Amor-Fati is one of Nietzsche’s most well-known philosophical notions. It is also one of his hardest thoughts to penetrate for it is bound up with his ‘thought’ of the Eternal-Recurrence-of-the...Show moreAmor-Fati is one of Nietzsche’s most well-known philosophical notions. It is also one of his hardest thoughts to penetrate for it is bound up with his ‘thought’ of the Eternal-Recurrence-of-the-Same. In this thesis I mean to provide an account of these notions. This will be done by interpreting what I take to be key aphorisms in Nietzsche’s work. Besides interpreting and explaining these notions an extensive account will be given on nihilism. For I take the notions of the eternal-recurrence and Amor-Fati to be a response to the problem that nihilism poses.Show less
Psychedelic research has consistently marginalized Ingan knowledge of Yagé due to a colonial history that has consistently treated indigenous (1) understanding of reality and (2) ways of knowledge...Show morePsychedelic research has consistently marginalized Ingan knowledge of Yagé due to a colonial history that has consistently treated indigenous (1) understanding of reality and (2) ways of knowledge as inferior. Next, I will show how psychedelic researchers, by assuming the superiority of physicalism and the reductionistic scientific method, ignore the importance of qualia, or personal experience, in understanding yagé, an aspect crucial for appreciating the knowledge of the Inga. Lastly, I will assert that psychedelic research is fundamentally a colonial practice and that to decolonize the colonial mindset of psychedelic researchers, psychedelic researchers must adopt the praxis of biophilia: love of all life. I claim that the love of all life allows us to return to an appreciation of the sacred and that through a return of the sacred, we can transform the oppressive relationship between psychedelic researchers and Ingan people.Show less
Is the term ‘hallucination’ as it is used within the context of generative AI merely a metaphor? An investigation how hallucinations arise in the human perceptual system and in modern generative AI
This essay seeks to justify the thesis that illusionism collapses into either realism or eliminativism, depending on the way illusionists interpret the illusory appearances. The first, and most...Show moreThis essay seeks to justify the thesis that illusionism collapses into either realism or eliminativism, depending on the way illusionists interpret the illusory appearances. The first, and most natural interpretation states that the appearances at issue are phenomenal. However, if we take it that phenomenal appearances cannot themselves be objects of illusions (as NARG suggests), we must conclude that the illusionist position 'crumbles' into realism. The alternative is to opt for an epistemic reading. Although it proves to be more difficult, I argue that a strong case can be made for it. The downside, though, is that an epistemic reading would abolish the distinction between illusionism and eliminativism. The result: the former would dissolve into the latter.Show less
In this paper, I discuss the philosophical necessity of Augustine's Privation Theory of Evil as a tool to safeguard the benevolence/goodness of God. I conclude that the Privation Theory is...Show moreIn this paper, I discuss the philosophical necessity of Augustine's Privation Theory of Evil as a tool to safeguard the benevolence/goodness of God. I conclude that the Privation Theory is philosophically necessary in this regard.Show less
