#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of Italian #Philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli (1469). He has often been called the father of modern political science.

Birth Anniversary of #Singer Pete Seeger (1919) and #Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921).

Today is World #Press #Freedom Day.

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“Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than to be loved” -Niccolo Machiavelli

#philosophy #philosopher #wisdom #politicalphilosophy #truth #fear #love #philosophyquotes #machiavelli #realism #politics

https://blog.philoblognotes.com/2025/04/a-summary-of-machiavellis-political.html?m=1

My interests started about in science and in mathematics; I always thought I was going to be a mathematician. -- David Chalmers Tags: #Interests, #DavidChalmers, #American, #PhilosopherMini who's who: David Chalmers : American Philosopher Born:  April 20, 1966 #American #DavidChalmers #Interests #Philosopher #quote

https://theswissquality.ch/my-interests-started-about-in-science-and-in-mathematics-i/

“Such a contrast between supposedly real people and the phoniness of #urban sophisticates has a long history in the #UnitedStates and has recently had some rather disastrous consequences … “ - #RobertBPippin, #DouglasSirk, Filmmaker & #Philosopher

The #philosopher’s machine: my conversation with Peter Singer’s AI chatbot: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/the-philosophers-machine-my-conversation-with-peter-singer-ai-chatbot

“ … it has been said from #Socrates to #Wittgenstein that #philosophy does not produce new results, but helps us see what we already knew & did not know we did. If this is a task of philosophy, why should not film be a major means of doing so?” #RobertBPippin, #DouglasSirk, Filmmaker & #Philosopher

“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. One man thinks himself the master of others, but remains more of a slave than they are.”

― Jean-Jacques Rousseau
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Rousseau

I feel I am going to have to read more about his guy!

#philosopher

Collection of #Insightful #Quotes From #KahlilGibran

https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/collection-of-insightful-quotes-from-kahlil-gibran

Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931) was a Lebanese-American #writer, #poet and visual artist; he was also considered a #philosopher, although he himself rejected the title.

Slavoj Žižek: Trump is a liberal fetish

Dubbed “the most dangerous #Philosopher in the West”, Slovenian psychoanalyst Slavoj #Žižek has singlehandedly led a revolution in punk political theory. Now, in the shadow of Donald #Trump 2.0, he asks why #Democracy fails, sex sells and how rock bottom could be the best place to start.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=1CS7EoRMhfs&si=RHy3ZA9qtVxTbbhR by #Unherd via #YouTube

#Zizek #Fascism #Liberalism #Politics

Here is a #riddle for the modern #philosopher.
What lies on the border between #agreement and #disagreement?
But doesn't cause people to either #disagree or #agree with its objectives?
It's #medicine.
To be more #specific, the #act of #healing itself.
As a #subconscious #universal #concept.
#wealth

5 Apr 1588: b. Thomas Hobbes #philosopher at #Malmesbury #otd (NPG) Nasty, brutish, short &c - except he lived to a ripe old age, dying on 4 Dec 1679

🪷 #Hypatia of Alexandria is a saint of #Antinous for defending Hellenistic principles as Christians stoned her to death in 415 AD. Art: Camille Flammarion, "Hypatia's Observatory at Alexandria" (L'Astronomie Populaire) 1880 #astronomy #WomensHistory #philosopher 🌔🌟📖⏳📏🔭🪷

#ScribesAndMakers 2503.28 — What would your best creative life look like if you weren't bound by reality?

In space, if you strike something you also fling yourself away. You need gravity. Something to strive against. You need hills and valleys, don't you? You have to experience the depths to appreciate the clear air of the snowy peaks.

Unbound by reality makes me think my creative life would lose all meaning. #Philosophy #philosopher

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#BoostingIsSharing and #CommentingIsCool

#gender #fiction #writer #author #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion

It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future.

#einzelgänger #einzelganger #philosopher #quoteoftheday #philosophy #quotestoliveby #dailyquotes #thoughts #thoughtoftheday #lifequotes #success #failure #persistence #future #viktorfrankl

I need to know something. Maybe the #bluesci comm can help. I am recently a #PhD in #Chem. I am also a practicing amateur #philosopher / #historian who obtained his minor in Phil in undergrad. This means I read original works and commentary as seriously as I do my own sci #research when I can. 🧪🧵 1/

I need to know something. Maybe the #bluesci comm can help. I am recently a #PhD in #Chem. I am also a practicing amateur #philosopher / #historian who obtained his minor in Phil in undergrad. This means I read original works and commentary as seriously as I do my own sci #research when I can. 🧪🧵 1/

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

#einzelgänger #einzelganger #philosopher #quoteoftheday #philosophy #quotestoliveby #dailyquotes #thoughts #thoughtoftheday #lifequotes #peace #virtue #justice #baruchspinoza #spinoza

22 Mar 1615: Katherine Boyle, later Viscountess Ranelagh, #philosopher, letter #writer b. in Youghal #Cork #otd

Taoism for Inner Peace is now available. Get it at a special price until the end of March. For more information, check: https://einzelganger.co/tao/

#einzelgänger #einzelganger #philosopher #quoteoftheday #philosophy #quotestoliveby #dailyquotes #thoughts #thoughtoftheday #meditation #innerpeace #lifequotes #tao #taoism #laotzu