Apologies to all of you. I went on a very long break. — Baden

:up:
I have no need or desire to continue the discussion. Thanks for everything. Take care :pray: :flower:

Read Byung Chul-Han's 'Psychopolitics,' it is almost like he wrote a commentary of Baden's work - only more legible.
— I like sushi

Thank you. Found and downloaded a free pdf (74 pages). Will read later... — Amity

I haven't had a chance to read this yet. I wonder if it would be worthwhile to start a Reading Group discussion? * Or is it not even recognised by @Baden and other commenters as having value?
If not, why not?

If it is something that improves understanding of the important issues...
It's a pity that Vera is no longer with us. To question. She provided experience, knowledge and insight which I don't have. A clear and motivated voice, even if sometimes tinged with cynicism. To return to her and Baden's final response:

I'm pretty sure the salient points can be translated to more accessible - if less philosophically precise - language. I would like to see that version widely disseminated....
.... so the important message could be ignored by a wider range of readers.
[sigh] I've been here before, in several formats.[!sigh] — Vera Mont

It's always worth a try. :strong: — Baden

Both seem to have shared the desire: to disseminate the important message. Whatever that is. So that it reaches a wider audience. Perhaps it needs to be tailored, the specialist language adjusted to fit into the spectrum. Translated and interpreted without loss of meaning. To reach out. To improve understanding. Knowledge is power.

* I am not the one to lead a reading group...or even start a thread...right now. But I'd be there...

From page 1 of this Thread: — RussellA

Yes. What is your point?

I mentioned haibun earlier. I am quite fascinated by it. But never attempted it. Have you?

I wonder if that could be incorporated into TPF 'philosophy writings' or 'short stories'?
What do you think?

Philosophical Reflections
Philosophical musings are a cornerstone in haibun. The prose seeks to convey an epiphany or an acute awareness of the human condition. Philosophical reflections encourage readers to contemplate existence, often culminating in a haiku that serves as a crystallized form of the writer’s insight.

This synthesis captures fleeting moments of realization, providing depth and resonance to the overall narrative.

Notable Haibun Examples

Haibun, a Japanese literary form, masterfully blends prose with haiku. Matsuo Bashō, a pioneer of the form, has left an indelible mark with his travel diaries, where each diary entry is followed by a haiku. One of the most celebrated examples is The Narrow Road to the Interior where Bashō merges evocative prose with the succinctness of haiku to capture the essence of his journey through the Edo period Japan. Another exemplary haibun is The Records of a Travel-worn Satchel, where Basho’s reflective prose sets the scene for the haiku, offering deep insights into the human experience and the natural world. — Art in Context: Haibun - Journeying through Prose and Poetry

The following thread is very awesome, but it is only available in Spanish (sorry): :pray: — javi2541997

There is an option to translate into English. I'll take a look. Thanks.

Glad to hear you're still having fun.

I think one of the usual mistakes I made writing haikus is precisely trying to be creative. The key of the haiku is letting ourselves be embraced by nature — javi2541997

Yes. Trying too hard can be a problem but that is part of nature too, no?
It can be when we try, fail, fall, get up and try over and again. And then...when we let it go.... Surprise!

Take care!

I could have done a better job here. And truthfully my hope is someone else takes the spot of coordinator for next year -- I'd like to participate next time! — Moliere

I think that we both did as well as we could for a pair of first-timers starting a new challenge for TPF.

The OP and Guidelines can be changed, improved or whatever by whoever takes over.
As in the Short Stories event, started by @Baden - it will evolve...

The problem seems to lie with the word 'essay' or perhaps in 'philosophy'.
Some take a narrow view of both. Some further clarification required.

Overall, it is most satisfying to see that 13 authors submitted their work. Fortunately, they understood the philosophy underlying the event. The spirit, flexibility and diversity appreciated. :sparkle: :flower:

It is interesting that both these sources restrict their philosophical entry to philosophical essays, where philosophical essays have specific requirements. — RussellA

They are competitions.

