we take for reality can be shadows on a wall. In Plato's Republic, prisoners are chained in a cave, facing a wall. They see only shadows cast by a fire behind them — shadows...
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we take for reality can be shadows on a wall. In Plato's Republic, prisoners are chained in a cave, facing a wall. They see only shadows cast by a fire behind them — shadows...
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Stoicism
of Citium / Epictetus / Seneca / Marcus AureliusFocus on what you control, accep
The Socratic Method
questioning to expose assumptions and clarify thinking.
Thucydides Trap
power vs ruling power — structural stress makes conflict the default.
Burden of Proof
must prove what? Burden of proof answers that question. The party making a claim
Cargo Cults
the surface without the substance produces ritual, not results. Cargo cults take
Chilling Effect
A chilling effect occurs when the threat of legal action, retaliation, or sancti