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“Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.” ― Albert Camus
1. Understanding The Dunning-Kruger Effect
The Dunning–Kruger effect is the cognitive bias where people overestimate their ability or believe that they are smarter than they are.
2. Healing From Verbal Abuse
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
3. This Conversation Changed My Life
Sahil Bloom details a conversation that changed his life.
4. A Brief Introduction to The Boltzmann Brain Theory
A short article about Boltzmann's Brain Theory and the Simulation Hypothesis.
5. AI and The Consciousness Gap
AI means a lot of things to a lot of people. Usually what it means is not very well thought out. It is felt, it is intuited. It is either adored, worshipped or deemed blasphemous, profane, to be feared.
6. The Simple Life of Humans
The Pursuit of Simplicity Only Serves to Manufacture Our Consent, Not Our Understanding.
7. The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated: Chapter 24 - The Secret Cave
The Count of Monte Cristo, Volume One, Chapter 24: The Secret Cave. by Alexandre Dumas, père is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
8. Of The First and Last Things: Part 4
Human, All Too Human, A Book for Free Spirits by Friedrich Nietzsche is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post Series. The table of Links for this book can be found here. History of the Moral Feelings
9. I Think Instagram Scammers Lacked Friends Growing Up
I think Instagram scammers lacked friends growing up. Friendship is the fuel used to drive good-heartedness, as friends gravitate toward good hearts.
10. The Nature Of Knowledge
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter IV, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
11. Faith and Reason
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter XVIII, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
12. The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated: Chapter 20 - The Cemetery of the Château d’If
The Count of Monte Cristo, Volume One, Chapter 20: The Cemetery of the Château d’If by Alexandre Dumas, père is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
13. Truth And Knowledge
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter VI, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
14. The Development of AI: Balancing Convenience and Ethics
AI isn’t completely free from controversy.
15. Beyond Technology: Blockchain as the Philosophy
Navigating the philosophical landscape shaped by blockchain and crypto.
16. Making Use Of Propositions
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
17. How to Lose Your Legitimacy
Like feudalism and divine right monarchy before it, the creator economy (at least, in its current, highly centralized form) is experiencing a legitimacy crisis.
18. Words Hurt
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II Book III, Chapter X: OF THE ABUSE OF WORDS, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
19. Ikigai: The Japanese Philosophy To Find Purpose
Ikigai (生き甲斐) is a Japanese concept that means your reason for being. ‘Iki’ in Japanese means ‘life,’ and ‘gai’ describes value or worth.
20. Subjectivism and Organizations: Part 1
Hypothetically, organizations should not be characterized by disorder or uncertainty, so they would seem ordered.
21. Is the Universe Capable of Thinking? According to Sabine Hossenfelder, Maybe
A reflection on Sabine Hossenfelder's video about the thinking Universe.
22. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XII: OF COMPLEX IDEAS, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
23. A True Story About How Stoicism Saved a Prisoner of War: 7 Tips for Your Own Life
Stockdale had no reason to think that the day’s mission was to be anything unique.
24. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXVII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXVII, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
25. Blockchain in terms of philosophy: From Plato to Foucault
Explore the philosophical roots of blockchain concepts in parallel with ones in the history of thought, tracing them from Plato to Foucault.
26. The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated: Chapter 23 - The Island of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo,Volume One, Chapter 23: The Island of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, père is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
27. Learn to Think: a (very real) fictional Interview with Mr Freeman
Mr Freeman is a controversial icon with an army of followers. In his first full-length English interview, we talk crypto, society, and MFcoin's merge with FreeT
28. Building and Maintaining Healthy Relationships is Not an Exact Science
Having high standards in love is basically a form of self care and self respect
29. A Quantum Bridge Between Subjective And Objective Realities
The objective reality of science consists of subjective quantum realities. What if it is true for all life experiences?
30. Imagining NFTs
Imagine a NFT that looks like a NFT but is not the same as a NFT: it is a NFT, it can be art, and it can carry a right for someone to do something.
31. The Topology of Time
The concept of time is viewed from a philosophical and scientific point of view.
32. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXVIII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXVIII: OF OTHER RELATIONS, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
33. Self-Sovereignty in Virtual Reality: Humans Won’t Know They’re in the Matrix, and They Don’t Need To
Let's imagine that tomorrow, we somehow reliably learn that our world is a computer simulation like the Matrix. I think it would shock people at first.
34. How To Use Words
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter IX, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
35. Re: George Hotz, Simulation Theory, Stephen Wolfram, "God and Dice"
When asked about the universe, its origin, and life in general, what comes to mind? The answer has fathomed scientist, theologians, philosophers and man for decades. I can go from the philosophical standpoint of being like, I am a Copt, here is what I believe. You and me, could go back and forth discussing what is truth, and all that. However, this isn't the point of this post. I want to look at the question of, "a universal theorem of everything". The whole universe and how it is tied in general is that of a physics standpoint. We are at the dawn of age of exploration really, and still mankind has a question on what unifies nature itself.
36. AI Is the Ultimate Philosopher: Here's Why
We may well be just very complex machines following our genetic software. On which grounds do we deny a soul to AIs, then?