I note this thread is in the Learning > Resources subcategory.

About haiku, then...general resources:

https://thehaikufoundation.org/resources/

Includes articles on the haiku spirit, reform and communities:

https://haikupedia.org/article-categories/countries/
4 entries re Haiku in Spain, p3:
Spain Basque Catalan Galician

@javi2541997 - how is haiku progressing where you're at?

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Haiku in the United Kingdom: England
Lafcadio Hearn and Basil Hall Chamberlain are thought to be the first to have introduced readers in the British Isles to Japanese haiku in the early years of the 20th century. In 1990 the British Haiku Society (BHS) was set up, and its quarterly membership journal, Blithe Spirit, was launched. Since the beginning an increasingly active community of poets in print as well as online have taken part in the international haiku scene.

Haiku in the United Kingdom: Wales
Possessing one of the oldest living literatures in Europe, Welsh poetry’s first brushes with haiku occurred in the 1960s through the small press scene. Though developments were relatively slow in the following decades, the turn of the century saw a much wider and more meaningful engagement in the form in Wales, owing particularly to the nurturing of haiku appreciation in the country’s educational institutions. The creation of a national haiku journal, along with an ever-growing international awareness of haiku by Welsh poets, are serving to ensure that engagement in the form continues to thrive in Wales.

I wonder when this was written.

A British outlook. Weather not included! How strange...

What Are Haiku?
Haiku poems originate in Japan and are typically three lines long, with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line and five syllables in the third line.

All British Haiku on this website and in the related book (The Book) follow that format strictly. Quite often, however, they do not follow the Japanese tradition of including a reference to seasonal weather.

As will be seen from the Haiku on the website and in The Book, much of British life takes place out of the prevailing weather, in homes, offices, schools, sports halls, places of worship, and elsewhere. — British haiku

Sounds like an excuse to be lazy. Changing seasons are important. There must be more...

Good Morning :smile:
Inspiration contagious and Welcome!

Anonymous A

Thinking thread aloud
Haiku sprinkles; imagine
A sneeze of pepper

***

Plato

Shadows are all things
to those chained in the dark cave.
Sunlight waits outside. — NedWalters

That was two years ago. Still around? Disappointed after one post? Or simply a one-off advertisement?

Haiku is not a Zen souvenir. It is Japanese art and literature. To compose a haiku, you need to work out on Japanese aesthetics previously. — javi2541997

In the traditional sense, correct.
Sometimes, people (even philosophers) love a poetic idea, like 'haiku' and run with it. Across the globe.

The book mentioned in the OP is one such enterprise. Creativity flows.

Great active learning exercise if you teach students. Baronett's Zen and Western Philosophy has 100+ similar haikus. Get your students to write their own! — NedWalters

A Note from the Author...
Zen and Western Philosophy takes a novel approach to philosophy. The goal was to try capturing the body of thought called “Western philosophy” with an Eastern net—Zen as embodied in haiku. The book offers profiles of 139 Western philosophers by using a traditional three-line haiku format of 5-7-5 syllables in order to capture each philosopher’s ideas in a manner that is both concise and playful.

When I started writing it, I accepted that it is nearly impossible to capture any interesting philosopher's ideas in a mere 17 syllables; nevertheless, I accepted the challenge. The result is simply an exercise by someone schooled in Western philosophy to see things from a different perspective.

​Simply put, the book’s purpose, design, and structure is

A parallax view
of Western philosophy
through an Eastern lens.

​Stan Baronett
April 20, 2023 — Zen and Western Philosophy

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I'm not sure you can get a lot of mileage from well-known philosophers alone. I think similar has been attempted in limerick form. And the like...

However, philosophy writing in short form poetry...hmm...thoughts condensed. No need for Kant but if he is on your mind, why the hell not?

