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What about purely conceptual art?
Artworks made out of thought
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Becoming Unknown: Germination
On the creative mystery at the core of who we are
Mar 30
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Louis Birla
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Growing Knowledge as Play
Using a Zettelkasten to grow knowledge ambiently and playfully
Mar 23
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Louis Birla
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Some philosophical underpinnings of the Zettelkasten: Rhizomes, Maps, and Immanence
Why the Zettelkasten prevails where other approaches fail
Mar 16
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Louis Birla
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Some philosophical underpinnings of the Zettelkasten: Rhizomes, Maps, and Immanence
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An introduction to the Zettelkasten as a garden for growing knowledge
Introduction to Zettelkasten theory and practice
Mar 9
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Louis Birla
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How To Think For Yourself
Jan 19
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Louis Birla
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How to make sure you actually answer the questions you ask
Feb 2
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How Might One Live?
Jan 12
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Understanding the meaning of life by understanding meaning itself
Feb 9
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Louis Birla
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Currents are at fault for everything that has ever happened and everything that ever will
An introduction to currents, ontologies, possibilities, and simulation
Mar 2
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Understanding the meaning of life by understanding meaning itself
In which I answer the question of questions
Feb 9
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How to make sure you actually answer the questions you ask
Criteria in prompt-driven thinking
Feb 2
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Metaphorical and phenomenological ramblings on libraries, creation, and Tōru Takemitsu
A personal inquiry into Frustration and Excitement
Jan 26
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Louis Birla
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How To Think For Yourself
A practical guide to thinking and being human. Learn how to think actively and beat ChatGPT.
Jan 19
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How Might One Live?
An invitation into a world of color. What is the role of philosophy, what is the question of living, and what are immanent essays?
Jan 12
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Free and Unhappy, Happy and Unfree
Free will or determinism? Your well-being depends on your answer.
Jan 5
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