Individualism
How did Europe step into the Modern Era? (video)
The Renaissance witnessed a resurgence of humanism, a philosophical movement that championed individualism, reason, and the pursuit of knowledge
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Maybe we really should be scared to death of Artificial Intelligence
“Existential risk is defined as many, many, many, many people harmed or killed”
Spy agencies’ focus on China could snare Chinese Americans
As U.S. intelligence agencies ramp up their efforts against China, top officials acknowledge they may also end up collecting more phone calls and emails from Chinese Americans, raising new concerns about spying affecting civil liberties.
Parliament of Catalonia recognized the Kurdish Administration in Syria
The decision does not refer to an independent state entity but to an autonomous political administration
Coronavirus kills off neoliberalism
The responses to crises come in two phases. First, governments respond in predictable ways, consistent with how they have acted before. But then crises have a longer-lasting power, and that is to shift our thinking about what governments should do. The coronavirus is a totemic case in this respect.
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Brave New World: The State and Technological Revolution
This description applies both to the first Industrial Revolution and to our current moment. One way or another, the wave of technological revolution underway today will require a new theory of state.
A holiday is not just for relaxing, but also for thinking
I was watching the news on the television before the long vacation started.
They were discussing the murders of women and the figures on violence against women.
The figures are frightening. In addition, it has continued to increase over the last 10 years.
The end of a 'terrible year'
Global opinion leaders and observers of politics all agree that 2016 was a "terrible year." All have good reasons to complain: American liberals suffered from their grave presidential election defeat, British liberals suffered from the Brexit vote, and European liberals worry about the rise of the far right.
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Mentality problem and the beasts
In Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu's Jan. 14 statement, there were a few sentences that anyone with a sober mind and an understanding of civil liberties, freedom of expression, and intellectuals' right to engage in affairs could approve of.
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A 'Democratic Society' by the force of arms?
The "democratic autonomy" statement of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) is apparently a document open to discussion. And apparently, it tries to take the issue from armed contention and bring it to political ground.
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