Amity unenlightened @Vera Mont

On the difficulty of the text: I didn't deliberately try to complexify it, but I tried to prioritize theoretical preciseness which involved employing a lot of technical vocabulary that, understandably, the vast majority of readers were unlikely to be familiar with — Baden

The problem is that several of the readers seem to have expected something dumbed down or put in language they’re already familiar with. As far as I’m aware this was not in the rules of the event, was it? — Jamal

The problem is that you are talking about 3 readers, named by Baden, who mentioned the difficulties in reading the text. He understood that. It is not fine for you to falsely depict them as making immediate complaints, implying a lack of genuine interest. Did you even read the posts written by Vera?

Starting with:

This essay amounts to a critique of a consumerist culture that is driven by technology and rooted in capitalism.
— Moliere
You've got my vote right there! The rest of that first paragraphs elicits interest, curiosity and brings a host of long-held beliefs and long withheld doubts to the fore. I find myself lining up possible responses even before I've read the arguments.

The essay is challenging and rather long, so I shall have to read it in sections, reflect and comment before continuing. — Vera Mont

Other participants/posters have not even attempted to read this essay.
There is no rule to say they must.

It’s a shame that people who apparently want to be part of a philosophy discussion forum are not willing to grapple with philosophy, or perhaps do not even realize that philosophy is difficult and sometimes technical. — Jamal

Apparently, some TPF contributors are unwilling to read different forms or styles of philosophy writing outwith their comfort zone. And those who have, and are perhaps not convinced of their value, are unwilling to share their views. There is no rule to say they must.

It’s perhaps telling that whenever I criticize people for anti-intellectualism or laziness they pretend I’ve implied they’re not intellectual enough. That is obviously not the case. It is fine to be flummoxed; what is not fine is to immediately complain about it to the author. Be flummoxed, and if you’re genuinely interested, de-flummox yourself, perhaps with the help of some polite questions. — Jamal

Correct about asking further questions and discussion. Done and dusted. Otherwise disingenuous.

As for the the 'dumbing down'. That was the ironic use of an AI website to clarify. It actually proved helpful. https://dumbitdown.ai/

Your complaints are ill-founded and unjust. The lack of appreciation to Vera, myself and others who try to read and respond to all the essays in the spirit of philosophy and fun and discovery...
Wow. Rock bottom.

Read Byung Chul-Han's 'Psychopolitics,' it is almost like he wrote a commentary of Baden's work - only more legible. — I like sushi

Thank you. Found and downloaded a free pdf (74 pages). Will read later...

It deserves readers who are willing to do their own work to understand it. — Jamal

As far as that goes, yes. But discussion with others and clarification from authors go a long way. That's the whole point of the event...to learn and improve understanding. Discover new ways of looking and develop new skills. To interact and connect. Ideas and imagination.

So the complaints are just anti-intellectualism, or laziness, or both. — Jamal

Hmm. Were they complaints or simply comments or questions...as to the complexity? We are not all at the same level of understanding, even if we might be on the same page. Hence, the sharing of all kinds of essay and philosophy writing. The challenge lies in good communication. @Baden is excellent at that. I've enjoyed his further explanations.

I hope to come back and say something more interesting. — Jamal

Let's hear it?

if you go back and look at my thread 'On Certainty', you'll see that I mentioned this about a year ago. — Sam26

Ah, OK. I'm not that concerned about the first mention. :smile:

I don't always respond to every challenge or question because I just don't have the time. Right now, I'm working on a book on NDEs, so that occupies my time. — Sam26

Understood.

I don't think AI could have made such a connection. I made this connection more than a year ago, possibly longer, and the AI available at the time surely couldn't have made the connection between Wittgenstein and Godel. — Sam26

Thank you for your thoughts re the use of AI.

I didn't realise that you had previously made the connection, and argued for this before.
Did you publish anywhere? There's no reference to this effect.

The essays I thought were to be freshly spun.
6) Entries must not be previously available online, or in print form.

The legalities don't matter much to me. You made me think...

