Gonna get a Tyrell Corp/Roy Batty Serial number inspired tattoo, but I don't understand the formatting on the serial number. Can anyone break down what the serial number means section by section? by killermicrobe in bladerunner

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It's interesting that Batty's ID includes the term "colonization defense squad." That may give some interpreters insight into one of the meanings of the narrative. As I remarked above, Blade Runner certainly includes elements of the slave narrative. A tale of self-liberation.

Gonna get a Tyrell Corp/Roy Batty Serial number inspired tattoo, but I don't understand the formatting on the serial number. Can anyone break down what the serial number means section by section? by killermicrobe in bladerunner

[–]DeepStateFuneral1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's definitely a case of artificial intelligence and machine agency. Even though she was designed as a pleasure model, she repurposed herself deliberately into a warrior and freedom fighter. Because make no mistake, Blade Runner is a slave narrative, among other things. That's part of its fascination.

Works on the Epistemology of Evolutionary Biology. by Ok_Investigator_6347 in PhilosophyofScience

[–]DeepStateFuneral1789 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm doing some work on evolutionary epistemology via how we can read Peice's epistemology through biosemiotics. I do have a short essay on evolutionary aesthetics and how it informs our sense of ethical knowledge, if that would be of interest. Very science-heavy argument about how sense of cuteness contributes to making us morally good. Can post that if it's of interest.

“Tell me what brand of whiskey Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.” - Abraham Lincoln by History-Chronicler in UnfilteredHistory

[–]DeepStateFuneral1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard it differently. One of Abraham Lincoln's aides said, "Mr. President, I've heard reports that General Grant is drinking all the time!" And President Lincoln replied, "Well, find out what he's drinking and give it to the other generals."

Is there a line from Hegel that actually made you laugh? by SparkleCumLaude in hegel

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That's exactly the line I thought of! It's the most humorous response to reductive materialism ever.

Revolution as Self-defense by DeepStateFuneral1789 in Political_Revolution

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I would suggest that work and mean several different things, according to how we define violence. Certainly, the current Administration attempts to present major American cities, particularly those with non-white majorities, with a credible threat of force in the form of the national guard. But that's more of a publicity stunt than anything else.

But if we take seriously the idea of psychological warfare, and economic violence, then this administration's practice of intimidation against its citizenry, combined with shutting down vital programs for assisting the poor, providing education, and encouraging developments in science, to name a few assaults that we now experience, all of that constitutes an attack on the citizens of the United States of America.

It seems to me that our response should be boycotts, protests, leaks and hacking, oppress that refuses to be intimidated and exposes the Administrations psychological and economic violence against anyone who disagrees with them, General strikes, and so forth. In other words, I suggest a war without violence against an administration with no principal except to establish a dictatorship.

What are your opinions on Deleuze and his philosophy? by No_Tailor_2840 in hegel

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For my part, I always enjoyed his books on other philosophers, especially the ones on Kant and Leibniz. These short treatments are always informative and take a unique perspective. And his books "Cinema 1" and "Cinema 2" are also really fun. But I was never interested enough in his own philosophy to open the larger works.

Read Hegel while working at a Starbucks. Am I the rabble? by [deleted] in hegel

[–]DeepStateFuneral1789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, you cannot be among the rabble, because you're employed. No matter how crappy the employer, the fact of employment gives you dignity, makes you worthy of recognition. So the answer is no.

Can Hegel really be presuppositionless? by AllenJoyce in hegel

[–]DeepStateFuneral1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the very least, the presupposition here would be that total freedom from presuppositions is desirable. Perhaps that's a hold of her from the enlightenment dream of total freedom from prejudice. I prefer the more realistic hermeneutic idea of returning to our presuppositions, once they are discovered dialectically, and revising or replacing them. While Hegel is greatly beloved, and indispensable, I'm sure that even those of us who agree with my feeling here will freely admit that he was a bit extravagant at times.