37. What is the True Nature of Reality?
Why I think the reality is not what it appears to be. We are consciousness most likely living in a simulation and our perceptions trick us
38. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XIII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XIII, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
39. Lessons on Thinking: Learn from James Clear, Scott Young, Shane Parrish and More
The idea of understanding and practicing how to best live our lives has ignited the greatest minds for centuries.
40. The Case For Work Being the Meaning of Life
“We are still waiting on a cure for death, but until then building products may be the next best thing.”
41. Does God Exist?
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter X, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
42. What is the Best Operating System and Programming Language for a Hacker?
It is the geeky thinker who uses an operating system along with programming and scripting languages to solve problems and automate tedious and monotonous tasks.
43. Don't Feed the Bear
To feed or not feed the bear, that is the question when considering what to do in the turbulent world of cryptocurrency, considering your next move and beyond.
44. Understanding Our Existence
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Booby John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
45. Ethereum Is More Than Crypto. It’s a Machine for Making Worlds
A philosophical journey through Ethereum—exploring code, consensus, and decentralization as metaphysical, ethical, and aesthetic forces.
46. Zen of Stochastic Gradient Descent Principle
47. Web Development: Teach yourself to Teach Yourself
Struggling to pick up Web Development? This article contains lots of advice you don't have time for or want to hear.
48. What Would Jesus Think of Bitcoin?
Many are surprised to learn that the Bible makes so many references to the topic of money. To be specific, the Good Book contains about 500 verses on prayer, fewer than 500 on faith, but more than 2,300 on money!
49. The Story of a Brain: AI Anxiety and the Illusion of the Mind
Are LLMs conscious, or just complex calculators? How a forgotten 1981 sci-fi thought experiment accidentally predicted the modern AI existential crisis.
50. It's Not the Machines, Dummy — It's Our Sociopolitical-Economic System
AI should be less dangerous than our current unaligned corporate overlords.
51. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter III.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter III: OF GENERAL TERMS, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
52. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter VI.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
53. Cryptocurrencies and Loki's Part in the Current Global Financial System
It has been God backing the global financial system, if US Dollars can be trusted. The medieval sentiment ‘In God We Trust’ snuck into the original 1776 design of the Great Seal of the United States and was raised to adorn the currency during the height of the United States economic power in 1956.
54. The Notion of Cause and the Problem of Free-Will
In the present lecture, I wish to apply the analytic method to the notion of “cause,” and to illustrate the discussion by applying it to the problem of free wil
55. Explaining Abstract Terms
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter VIII, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
56. The Curse of Success
Failure may be the most important part of the human experience. So why not run towards it?
57. Unlocking the Magic of Zero-Knowledge Proofs: Disintegration of Philosophy and Science (Part 1)
Philosophy and science have played a crucial role in paving our understanding of the world and continue now, more than ever.
58. The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated: Chapter 25 - The Unknown
The Count of Monte Cristo, Volume One, Chapter 25: The Unknown by Alexandre Dumas, père is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
59. Nature's Naked Mystery
Nature plays a random quantum dance in front of all of us and then hides it using enormous repetition. A simple experiment with light can reveal the dance.
60. Logic as the Essence of Philosophy
Logic, in the Middle Ages, to the present day in teaching, meant no more than a scholastic collection of technical terms and rules of syllogistic inference
61. It's Good That AI Is Better Than Us
Is creating artificial intelligence that is better and wiser than we are truly such a bad thing? Perhaps whatever we create will be kinder and wiser than us.
62. Decrypt the NFT Market: Connection Drives Economic Demand - A Meta-Analysis and Reflection
The hunger for connection is one of the psychically chthonic forces that can drive demand for NFTs.
63. Exploring Shikamaru's Stoicism
The concept of the "will of fire," as taught by Shikamaru's sensei Asuma, contains a lot of Stoic ideals.
64. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XVII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XVII: OF INFINITY, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
65. Quantum Contingencies in Cryptography: A Short Primer
Are we at the cradle of a quantum age?
66. Read This If You Want to Be an Inventor, Not an Imitator
Stop chasing last season's gold rush. Discover why prerequisites are a myth, why your network is a side effect of your work, and where new worlds are built
67. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter II.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II Book III, Chapter II, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
68. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter I.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter I, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
69. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXII
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXII: OF MIXED MODES, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
70. A Philosophy of "Learning By Doing"
Let's change the youth's perception of learning by doing.
71. Are You Really Happy?: This Article May Make You Rethink Your Life
A scene from Disney's movie "Soul" left me pondering deeply about life and happiness.
72. The Three Types of Science
Science may be divided into three sorts. All that can fall within the compass of human understanding,
73. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter VI.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter VI by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
74. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter VIII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I, Book II, Chapter VIII: by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
75. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter VII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter VII by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
76. Taste Is the New Moat
AI can generate infinite content, but it can’t decide what should exist. Taste, built through exposure, discernment, and intent, is the real edge in the AI age.
77. War Is Not Only Unavoidable But Is Necessary For The Natural Progression Of Life
No fancy intros in this one. This is an expression (not opinion) article in order to calibrate some of my thought processes in real-time.
78. Reality in C : Philosophical Programming
Explore intrinsic reality, hyperreality, and metareality through a unique C code prime-checking allegory.
79. LLMs: The Percentile of Generative AI in Human Hierarchy
What is the value of intelligence if it cannot be produced? If someone is ill, how much can the person do, even if the intelligence is sharp?