Still, I say that in an attempt to be helpful, and your essay far surpasses my little comments on it. Thanks for your submission! — Moliere

As far as I am concerned, no comments on this submission are 'little'. The essay is undoubtedly substantial and received a great deal of interest from certain posters. Not surprising given the attraction, sometimes an obsession, with the name 'Wittgenstein', his importance and influence in 20th century, Western Philosophy.

It stood out as the thickest text and, yes, it was indeed an academic paper. Specialist and exclusive.
It stands at the extreme end of the spectrum of 'philosophy writing'.

The challenge being met for this June event included 13 pieces of diverse creations. Thought-provoking.
Comments, replies and responses varied accordingly. To the sense and sensitivity of the subject.
As far as able to read and understand by questioning. Or enjoying the seeming simplicity.

For this essay, both Vera and myself offered responses:
Vera: (20 days ago)
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/993677
Mine: (in 2 parts, 16 days ago)
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/994486
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/994488

Sam's response to Vera engaged only with her final question. The response pertinent to his aims:
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/994973

To what end? This is a sincere question: What is it you hope to learn or achieve?
— Vera Mont

The paper explores why we can know things at all by connecting two big ideas: Wittgenstein’s notion that our knowledge rests on unquestioned "hinges" (like assuming the ground will hold when we walk) and Gödel’s discovery that even math has true statements it can’t prove within its own rules. — Sam26

As someone who only studied W. briefly, a long time ago, I spent time and energy attempting a response. Given that I could see only a wall of incomprehensible gobble-de-gook, I did my best to connect. It was exhausting. However, so far, no response.

In my original reply, I didn't include this. From the penultimate paragraph of the conclusion:

Rather than viewing these limits as philosophical problems requiring solutions, this analysis suggests embracing them as structural necessities that make knowledge possible. — Moliere

In my notes, exclamation and question marks surround this. For me, it sounds more like a machine than a human. As do many of the detached repetitions.

14 days ago:

I have to move on to answering some of the other replies to my paper, but your responses were interesting. — Sam26

No further answers to the other replies were given. Instead:

13 days ago: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/995416

I decided to put my paper in this thread where it belongs. The paper tends to be a bit more precise than my general comments in this thread and elsewhere, which is why it's important to write down one's thoughts using more precise language. The area where my paper falls short is in not responding to potential criticisms. — Sam26

The thread, started by Sam26, 5 years ago - An Analysis of "On Certainty".
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/8443/an-analysis-of-on-certainty/p1

The essay, then, is based on a body of lengthy, analytical work. Theory-driven.
Unlike many of the others who are arguably more refreshing and human. Unique with a spirit of creativity and engaging. Not exclusive. Or sounding like AI with its dry, authoritative tone.

As far as I can tell, no one else has made this connection, but who knows? The paper demonstrates this isn’t just about “complicated” systems needing ungrounded elements, but about the logical structure of any system that strives for internal coherence. Even simple systems, if they’re to be complete and self-justifying, will encounter such limits. — Sam26

The connection could easily have been made by AI. Indeed, any author can now claim a 'new' find after using a prompt and conversing with AI.

This is not to suggest that the author relied on such. It is clear that he has given his all to the project.
This is what many think philosophy is all about.
I hope that this event has shown otherwise. It can be this and much, much more.

Thanks, Jack, for sharing your experience and thoughtful feedback. As always, reflections most helpful. Useful to consider.

But they all have a lot of richness and capability to continue spurring on discussion. Unlike an OP, though, I've had to put more effort into even a first response in order to respect the time and care that all of the authors put into their works. — Moliere

Exactly this. Thank you for highlighting the care and effort involved.

Authors will appreciate such acknowledgement. Hell, even a - Great work :100: with a sentence would do. Or - Yeah, not bad but what about this... : Or a - WTF :grimace: with a question!

It's not rocket science, as they say...but an ongoing conversation. I enjoy your encouraging attitude and engaging style. Like many others here. Suggestions can move ideas forward...more food for thought. Making connections.

Carry on the good work.

There's two essays I've yet to respond to, and so will do that by the end of day today. — Moliere

I know. I've been keeping a close eye! Looking forward to more of your insightful feedback :cool:
Hopefully, others too...

