Tag: life

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A Nietzschian Defense of Conscious Realism

I have to admit I am partial to Donald Hoffman’s theory of consciousness. At least partly because it is fun. Which is the only real test of any theory. Hoffman’s form of idealism builds off a scientific scaffolding rooted in his Interface Theory of Perception (ITP) which suggests that what we see is not reality […]

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Short, Random Musings on Nietzsche

Between Nietzsche’s critiques of free will/transparency of self, and his idea of what constitutes great men appears a fun spot to slide memetics in. His description runs contrary to purely evolutionary interests/the will to life. He discusses how all great philosophers are unmarried. He praises a solitary life and the use of suffering as motivator […]