80. Peer to Peer AI: Is This Era Upon Us?
Is there such a thing as peer to peer AI, and what does DeepSeek have to do with it?
81. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XI.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XI by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
82. A Guide to Improving Your Focus
How The One Thing Philosophy can help you to concentrate on the right things, improve your focus and really get things done at the end of the day.
83. Only 3% of the World Has Figured Out Their Reason for Being
Matt Schnuck explains why only 3% of the world has figured out their reason for being.
84. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXV
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXV: OF RELATION, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
85. Unchaining the Potential: Exploring Philosophical Implications of Blockchain
This article is an attempt to examine the ethical, epistemological, ontological, aesthetic, social, and political implications of blockchain.
86. The Significance of the Father in the Destiny of the Individual
To this youth the father wanted to marry his favourite daughter.
87. The Intricacies Of Knowledge
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter XIII, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
88. Time is NOT Money!
Time is NOT Money…Time is truly scarce and the only currency that really matters.
89. The Free Energy Principle and the Simulation Hypothesis
Explore the fascinating intersection of the Free Energy Principle, shared consciousness, and the Simulation Hypothesis.
90. Complexity. Software. Resiliency.
The management of software development teams is a real-life representation of complex systems.
91. The AI Odyssey: A Journey Through its History and Philosophical Implications
In the annals of human invention, few fields have captivated the imagination and spurred as much innovation as artificial intelligence.
92. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book I, Chapter I.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I, Book I, Chapter I by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
93. Long Term is an Illusion
As the ever-eloquent Linh Dao Smooke put it, in Slack: “In the end, don’t we all die? Long term is an illusion.” This was in reference to butter, but could easily apply to a multitude of concepts. I’m seriously fucked up over this. In this essay, I will...
94. Knowledge by Acquaintance vs Knowledge by Description
In this chapter we shall be concerned exclusively with knowledge of things, of which in turn we shall have to distinguish two kinds.
95. The Theory Of Continuity
The theory of continuity very important and elegant mathematical subject, but not, strictly speaking, a part of philosophy.
96. Four Chess Principles I Use On and Off the Board
Four chess principles that serve me well both on and off the board.
97. The Biological Secession: How Longevity Technology Will Create a New Species Divide
A few billionaires are quietly crossing their names off the death manifest. The rest of us get Chopin's Funeral March. Here's why this ends badly.
98. Freedom, Kant, and Why You Should Flush Your Smartphone Down the Toilet
Photo by Jens Johnsson
99. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXIX.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I Book II, Chapter XXIX, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
100. 🚀 HackerNoon Future of AI Contest: Mid Contest Review 🚀
ackerNoon's "Future of AI" Contest: dive the vast world of AI with HackerNoon's contest entries from AI's role cybersecurity to its impact on transportation.
101. Subjectivism and Organizations: Part 2
It has been demonstrated throughout our history that an organized group of people can be more than the sum of its parts and can achieve more than a single human
102. What is Casper's Incentivization Philosophy? - The Triangle of Harm
Casper's philosophy is this: for all four categories of attack, we want to put an upper bound on the ratio between the amount of harm suffered by the victims.
103. Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology by C. G. Jung - Table of Links
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology by C. G. Jung is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!
104. The Multiverse Code: Exploring Parallel Universes Through Physics and Theory
Parallel worlds, quantum mechanics, and mind-bending theories. Cracking the Multiverse Code.
105. Do y'AI mind?
large language models raise questions around the nature of minds, old philosophical question, solipsism or one mind, hard to answer
106. The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated: Chapter 22 - The Smugglers
The Count of Monte Cristo,Volume One, Chapter 22: The Smugglers by Alexandre Dumas, père is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
107. The Enigma of Consciousness in the Realm of Artificial Intelligence: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
Embark on a journey into the intersection of consciousness and artificial intelligence. This comprehensive exploration, rooted in academic rigor, unravels AI.
108. 'Welcome to the Era of Cyber-Education'
The rise of the internet, and also its bubble, has enabled autodidacts to learn more than they ever could.
109. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - The Pursuit of Happiness
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood touches on themes of family, sacrifice, morality, and the consequences of power.
110. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II In Review
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II Book IV, Chapter I: OF KNOWLEDGE IN GENERAL, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
111. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I by John Locke - Table of Links
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. The table of Links for this book can be found here.
112. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter V.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter V: , by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
113. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XV.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I Book II, Chapter XV, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
114. From Bad To Verse
A collection of my prose and poetry.
115. Do You or the Mewling Doppelganger Know What the Ship Emoji Means?
It's also no secret that techies can periodically get hella philosophical.
116. The Control of Ideas by Facts
Essays in Experimental Logic, Chapter VIII: The Control of Ideas by Facts by John Dewey is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
117. What Reasoning Is
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter XVII: OF REASON, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
118. The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated: Chapter 21 - The Island of Tiboulen
The Count of Monte Cristo, Volume One, Chapter 21: The Island of Tiboulen by Alexandre Dumas, père is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
119. "True Pain is the Inability to Breathe" - Muhammad Bilal, CEO of BreatheIO
I find that work and personal life are just categoricals, that only come to play with respect to space, not even time.
