1. Philosopher Coasters 3 - Descartes

    Descartes (1596 – 1650) Perhaps now it is appropriate to define metaphysics, for Descartes’ famous quote -- cogito ergo sum -- is the answer to a metaphysical quest via an epistemological approach. In the 20th century, philosophers likened metaphysics to mean “above physics.” While some don’t like this interpretation, it…
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  2. Philosopher Coasters 2 - Plato

    Plato (428 BCE – 348 BCE) We start the series with Plato. The origin of philosophy can be arguably traced back to ancient Greece, which began around the 6th century BCE. During that period, thinkers originated questions about how the world came to be, and many philosophers came up with their…
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  3. Philosopher Coasters 1

    Introduction Andrew makes great coasters. I don’t remember exactly how we came up with the idea of making a set of philosopher coasters (or how he made the idea came true - he will talk about the process in his blog later), but the picture below can wow almost…
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  4. Untitled

    Words are temporized, but urges demolish time. A shutdown stage, things are gone. But void, void invites compulsion in. When there is no space, no space squeezes out new space. Physical pain is expressable, emotional pain is prisoning. Absolutely no one needs to understand. Absolutely no one needs to stand…
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  5. Unfinished Fragments

    Collective Imagination is the Microscope into Reality There are two ways collective imagination serves as a medium that magnifies the problems in society: fake news and innovation. The first is a negative construction, an imagination with few roots but mostly fabrication; the second is a positive construction, an imagination that…
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