is no need to argue that most of tech elite are hardly Trump voters, esp
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by artem247 6y ago
Not sure I've ever had heard this, ehh, how many people died?
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by artem247 6y ago
Is there anything comparable to experience of Blacks in America from the cultural standpoint in modern (after Middle Ages) times? For example Black people were brought as slaves into South America and into Caribbean region in particular but
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by artem247 6y ago
Well, if I've understood correctly the author implies that if you don't really use your 'belief' in a practical sense, then it is crony. And the only benefit of irrational beliefs is to have a calculated social good impr
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by artem247 6y ago
> (see also Alan Kay's vision of software inspired by biological cells and systems – lots of talk, no non-trivial proofs of concept). I just wanted to say that actually Kay's vision was implemented in something very non-trivial
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by artem247 6y ago
I would disagree with the point of "evolution of views on individuality" effect on slavery. After fall of Roman Empire slavery was in a serious decline in western kingdoms and after some time in Bysantium and Eastern Europe too. S
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by artem247 6y ago
So, I've read a linked article and it's a bit more specific than "Americans don't like continental philosophy". First of all, I think there are a lot of issues with how the term "postmodernist" is applied.
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by artem247 7y ago
I've came by an interesting video on youtube, depicting Kyiv in the late 60's. A lot of interesting architecture, good view on the city center
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Kyiv, Ukraine in 1968 [YouTube](youtube.com)
2 points by artem247 7y ago|1 comments