Jacob
@JacobsArche
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Joined April 2023
I wanted to work at a library, knowing it involved more than reading, but was shocked it demanded a Masters. Not to mention the hiring practices that exist now for certain types. The same is true for being a professor or working at a publishing company.
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What if I told you Aristotle's conception of substance corresponds with entropy and quantum mechanics in their own respective ways?
Just occurred to me that symmetries in modern physics relate very closely to Aristotle's discussions on first principles, substances, and contraries in both the Physics and Metaphysics. Would like to do a space on how philosophy, particularly metaphysics, can help science.
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“Those who assert that the mathematical sciences say nothing of the beautiful or the good are in error. For these sciences say and prove a great deal about them.” Aristotle
Ignorance of something is not a refutation against its existence or excellence.
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RT @JacobsArche: One of the aspects of studying Plato is that, like the Bible, you only need to read a few pages and you'll have enough to…
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Dig dug is correct. A good life is one well fought.
I hab a fever right now. Trying to clench my teeth and follow @dominbydigdug 's advice to just endure the fever so that the body's fighting power is not shackled by fever reducers.
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Just occurred to me that symmetries in modern physics relate very closely to Aristotle's discussions on first principles, substances, and contraries in both the Physics and Metaphysics. Would like to do a space on how philosophy, particularly metaphysics, can help science.
Emmy Noether showed that fundamental physical laws are really just a consequence of simple symmetries. A century later, her insights continue to shape physics. @shalmawegs reports:
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Also true in philosophy. One of the noteworthy achievements of Leibniz was him writing in German to hold it up with Latin.
The test of literature: can you make it—in your language?
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Condensed matter physics. Very relevant for modern electronics and computation.
@martinmbauer what area would i do a phd in that would have a good career prospect
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Magnanimity is like justice, being political in nature, and to be without it is to abandon the good of your people.
Say what you will about USAID, but what it demonstrates is that the left fundamentally understands something that the right does not: patronage networks. The right leaves this crucial component of political systems of soft power to "market forces" which mysteriously never seem to materialize in any real tangible way. We've been forced for the past decade to struggle and get by on helping out each other with what little resources we have at our disposal while the left sent every facet of its base billions of dollars. There's a lesson to be learned here.
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It would be fair to suppose, with all the necessary qualifications, that humanity won't see technology and art develop this slow again.
It is a quite remarkable fact that more time elapsed BETWEEN the painting of these ice age horses [LEFT: Chauvet cave >33,000 years ago and RIGHT: Niaux cave ~15,000 years ago] than has passed since the Niaux cave art and now!
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It's always worth inquiring why contemplation of an ancient word is either as valuable or more than valuable as understanding certain types of modern information, in any form or medium. And this is true for even the most advanced knowledge.
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In the spirit of Heraclitus's, πολυμαθίη νόον οὐ διδάσκει It can be said that much reading does not make one wise. A life of philosophy is more than books on the shelf.
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RT @JacobsArche: The closer you get to an ideal model of education, the further you'll be from obligation.
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Mentioning their age is a tell.
These types use 'creepy' to mean 'scary' when they're pretending not to be scared.
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