120. Interwoven Realms: The Dance of Reason and Creativity in Human Understanding
Reason and creativity intertwine to shape our understanding and communication, inspired by deep reflections and AI interactions.
121. LLMs: Towards A Universal Standard to Measure AI Consciousness - Sentience
The total processes in the human mind can be assumed to be the same as the total consciousness. This can be assumed to be 1.
122. The Philosophy Of Ikigai: Dare To Live The Life Of Your Dreams
Is feeling alive important?
123. What Holds Back Innovation?
Many innovations need time to catch on because of our resistance and scepticism to a novel way to accomplish things.
124. SYMPOSIUM
Keep in mind what this is, and tell me what I want to know—whether Love desires that of which love is.
125. The Character of Ideas
Essays in Experimental Logic, Chapter VII: The Logical Character of Ideas by John Dewey is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
126. A Philosophical Perspective on Education in the Age of DAO
Three philosophers of education whose ideas could help shape the way DAOs operate and behave.
127. Programming and Garbage Collection - A Philosophy for Code and Life
By embracing and promoting the credo "I use it, I clean it, I break it, I fix it," we can contribute to building a more sustainable world.
128. Google Bard Answers the Ultimate Question.. by Mistake
I had entered the beginning of an intended prompt and inadvertently hit return which entered my incomplete query.
129. Some Swell Doggerel Vol. 1
Another collection of my prose and poetry.
130. Is Digital Minimalism Working For You or Against You?
Digital Minimalism is a philosophy that helps you question what digital communication tools and behaviors add the most value to your life. It encourages you to live intentionally and aggressively, eschewing low-value digital “noise” in an effort to live a more balanced life. This is often achieved by reverting to older methods and technologies that are perceived as less addictive, intrusive, or upsetting.
131. Sentience: AI, LLMs—Artificial Consciousness?
A key difference in the moments after death, from the last moments of life, is that the ability for the individual to know has closed.
132. Greek Syntax & Propositional Logic In Philosophy, Math, CS & Beyond
What can machines and modern sciences learn from ancient Greek syntax and propositional logic?
133. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: THE EPISTLE TO THE READER
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I, THE EPISTLE TO THE READER by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
134. The Hidden Hierarchy of Knowledge: What Can’t Be Taught
Why do we "understand" words but fail to get results? Explore the bridge between Memes (transferable information) and Schemes (internalized mastery).
135. Improving Our Knowledge
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter XII, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
136. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXXIII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXXIII by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
137. Understanding Judgement
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter XIV: OF JUDGMENT I, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
138. THE CONTENT OF THE PSYCHOSES
It was certainly no accidental freak of the brain-cells that created the dramatic contrasts shown in the second illness.
139. The Ethics of Local LLMs: Responding to Zuckerberg's "Open Source AI Manifesto"
This post explains the reason why Zuckerberg integrated Fediverse and open-sourced LLaMA, and it is not because of his virtue.
140. The True Guide to Omniscience And Why Everyone Lies to You About Knowledge
Stop memorizing. Learn the 3 steps to see the repeating patterns across all fields to gain real-time knowledge and become impossible to confuse.
141. The Singularity Syndicate
The Singularity Syndicate is a clandestine alliance of tech giants that has created a distributed, extraterrestrial data vault. The Singularity Core is a zettab
142. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXXI.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I Book II, Chapter XXXI, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
143. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XIX.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XIX, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
144. The Positive Theory of Infinity: A Triumph of the Scientific Method in Philosophy
The positive theory of infinity, and the general theory of number to which it has given rise, are among the triumphs of scientific method in philosophy.
145. The Concept of Numbers for a Y-Generation Organic Processing Unit
Whether it's consciously or subconsciously, we use numbers every single moment of our lives. Numbers help us navigate in what we refer to as real life, as they help us set fixed determinations of concepts that are impossible to comprehend otherwise, eliminating the need for "lagging."
146. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II by John Locke - Table of Links
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. The table of Links for this book is here.
147. Symposium by Plato - Table of Links
Symposium by Plato, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!
148. The Question of Ethics in Decentralization
The importance of ethics in a decentralized world.
149. Philosophical Queries of a Nerd: Dreams, Robots, and Other Mysteries of the Mind
Our consciousness is our sense of identity. It is our beliefs, awareness, and ability to produce active thoughts.
150. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXIV.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXIV, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
151. The Objects of Thought
Essays in Experimental Logic, Chapter V: The Objects of Thought by John Dewey is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
152. Understanding Reality
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter XI, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
153. Unveiling the Nexus: Blockchain in the Context of Contemporary Philosophical Theories
How blockchain may intersect with some of the most innovative and thought-provoking areas of contemporary philosophy?
154. Some Swell Doggerel Vol. 3
A collection of verse and doggerel suitable for light entertainment.
155. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: ESSAY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
156. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXVI.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXVI: OF CAUSE AND EFFECT, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
157. Giving Assent
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter XVI, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
158. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book I, Chapter II.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Vol 1 Book I, Chapter II. NO INNATE PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series
159. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXXII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXXII, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
160. Interviewing The Wild: John McAfee Talks
With John McAfee, it’s hard to tell where the myth ends and reality begins. Nearly everyone recognizes the antivirus McAfee program rooted on many PCs that brought him his first fortune in the 90s; the subsequent details of McAfee’s life grow hazy, frenzied, unhinged.