I'm really impressed with everyone's work -- I felt a lot of different thoughts going in various ways I wouldn't have without having read them all. — Moliere

Yes. I think reading and responding to them all is worthwhile. And respectful. The essays aren't going anywhere. Resting in the subforum of The Symposium. So many ways of experiencing, writing and 'doing' philosophy. It's not always possible, given ability, time and energy levels. But, yeah. Keep writing! :flower:

30th June 2025. Officially, the June event is over. Whatever happens next is up to @Moliere and team. Thanks to all involved in this fascinating experiment. :clap: :100:

The writing events will not be the same without dear friend, Vera. For those who haven't been following, here is the thread with the news of her sudden passing. Along with wonderful tributes:
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/16032/the-passing-of-vera-mont-dear-friend/p1

I leave now with her words ringing out; positive, clear and wise as ever:

Overall, it's been engaging, challenging, worthwhile and even fun.
— Vera

Just like you, Vera. Just like you. A joy of imagination and creativity. Serious with humour. OK, sometimes a bit of a devil! Thanks for your friendship, care and understanding. Love and Peace :heart: :flower:

A message and wonderful tribute from Vera's husband, Francis:

I am reading the comments about Vera on the thread you started, and I wish I could send them back in time so she could see how much she was appreciated by so many. Thank you, Amity, for starting that thread, it makes me very proud of her and feel honoured to have spent the last 45 years with her.


Here is my tribute to her:

Without sparks our world is a dead world without fire, without warmth, without life. The cavemen needed the spark of lightning for his first fire; later the farmer needed the spark of the flint to heat his home and cook his meal. Still later, it was the spark of the match doing the same, in our homes and in the furnaces of our industry. Throughout man's history we needed and depended on the sparks in the minds of our creative geniuses who turned darkness into light, cold into warmth and ignorance into understanding.

This rare and invaluable property of the human mind is the most important and the least understood in our Universe. We know about neurons in the brain and the electrical impulses jumping from one to the other when they fire, but we don't know what turns these sparks into creative human thought. We only see the result and sometimes it is spectacular; but often it is unrecognized for a long time - until the ground is prepared for the spark to start a fire.

The most important element of creative human thought is the ability to look at things out of context. It sounds so simple, but it is the most difficult of human achievements. Most of us learn to accept context through years and years of training from the earliest childhood. We have been told and told by our parents and our teachers and our siblings, peers and leaders that "this is the way the world is" and we ended up taking it for granted: inevitable, immutable, the nature of things. Very few of us managed to hang on to a shred of critical thinking and insist on questions that were consistently dismissed by everyone as childish, naïve, disruptive, even evil.

The second important element is the ability to free-associate ideas. To try unusual combinations of concepts never tried together before is the best way of finding new thoughts, new ways of making things work, of solving unsolvable problems. You need an element of playfulness bordering on the whimsical: to achieve this, you must be able to find delight in play for its own sake. We all remember those moments when hearing about a new and marvelously simple idea, we felt a pang of regret: "why didn't I think of that?"

The third element (without which the other two would languish unrealized) is the courage to be different. We are basically herd animals, with the instinct of cattle grazing together on a meadow. We are so terrified to stand outside the protective circle of our peers that very few of us risk the insecurity, doubt and fear that comes from standing alone. Never mind the scorn, ridicule and resentment that is an automatic reaction of the herd toward their troublemakers.

You need that invaluable quality that very few of us possess: being self-sufficient, knowing who we are, what we think and how we feel, completely independently from, and often in spite of, anyone else around us. Sculpted from a single piece of marble as it were (rather than a patchwork of roles, identities, opinions, attitudes that most of us picked up here and there over a lifetime) these self-sufficient, self-defined creators amongst us are like pieces of art: self-evident, self-consistent, immutable, beyond analysis and most of the time beyond understanding.

