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The Polarization Error: An Analysis of the Misattribution of Definitional and Instrumental Disputes as Axiological Conflicts in Public Discourse
No full textThis study analyzes a specific cognitive bias and argumentative fallacy for which the author introduces the original term polarization error. It is a faulty abductive inference in which an agent interprets a disagreement at the non-axiological level (instrumental or definitional) as a fundamental disagreement at the axiological level. The aim of this paper is not to deny the existence of genuine value conflicts, but to demonstrate how pseudo-value disputes imperceptibly intermingle with legitimate conflicts in a polarized society. The author argues that the essence of this error lies in the projection of one's own knowledge onto the opponent and the attribution of bad faith, which leads to a form of epistemic misrecognition (in the sense of A. Honneth). Failure to recognize this type of dispute transforms political agonism into destructive antagonism and sets in motion the polarization spiral. The study illustrates this mechanism through examples from contemporary public discourse and proposes a corrective through the Principle of Charity as a necessary condition for functional agonism
Global Artificial Intelligence (GAI): Particular Application System
No full textParticular Application System is a groundbreaking exploration into one of the most
critical operational layers of the Global Artificial Intelligence framework. This book
unveils, in precise and accessible detail, how instructions—born from complex
decision-making processes—are matched, classified, and executed with flawless
precision by robotic systems
On Noospheric Liberty and the Sovereignty of Communities
No full textThe essay argues that contemporary discussions of cognitive wars, cognitive liberty, and cognitive sovereignty point to a neglected dimension of freedom that operates not over bodies or territories but over the very structures through which people think. Classical and even republican conceptions of liberty presuppose that domination is visible as external interference; yet today influence can be exercised by shaping worldviews, value hierarchies, “paths of salvation,” and public mythologies from outside, producing what the author calls “the freedom of a body with another’s head.” At the level of the state, this takes institutional form in a “cognitive subsystem” (education, media, epistemic communities) that reproduces national self-determination and legitimacy, and which therefore becomes the main target of cognitive operations. Borrowing meanings from outside is not inherently bad, but without a “sanitary cordon” it turns into cognitive colonization that erases particularity. Projected globally, this yields a world-system of meaning-production, with centers, semi-peripheries, and peripheries, currently dominated by Western doctrines and Islamic fundamentalism. This generates a tension between individual cognitive freedom and the state’s need to secure its own cognitive sovereignty for survival. By placing the problem in the broader framework of the noosphere, the author proposes “noospheric liberty” as a conceptual tool to detect and resist new, subtle forms of mental domination
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No full textDoes the Same Theory of Welfare Apply to All Welfare Subjects?
No full textDoes the same theory of welfare apply to all welfare subjects? In a recent article, Eden Lin argues that it does. Here, I present a set of objections to Lin’s arguments and defend the opposing view. Along the way, I discuss what counts as a basic good for a welfare subject and how to assess the generality and simplicity of an axiological theory
The Problem of Creative Intention
No full textIt’s plausible that conception of new ideas for aesthetic works involves intentional action: we ask how and why artists conceive of their works, and we give them great praise for conceiving them. But such creative conception can’t just involve acting on an intention to conceive the new idea in all its particularity, since having that intention in the first place already requires you to have conceived that idea. Then what is the content of a creative intention that can guide the process of creative conception? There are at least two existing models of creative intention: a value realization model endorsed by Nick Zangwill; and an inspiration/selection model set out by Monroe Beardsley, among many others. Each model fails to identify a way for a creator to be properly active in the origination of their own ideas. A better model, the refinement model, can combine the strength of both of these. On this model, a creator intends to do justice to some proto-work—a draft or component of a final idea which sets up a standard to be met in further refinement. The content of the creator’s intention is demonstrative in nature; an artist might have no insight into what she is trying to do except via her grasp on this proto-work. This model is illuminated by application to a real-world example of creative conception by the band Grizzly Bear
Genius as Error: Reconstructing the Genius Mind within the Framework of Predictive Processing
No full textThis article reexamines genius and extraordinary talent within the framework of predictive processing. Drawing upon an interdisciplinary synthesis of neuroscience, philosophy, chaos theory, information theory, and critical epistemologies, it attempts to analyze the genius mind as a dynamic, self-regulating system capable of reducing local entropy. From the perspective of local learning-global optimization, the genius, through deep focus on a specific domain, reconstructs global structures. The genius mind functions as a generative model with extensive scope, capable of minimizing prediction errors and utilizing them as raw material for creativity, constructive chaos, and semantic reconfiguration
“No tener perro” (Ar., Rh. II 1401a18–19)
No full textResumen: Entre los proverbios que Aristóteles utiliza como ejemplos en la
Retórica, una fórmula ha dejado particularmente perplejos a los editores y
comentaristas del texto: “es vergonzosísimo no tener perro”. Se han propuesto
diferentes explicaciones del significado que podría tener este dicho común y,
de ahí, del argumento de Aristóteles en este pasaje. Ninguna es completamente
satisfactoria. Proponemos entender el significado de este dicho, a partir del uso
popular del término κύων, “perro”, en la poesía erótica tardía y en la comedia
clásica, que asocian al perro con el sexo masculino.
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Abstract: Among the proverbs that Aristotle uses as examples in the Rhetoric, one
formula has perplexed editors and commentators of the text: “it is most shameful
not to have a dog”. Different explanations have been proposed for the meaning
of this common saying and, hence, of Aristotle’s argument in this passage. None
of them is entirely satisfactory. I propose to understand the meaning of this
proverb from the popular use of the term κύων, “dog”, in late erotic poetry and
in classical comedy, which associate the dog with the masculine sexual organ
Tranarchy: On Changing the Names of All Things
No full textIn his documentary Orlando, My Political Biography (2024), Paul B. Preciado invites us to reflect on the possibility of changing the names of all things, stating that, in Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando: A Biography (1928), four metamorphoses can be identified. Here, I am interested in the first. In Preciado’s words, “the first revolutionary metamorphosis is poetry”, which he defines as “the possibility of changing the names of all things”. Inspired by this passage, I aim to elaborate that changing the names of all things entails the possibility of abolition – not necessarily of other names, but of what underlies them; that it implies challenging that which subsists in the act of naming, that is, its normativities. To name, rename, unname, when one considers what underlies a name’s pronunciation, is to suggest that there is no such thing as a determined identity or a purified nature. Yet, habitually, in engaging in linguistic and epistemological disputes, we often reproduce the dynamics that we oppose1, as for example assimilationist postures in trans movements (Raha 2015)
Context-Aware Demand Forecasting in Grocery Retail Using Generative AI: A Multivariate Approach Incorporating Weather, Local Events, and Consumer Behaviour
No full textDemand forecasting in grocery retail encounters considerable difficulties due to fluctuating consumer
behavior, as well as external factors such as weather conditions and local events. This research presents an innovative
framework that utilizes generative artificial intelligence (AI) to improve forecasting accuracy by incorporating various
contextual elements. By employing Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and Variational Autoencoders (VAEs),
we integrate weather data, local events, and consumer behavior to better predict grocery sales. The proposed approach
aims to optimize inventory management, minimizing stockouts and reducing waste. Experimental results indicate that
this context-aware method significantly outperforms traditional forecasting models, providing a powerful solution for
improving supply chain operations in grocery retail