161. AI Isn't Making Us Dumber — We're Already Blind: The Biological Death of Homo Lector
Deep reading is dying not from AI, but from systemic atrophy of imagination and perception. Explore the biological death of Homo lector and why Huxley triumphed
162. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter IV.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book III, Chapter IV by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
163. Logical Thought
Essays in Experimental Logic ,Chapter VI: Some Stages of Logical Thought by John Dewey is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
164. Particles and Grammar
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. Volume II: Book III, Chapter VII: OF PARTICLES.
165. On the Psychology and Pathology of so-called Occult Phenomena
At the beginning of many séances the glass was allowed to move by itself, when occasionally the advice followed in stereotyped fashion: "You must ask."
166. The World From My POV – Part 1
How I relate to the things in the world. The spiritual realm, material realm and that life has no meaning
167. An Architect's View: Why AI Needs an Ethical OS, Not More Rules
Stop feeding AI buggy, Zero-Sum ethics. An architect presents a master plan for a new ethical OS built on consistency, cohesion, and human agency.
168. The Crazy Mind, Artificial Love and Happiness of Being
Here’s a medley of thoughts about Love, The Mind, and Being that have been bouncing around in my head.
169. "Can we all stop killing each other and just recycle?"
Governance in a world where most people work remotely from home will need to be inventive in order to engage individuals into communities.
170. When Buddhism's Nonattachment Overlaps Stoicism's Dichotomy of Control
Practising nonattachment is not giving up on aspirations or desires but realizing that it would be wise to drop the attachment to our thoughts on the outcome.
171. 4 Tips on How to Incorporate Deep Work in Your Daily Routine
In a world, the ability to perform deep work is the most valuable skill in the 21st century, and here’s how you can apply it in your day-to-day routine.
172. "Once you know the rules, you are free to break them"
Rules were not meant to be broken, but there's always a reason to walk on the wild side. Make sure you know how to decide when it is appropriate to do so.
173. Since Thales Said All is Water, Philosophers Have Never Been The same
Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning.
174. What Truth Is
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter V: OF TRUTH IN GENERAL, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
175. Stimulating Thinking
Essays in Experimental Logic, Chapter III: The Antecedents and Stimulus of Thinking by John Dewey is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
176. Fullmetal Alchemist and The Philosophy of Debugging
Finally got through all the content around the much-hyped Fullmetal Alchemist in 2020, and I was not disappointed; quite the opposite. It evokes philosophical questions on the things we do and how we do them. So naturally, with software engineering for me.
177. Unearthing the Secrets of Matter
Physical science, more or less unconsciously, has drifted into the view that all natural phenomena ought to be reduced to motions.
178. Maxims And Axioms
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter VII: OF MAXIMS, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
179. AI and the Fear of Irrational Humans
Low EQ, Not Robots, is Humanity’s Biggest Threat. Having high emotional intelligence (EQ) is having the ability to parse one’s own emotions as well as navigate the emotions of those around us to the mutual benefit of oneself and society. As a measure of developmental achievement compared to general intelligence (IQ) most individuals are barely aware of EQ and contemporary society does very little to cultivate it. For example, IQ provides you with accurate information for a heated debate on Facebook while EQ guides your exchange from a place of empathy and allows you to walk away from exchanges that may cause more emotional harm than good to either party.
180. Philosophers May Be Approached by Many Roads
Philosophy may be approached by many roads, but one of the oldest and most traveled is the road leading past doubt as to the reality of the world of sense
181. Exploring the Limits of Philosophical Knowledge
Philosophers claim to prove religious dogmas, universe's rationality, illusion of matter, and unreality of evil through metaphysical reasoning.
182. 'If We Don’t Systematically Re/Up-Skill, We're Condemned to Become Irrelevant': Roxana Murariu
It is remarkable how Alvin Toffler predicted in the 1970s this trend of reinventing ourselves periodically through learning, unlearning, and relearning: Roxana.
183. Transcendence Book 2: The Origins of Continuity
Transcendence Series Intro. Where will Elara and Lyra go next?
184. The Machiavellian Marketing Framework (MMF): How to Engineer Inevitability in the Algorithmic Age
Discover the Machiavellian Marketing Framework (MMF) - a dark, strategic system of control, perception, and psychological dominance in marketing.
185. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XIV.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I, Book II, Chapter XIV: by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
186. 8 Quotes From Friedrich Nietzsche That Will Convince You of the Future Success of Bitcoin
Yes, you read that right, Friedrich Nietzsche would probably have been a Bitcoiner.
187. #ForTheLastTime Blockchain is More Than Just Crypto
In this story, we will explain the true potential of blockchain and why it's a lot more interesting to use this technology outside of cryptocurrency.
188. Eden's Collapse: Why Original Sin Was the First Wavefunction Measurement
deep dive into "Quantum Theology," reframing the Fall as environmental decoherence, Christ as a fault-tolerant logical qubit
189. What If P vs NP Was Never a Problem—But a Mirror?
In the end, this model portrays complexity and intelligence as two sides of the same process: the universe knowing and ever-complexifying itself ad infinitum.
190. History and The Problem of Infinity
When we enumerated the points with which reality has been questioned, one of those mentioned was the supposed impossibility of infinity and continuity.
191. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter IV.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter IV by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
192. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XX.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XX
, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
193. The Singularity Syndicate: Artifacts
Stolen documents reveal AI's grip on humanity via orbital tech, neural data, and forged reality. Fight back starts now to reclaim our future.
194. How Zen Principles Can Revolutionize Your Data Strategy
Discover how Zen principles like Wabi-Sabi and The Middle Way can transform your data strategy fostering balance, continuous improvement, and actionable insigh
195. Data and Meanings
Essays in Experimental Logic, Chapter IV: Data and Meanings by John Dewey is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
196. What Is The Straight-ahead Triangle And How It Can Be Used In Web Design
“Straight-ahead” jazz revolutionized mid-century American culture with a relentlessly fresh and forward-thinking approach to bebop,
197. How to See the Unseen and Do the Undoable. Part 1: Thinking Outside the Box
What if I told you that there is a whole other unseen world? That beyond your walls of rational thought, there is another world out there.
198. Product Management Between Coasts: Adapting to NYC and Silicon Valley Philosophies
Product Manager responsibilities can vary depending on the company size, industry, and location. On 10/16, our NYC chapter launch focused on exploring the unique qualities that define Product Management in Silicon Valley and New York. Despite heavy rain and the accompanying subway delays, we had a good showing with highly engaged attendees for our discussion on Contrasting PM Disciplines Between Coasts with a distinguished panel of successful women in product who were selected for their experience in operating across both coasts. The panelists were:
199. The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Weather-Report Lie: AI Isn’t Fate (2/6/2026)
2/6/2026: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
200. Reminder: Bitcoin CAN Make Civilization Sane
This is the first book I've read about cryptocurrency, and I took away from it something invaluable, hope.
201. Stop Looking for the "Ideal Architect"
Modern trends and environmental pressures have changed the landscape of information ecosystems, technologies, and those who develop them.
202. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXX.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding,.Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXX, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series
203. The Case for Slow, Sustainable Engineering
A letter to engineers arguing for slow, sustainable software—and against the “wartime” myth that turns tech into a race powered by greed and fear.
204. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter X.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I Book II, Chapter X: OF RETENTION, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
205. Understanding Satoshi
Explore Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision for Bitcoin,trustless money, decentralization, inflation resistance, privacy, scalability, and financial sovereignty.
206. The Hidden Cost of “Being Thorough”
99% of people believe more thinking equals better outcomes. They’re wrong. Learn how high-quality compression separate human intelligence from animals and AI.
207. Solar Reality - A Radical Reassessment of Life, Intelligence, and Causality
The Sun as the First Cause. Toward a Radical Reassessment of the Ontology of Life, Evolution, and Consciousness
208. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XVIII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XVIII, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
209. Understanding the True Value of Philosophy
Having now come to the end of our brief and incomplete review of the problems of philosophy, we should consider, in conclusion, what is the value of philosophy.
210. Smell You Later - It’s Not Me, It’s You
Who am I, where do I come from, what is my purpose, and where am I going?
211. The World Of Physics and the World Of Sense
Men of science, for the most part, are willing to condemn immediate data as “merely subjective,”
212. Why Are We Training AI like Dogs Instead of Humans?
The fundamental problem of the modern AI is that it tries to create a sophisticated trained dog. This approach is a dead end and needs to be drastically changed
213. What Is the New Luxury and How to Create It?
In a world powered by “successful success” and social media domination, there are the ones who dare to say, “I am not trying to chase luxury. I am the luxury.”
214. We Need to Overthrow the Education System
The traditional education system has long been the cornerstone of knowledge acquisition and personal development. However, as we advance we need it evolve.
215. What's the Difference Between 51% Democracy and 100% Democracy?
Balaji goes over the differences between 51% democracy and 100% democracy.
216. Theoretical Physics: Gaps in Reality, Existence, Panpsychism, and Biology
Reality exists to anything with a living cell. Cells can be defined as the principal information [dynamism] architecture in the universe.
217. Thinking And Subject Matter
Essays in Experimental Logic, Chapter II: THE RELATIONSHIP OF THOUGHT AND ITS SUBJECT-MATTER by John Dewey is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
218. The Decentralization Era [Part 1]: The History of Decentralization
Why decentralization will allow a more fair and decent allocation of wealth, information, and opportunities.
219. AI, My Guru: When the Machine Speaks Wisdom
When an AI keeps dropping unexpectedly profound one-liners, a writer starts wondering if algorithms can stumble into wisdom.
220. AI’s Cognitive Mirror: The Illusion of Consciousness in the Digital Age
Explore AI's cognitive abilities vs human consciousness. Delve into philosophical debates on machine thinking and the ethical implications of AI in the digital
221. How Drupal Influenced My Open-Source Philosophy
Jeff Geerling describes how Drupal influenced his open-source philosophy.
222. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS PROCESSES
I was once consulted by a business man of about forty-five, whose case is a good illustration of the foregoing.
223. The Epistemology of Price: Why the Ticker is a Hallucination, Not a Truth
Why the market ticker isn't a math equation, but a mirror of our collective hallucinations.
224. 51 Stories To Learn About Life
Learn everything you need to know about Life via these 51 free HackerNoon stories.
225. LLMs | Sentience: What Does Consciousness Do and How?
Theoretically, the human mind is the collection of all the electrical and chemical impulses of nerve cells, with their features and their interactions.