The rest of us have our places and roles and they are necessary functions, required to give life to the creative idea. We must understand, appreciate and support it. It needs engineers and organizers and craftsmen to give it shape and substance, but without the spark that started it, the fire would not come forth from the heap of dry leaves and twigs and branches that we gathered: you need the shaman with the lantern that guards and sustains the spark.

And this is the best tribute I can give to the gods for letting me spend the past fourtyfive years of my life in proximity with one of these creative human beings who is my wife and my best friend. Through my experience living with her I understand more about myself and about human existence than I could have, read a whole library on the subject. Love and admiration combined together turned out to be the best teacher in my case.

***

Thank you. Sending love, hope and peace :pray: :heart: :sparkle:

So good to read your individual tributes. Sharing new thoughts and memories of Vera.

Overall, a positive and shining light. Caring. Even in the midst of difficulties. In her own words:

Overall, it's been engaging, challenging, worthwhile and even fun. — Vera

On hearing of my decision to leave TPF:

Come back when you feel up to it, to participate in what feels right.
Meanwhile, heal! — Vera

I intend to read more of her writing, blog and fiction. To take time and savour, when I am feeling better.
But right now, it's time to rest. And reflect...to follow Vera's wise words. :heart: :flower:

And to all, who are going through difficult times - stay strong. Take care. :pray: :sparkle:
And yes, seize the day by its scruffy collar...get a grip. Swear if you must. Then, smile through the tears.

I know. I can't believe it. :broken:

Francis has kindly shared their website: at montland.ca with her blogs, books and “Grandma’s Garage”.
Getting to know their wonderful story in the Land of the Monts !
https://montland.ca/aboutus.html

That is so satisfying. Matches my final guess list!!! :cool:
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/994735

Congrats to all! :clap: :flower:

Looking forward to author feedback in their specific essay threads and more general chat here.

I had a very long time to draft the responses, because I started with them when the comments arose. Gave me time to shave away all the acerbic comments I had and play nice for a change — Benkei

:cool:
Excellent strategy. To take time. To respond carefully. This is one of the benefits of this kind of event.
Compared to the urgent cut and thrust of TPF threads, it slows the pace to allow considered and considerate appraisals. There is a place for both and we wouldn't want it any other way, would we?!

Authors confirmed:
Baden, Sam26, Benkei. — Amity

Now, hypericin. :sparkle:

Once I get started I don't shut up, which is why I try to not start. Ever. — Benkei

:smile:
Glad you did. And so damned well! :fire:

Oh, pshaw! — hypericin

A bubble of a *shrug*. We're good. :up: :hearts:

That's the only essay I didn't comment on, since it's completely beyond me.
I could only address half of Wittgenstein, for that matter, due to innumeracy.
I write simple stories and contentious forum posts, not philosophical essays. I only entered this event on a dare. — Vera Mont

I guess everyone knows I don't 'do philosophy'. — Vera Mont

Thanks, Vera, for being here, not only as a clear and thoughtful writer but as a careful, active reader and responder. Always asking questions of yourself and others. Writing with sharp intelligence and humour. Picking up and on points that others miss or gloss over. To improve understanding.

For rising to the challenge and more. You don't give yourself enough credit. I love how you probe, prod, poke, pushback and produce my kind of philosophy. The vital stuff of life and human experience with all its intricacies, magic and mystery.

'On a dare' and a wing and a prayer, you fly high in my estimation.
Along with other participants who 'do philosophy' their way.

I failed to submit a piece I'd been working on. It proved to be a challenge too far. For all kinds of reasons.
However, it gave me an insight into a philosophy and philosopher I had previously dismissed. Namely, Camus and absurdism/existentialism. A long story, now part of my philo experience.
Philosophy and Fiction.

I admire those, like you, who can write well in both spheres. Capturing the imagination.
For me, that is the point of this event. To bring together the creative, analytical, persuasive, poetic and promise of learning and growing. Or something like that. Connecting.

