by Atticus Atlas | Nov 25, 2021 | Reflecting About Society
THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL STAGE Questions below are simply a few suggested subjects for debate Truth is buoyant – it will surface at some point and become obvious to all. Chinese proverb For Aristotle, there was a wisdom that brought people closer to divine...
by Atticus Atlas | Nov 25, 2021 | How to Reflect, Reflection, Reflection as an Academic Discipline
And can I better employ this holy Sabbath than in endeavouring to exalt my mind, and purify my soul, than by meditation on Thy Holy Law, by prayer, and by the severe examination of my thoughts and actions… Then my body will enjoy rest, my heart elevated in gratitude,...
by Atticus Atlas | Nov 24, 2021 | Reflection, The Practical Uses of Reflection
Practical Wisdom is the unseen front runner in the competitive stakes today to provide self-help advice. It is about self-realisation in action. The progenitor by the cradle of much of Western Civilisation, Aristotle, if watching, would no doubt give two cheers to...
by Atticus Atlas | Nov 24, 2021 | Reflecting About Society
THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM Much of what is below is commonly accepted; little enough substantively speaking is done about it save in some individual cases. An overall picture of what many of us may think idly about English Law may serve to file some teeth of legal...
by Atticus Atlas | Nov 24, 2021 | Reflecting about Science, Science and Our Philosophy & Perceptions
AI and the State are, amongst innumerable realised concepts, emanations from the human mind. There is a presumption of ‘commune-ality’ in the state which differentiates it from AI but how far does its fiat run? Does the state ‘care’ in what we think of as a human...