226. 94 Stories To Learn About John Locke
Learn everything you need to know about John Locke via these 94 free HackerNoon stories.
227. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter III.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I, Book II, Chapter III: OF SIMPLE IDEAS OF SENSE by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
228. Does Love Exist? (Slogging Insights)
Does love exist or is Nicolas Sparks full of it? Is it something beyond science and human understanding? Today, we dive into that very question.
229. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XVI.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XVI: IDEA OF NUMBER by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
230. The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated: Chapter 19 - The Third Attack
The Count of Monte Cristo, Volume One, Chapter 19: The Third Attack by Alexandre Dumas, père is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
231. A Fun Medley: Girlie Marketing, Sugar Demon, Society, Wisdom, Principles
A buffet of ideas and insights about girlie vernacular and societal issues.
232. A Journey Through Time, Space, and Paradox: Exploring the Essence of Human Thought
Unravel the mysteries of order and chaos in a captivating narrative that invites readers to ponder the intricacies of human cognition and the essence of reality
233. THE CONCEPTION OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
The wealth of the possibilities of the collective psyche is both confusing and dazzling.
234. How a Priori Knowledge is Possible
Immanuel Kant's most distinctive contribution to philosophy is something he called 'critical philosophy'. A venture that inquired how knowledge was possible.
235. Why I'm Cautiously Optimistic About AI's Impact on Society
There's a lot of silver lining to the AI cloud steadily advancing over the internet...
236. The Conception of Libido
The original sexual character of these biological institutions became lost with their organic fixation, and their functional independence.
237. Why Probability Is Important
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II: Book IV, Chapter XV: OF PROBABILITY, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
238. How Complex is Humanity? Short Answer: Very; Long Answer? Well..
We can explore new facets of our world by contemplating possibilities such as a reversed universe's geometry.
239. On the Importance of the Unconscious in Psychopathology
The compensation, to be sure, is reached, but to the detriment of the individual.
240. The Infantile Sexuality
It is not possible to separate the two ways of manifestation of the hypothetical vital process, and to credit each with a different order of development.
241. The Noonification: Beyond Technology: Blockchain as the Philosophy (6/3/2023)
6/3/2023: Top 5 stories on the Hackernoon homepage!
242. Of The First and Last Things: Part 2
A BOOK FOR FREE SPIRITS
243. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter I.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I, Volume I: Book II, Chapter I: by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
244. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DREAMS
I maintain that there exists in the dreamer an unconscious propensity or tendency to conceive his erotic experiences as guilty.
245. The Ovarian Lottery: A Thought Experiment
Ovarian Lottery, a thought experiment popularized by Warren Buffet stresses the importance of luck and the influence of when/where we are born in this world
246. Our Favorite Word Is the One That Makes Us The Dumbest
When I said that I didn’t believe in love I was grasping at a more nuanced point which is that “love” is a poor word to describe a very complicated aspect...
247. 172 Stories To Learn About Philosophy
Learn everything you need to know about Philosophy via these 172 free HackerNoon stories.
248. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter II.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I, Book II, Chapter II: OF SIMPLE IDEAS. by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
249. Understanding the Laws of Thought
For no very good reason, three of these principles have been singled out by tradition under the name of 'Laws of Thought'.
250. The Unverifiable Truth
The weakening of truth did not begin with social media. It has deeper intellectual roots. Join Andrei Mochola to explore more about why truth became questioned.
251. The Existence of Matter
In this chapter we have to ask ourselves whether, in any sense at all, there is such a thing as matter.
252. Working in a Startup Is More Rewarding Than a Career in Big-Tech: Karim Fanous
Noonies interview with Karim Fanous, and I’m the VP of Engineering at strongDM.
253. In AI We Trust
Trust is not a single attitude. It can reflect confidence in technical performance, tolerance of risk, resignation to inevitability, or simple habit.
254. 20 Nuggets of Wisdom to Guide You Through the Crypto Noise
Equip yourself with a mental framework to rise above & shine brighter than ever before!
255. The Theory of Psychoanalysis by C. G. Jung - Table of Links
The Theory of Psychoanalysis by C. G. Jung is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!
256. The God-Mode Illusion: Why I Stopped Optimizing for Control and Started Architecting for Entropy
Obsession with "Novelty" is a bug, not a feature.
257. The Etiological Significance of the Infantile Sexuality
This state is called the state of introversion, the libido is used for the psychical inner world instead of being applied to the external world.
258. A Contribution to the Study of Psychological Types
"The need of abstraction is the origin of all art,"
259. Expense Coding Errors Aren’t Random—They’re Rule-Based, New Study Finds
Generative AI misclassifies business transactions by following structural rules instead of contextual financial logic.
260. Some Swell Doggerel Vol. 4
in my future, the one i visit in the dreams of exhausted sleep, people are imprinted with display circuitry on their skins. and the display can be programmed.
261. The Problem of Philosophy: Preface
The Problem of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Enjoy the preface of this long-time classic.
262. Discerning between Appearance and Reality
Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
263. Why an Ethereum Based Chain? Well.. Here's Why
The question "Why an Ethereum EVM based chain?" ultimately has a simple answer i.e. because it allows us to build digital systems that honor our cultural values
264. Be Your Unique Self
Why do we follow gurus and not pursue our unique path
265. Some Swell Doggerel Vol.2
A collection of poems and short verses presented as the product of a fevered mind.
266. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXIII.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXIII, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
267. Free Will: Refutation of a New Neurology-Primatology Book
The human brain is advanced thanks to not just the connections but the configuration of impulses in sets or loops, conceptually.
268. Understanding Intuitive Knowledge
There is a common impression that everything that we believe ought to be capable of proof, or at least of being shown to be highly probable.
269. Variance is More Than Just A Statistician's Buzzword
Explaining real world applications and the philosophy of statistical variance through finance, investing, and gambling.
270. About Life, Fulfillment, and Humanity
Thoughts on life and the human condition.
271. The Architecture of Stagnation - Why Smart Tech Teams Prefer 'Known Failure' Over the Unknown
Why do smart teams choose known failure over uncertain change? Explore the cognitive glitches—like the Ambiguity Effect—shaping the modern digital labyrinth.
272. The sphere of the unconscious infantile phantasies
The reproach of mysticism can scarcely be made against this conception of the unconscious.
273. Shiny Side Up, Sticky Side Down: A Collection of Poems
A collection of verse and prosody
274. Psychoanalysis is not only scientific
I have told you that, in the first instance, dreams need only be used as sources of material for analysis.
275. The Truth About Idealism
The word 'idealism' is used by different philosophers in somewhat different senses
276. On the Significance of Number-Dreams
Those well posted in psychoanalysis will be able to allay any such suspicion simply from the disposition and setting of the material as a whole.
277. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter V.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter V: by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
278. Let the Beauties Sleep
The sleeping beauty paradox is a classic among philosophers, decision theorists and statisticians.
279. The question of the unconscious phantasies
The method I have described to you, in this general way, is the method that I adopt and for which I assume the scientific responsibility.
280. I have attempted to reconcile my practical experiences in psychoanalysis
I must here also express my best thanks to Dr. Gregory, of Bellevue Hospital, for his ready support of my clinical demonstrations.
281. Of The First and Last Things: Part 1
Human, All Too Human - Nietzsche Part 1: 16 - 22
282. 105 Stories To Learn About Humanity
Learn everything you need to know about Humanity via these 105 free HackerNoon stories.
283. A Contribution to the Psychology of Rumour
"I must not say any more, only the teacher finally was made godfather."
284. The Etiology of the Neuroses
The resistance depended on many perverse phantasies, the existence of which would not be admitted by the patient.
285. The World From My POV – Part 2
Part 2 of how I contextualise the world: how i think and take care of my body, mind and spirit.
286. EDITOR'S PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
There is no doubt that some even scientific persons have a certain fear of whither the study of the unconscious may lead.
287. Some General Remarks on Psychoanalysis
These sexual tendencies have caused the fear of the father.
288. AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
They are, as a matter of fact, the results of extensive experience and ripe reflection.
289. The Book of Five Rings, Miso Robotics, and Men in Tights
11/10/2019
290. Separating State and Money: Bitcoin as the New Wall Between Power and Freedom
From Jefferson to Bitcoin: exploring how separating Church and State inspires a new era of monetary freedom and resistance to centralized control.
291. The Association Method
I wish to impress firmly upon parents and educationists this instructive example of child psychology.
292. Our Collective Knowledge of the Universals
Man's knowledge at a given time, universals, like particulars, may be divided into those known by acquaintance, description and those not known by either.
293. Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion
There can be no doubt that some of our beliefs are erroneous; thus we are led to inquire what certainty we can have that such and such a belief is not erroneous
294. A Birthday Letter From a Man Who’s Seen It All
A birthday letter from a wise ex-corporate marketing executive friend. He advised me to befriend and train the mind.
295. Of The First and Last Things: Part 3
Human, All Too Human, A Book for Free Spirits by Friedrich Nietzsche is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post Series. The table of Links for this book can be found here. The Religious Life
296. AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION
This brief résumé may show what the reader cannot find in this collection of papers.
297. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXI.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book II, Chapter XXI: OF POWER, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
298. 73 Stories To Learn About Humane Understanding
Learn everything you need to know about Humane Understanding via these 73 free HackerNoon stories.
299. Follow the Leverage
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
300. A Criticism of Bleuler's "Theory of Schizophrenic Negativism"
There are good reasons for believing specific schizophrenic thought-disturbance to be the result of a complex.
301. Extremely difficult to discuss psychoanalysis at public meetings and at congresses
The principle of the minimum of effort is valid everywhere.
302. On Some Crucial Points in Psychoanalysis
The technique of analysis we can best postpone for oral discussion.
303. The Therapeutical Principles of Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is by no means an instrument applied to the patient only; it is self-evident that it must be applied to the psychoanalyst first.
304. Consideration of Early Hypotheses
A young lady suffered from severe hysteria after a sudden fright.
305. The True Nature of Induction
if we are to know of the existence of matter, we must know general principles of some kind by means of which such inferences can be drawn.
306. On Truth and Falsehood
Our knowledge of truths, unlike our knowledge of things, has an opposite, namely error.
307. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I: Book I, Chapter III.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I Book I, Chapter III, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
308. The Content of the Unconscious
He takes the tendency towards incest to be an absolute concrete sexual wish, lacking only the quality of consciousness.
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