Avainsana: philosophy
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An Ode to Humanism – on Technocratic Fallacy and the Mother of Sciences
Technocrats and representatives of hard sciences often belittle philosophy, psychology and the humanities as if they were something silly and “not so exact science”. Philosophy is the mother of all sciences: modern science was born in ancient Greece precisely from philosophy. In the beginning, it was wonder and reflection, which created the foundation for all…
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A happy world would be Moominvalley – utopias are not impossible
According to psychological studies, 30-40% of people are mean and about 20-30% are very empathetic, tolerant and kind. The rest are in between. According to studies, this follows an almost normal distribution, but there are slightly more mean people than truly empathetic people. According to psychologists, every person is born good and innocent. Evil is…
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The end of machine world, postmodern bubbles and unity from diversity
The end of the machine world, postmodern bubbles and unity from diversity From about 1880 to 1945 we can talk about the modern era. In this way, technology, science and society changed and developed in many ways: electricity, telegraph, radio, car, airplane, etc. The world became smaller through technology (transportation and communication), the picture of…
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Global village, a bit fly and diversity – systems and synergy
When two things interact with each other, a system is created. The system of two components is the simplest possible system, for example the Earth and the Moon form a system where they affect each other with their attraction. Compared to this, our entire Solar System is a very complex system with millions of components.…
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Path dependency, scenarios, change, sustainable development and wisdom
The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus stated: ”Everything flows (changes). Nothing stays in place. — We both step and do not step into the same rivers, we are and we are not.” Everything in the world is under constant change, either fast or very slow. The continental plates move a few millimeters or centimeters a year.…
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Complexity and ”wicked problems” – complex sustainability problems require equally complex solutions
When a problem is simple, it has few components and its interactions are linear. In this case, it is easy to find a solution to the problem. However, environmental and sustainability issues are very rarely simple and linear. The socio-ecological system is very complex, it has numerous variables and interactions. For example, nature loss and…
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