Our world has a lot of problems, but one stands out – because it is the root of so many others. I would go so far as to say, it is the root of virtually all problems in the modern, western, peaceful world. Problems t…
Goedel's incompleteness theorem - in a nutshell
Nobody seems to know a lot about a person named Kurt Gödel – a 20th century mathematician and philosopher – but in certain circles, he’s regarded just as high as Einstein for his invaluable contributions to logic in general, …
Tough times call for the strongman
History does repeat itself. If especially economic times are tough, a non-irrelevant portion of people does not react rationally, and choose the right person, the right movement, the right party – one, which would best address their needs, one which would help their situation, one they would actually profit from. No – people get locked…
Game theory, politics and morality: the prisoner’s dilemma
Life is complex. Life is multidimensional. One person alone can be a lot to comprehend. Combine many people together, and often enough, you end up with a clusterf*** of complexity of life. Moral philosophy takes an hopeless stand: the variations and sheer multitude of situations, the overwhelming number of eventualities are too much to deal…
Radicalism and Authoritarianism on the rise
All over the world, we can see tendencies towards authoritarianism, illiberal movements, the rise of strongmen and the subversion of democratic institutions within democratic countries. But why would citizens blessed with freedom and prosperity be willing give up these hard-won accomplishments? Why is right-wing populism on the rise in virtually all western civilized countries? Why…
A philosophical analysis of economic/political competition
Let me start bluntly, wading into deepest water directly: we pride ourselves to have emancipated from war in our western civilizations – from waging war, killing each other. But take a good hard look at how our economy, that is, capitalism works: by competition. We compete for resources, objects, money. That in turn means –…