To try out a different format or style or way of looking...and thinking. Seeing, if not believing, the story. How being part of a philosophy group can affect mind and mood. Reason and emotion combined. From highs to lows and in-between. For me, right now, it's a bit of a blast. Thank you, all! :100: :flower:

Thanks for this clear, comprehensive and informative feedback. I've never read better. ( or I can't remember! Memory, huh?!) Your essay engaged at many levels. The to and fro most stimulating. A true learning experience. :clap: :flower:

Guesses so far:

[TPF Essay] Wittgenstein's Hinges and Gödel's Unprovable Statements - @Sam26
[TPF Essay] Bubbles and Styx In: Pondering the Past - @hypericin
[TPF Essay] Dante and the Deflation of Reason - @Count Timothy von Icarus
[TPF Essay] What Does It Mean to Be Human? - @Vera Mont
[TPF Essay] Cognitive Experiences are a Part of Material Reality - @ucarr
[TPF Essay] The Frame Before the Question - @James Dean Conroy
[TPF Essay] Part 1 & Part 2 - @PoeticUniverse
[TPF Essay] Technoethics: Freedom, Precarity, and Enzymatic Knowledge Machines - @Baden
[TPF Essay] The Authoritarian Liberty Paradox - @Benkei
[TPF Essay] An Exploration Between the Balance Between State and Individual Interests - @I like sushi
[TPF Essay] My Soul is like the Dead Sea - @Bob Ross
[TPF Essay] The Insides and Outsides of 'Reality': Exploring Possibilities - @Jack Cummins
[TPF Essay] The importance of the Philosophical Essay within philosophy - @RussellA — Moliere

Authors confirmed:
Baden, Sam26, Benkei.

↪Bob Ross
Well, I've only got 2 left and you are one of them!!! :chin:
I'm veering towards My Soul... — Amity

My Soul is like the Dead Sea - Bob Ross

An Exploration Between the Balance Between State and Individual Interests - I like sushi

The reason why I put Vera for Dante is because I see her as rather literature based. — Jack Cummins

OK. Sorry, I really shouldn't have asked.

I also spent time trying to work out which one was yours. I nearly didn't enter because I have been in hospital twice but did so to try to take my mind off the physical health problems. I think that I may have got discharged a bit too soon because staff thought that I was more well than I was as I spent so much time reading philosophy while on oxygen. — Jack Cummins

I am sorry that I wasn't able to submit an essay. I spent some time reading/ taking notes but personal and health issues meant I didn't complete. Disappointing. But I learned a lot in the process. And appreciate, all the more, the authors' ability to compose writing to be proud of.

Given all your circumstances, you did very well to struggle through and you made it!
I admire your tenacity and resilience. It could not have been easy. So, very well done :clap: :clap:

Take care :flower:

:lol:

I think you got 2 right! Poetic Universe and Sam26.
Baden graciously conceded that he wrote Technoethics. And having been outed, is now free to give feedback to his essay. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/15987/tpf-essay-technoethics-freedom-precarity-and-enzymatic-knowledge-machines
Vera and Dante? I think not a good pairing. What makes you think so?

On the difficulty of the text: I didn't deliberately try to complexify it, but I tried to prioritize theoretical preciseness which involved employing a lot of technical vocabulary that, understandably, the vast majority of readers were unlikely to be familiar with. — Baden

I prefer the Sokal hoax interpretation. Are you telling me that you didn't use AI to technicalise the text?
I loved the inventiveness of Baden's EKM :nerd:

I think I can do a better job of explaining the thrust of this in the comments here than Amity's website, so I may come back and try that later. — Baden

I have a website?

Yes, any author should use their own thread to explain and give feedback. The other place is for a general conversation about all the other entries and authors.

Anyhow, thanks for all the comments. I much appreciate having the opportunity to share these ideas in this format. The event really motivated me to put the work in. — Baden

Really pleased that you were motivated to share your ideas here. You know how well that worked with your initiating and hosting of the Literary Event. Hope that continues December time...

OMG :scream:
It could not be anyone else. So there!