Greek Writers and Philosophers in Philo and Josephus
A recently published work that I’ve only just come across. ancient historyhellenismjosephusJudaismphilo of alexandria
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Adam Smith and French Political Economy: Parallels and Differences
As is well known, Adam Smith spent about two years in Europe, most of it in France. It was in fact during his stay in Toulouse that he began to work on what became The Wealth of Nations (WN); but what proved decisive for the deepening of his understanding of market processes were his encounters…
Alan Turing on Fifty Quid Note
Excellent choice! Alan Turingcomputational intelligencePhilosophy of mindTuring machineTuring test
Song of the Sausage Creature
or a “crotch rocket” as I’d call them. Here’s Hunter S. Thompson opining on the matter (H/T Richie said). Only last night I was watching vids of the Ducati 1299 Panigale. Dope! ducatiHunter S. Thompsonmotorcycle
Management Occultancy
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Stigmergic behaviour and nodal places in residential areas: Case of post-socialist city Kharkiv in Ukraine
Here’s a recent paper citing Francis Heylighen who featured heavily in Ted and my Special Issue of Cognitive Systems Research – Human-Human Stigmergy. Chris and I, though, did mention in passing urban sprawl as a prominent instance of stigmergy twelve years ago. stigmergy opens broader possibilities for analysis of the development of the city, its networks and…
Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know
and for anyone claiming to be of a cultivated mind. Catholicismjoseph pearcephilosophical literatureWalker Percy
Wilko Johnson
Born on this date. About. And live. dr feelgoodguitarmusicpub rockrock ‘n rollwilko johnson
Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism
Lot’s happening in this dynamic and ecumenical series attracting old hands, young guns and all stages in-between. To keep apprised of developments see the series’ Facebook page. If, having consulted the series’ aims and scope you feel that there may be a good match, feel free to address preliminary inquiries to the editors. classical liberalismLibertarianismphilosophy of…
Bounded Rationality and Cognitive Limits in Political Decision Making
Open access. Amos TverskyBounded RationalityCognitive sciencecomplexityDaniel KahnemanElinor OstromGerd GigerenzerHerbert Simonheuristicsorganization theoryrationalismsatisficingsituated cognition
