Arts & Humanities

Thomas Sowell

Priority request. "Economist, economic historian, and social theorist. With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he is a well-known voice in the American conservative movement as a prominent black conservative" -- wikipedia.

Valhalla

Request: Doc has calibrated during a video lecture that there exists a realm that can be called Valhalla – a warrior's heaven. Is it really a heaven?

all problems are rooted in errors of thought

Request: could refer either to thinking erroneously, or to erroneously believing that thinking per se can answer any problem.

homo spiritus

An emerging new species of man? Dr. Hawkins suggested mankind going over 200 (awareness only) signified "the opening up of a new era of human evolution, i.e., the emergence of Homo spiritus" (RSMM).

fate (concept)

Priority request. "The development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power" -- merriam-webster.

'psyche' in Jung’s works

Jung believed that the psyche is a self-regulating system, rather like the body, one that seeks to maintain a balance between opposing qualities while constantly striving for growth -- journalpsyche.org.

monism

Priority request: Erwin Schrödinger saw it as plausible and it is said to align with non duality teachings.

The Great Courses Plus

"Academically comprehensive and relentlessly engaging, our courses bring lifelong learners face-to-face with trusted professors and subject matter experts on topics ranging from science and history to philosophy and religion to travel and professional growth." By request.

Emily Dickinson, poems of

Her works are calibrated at 435 (awareness) in Truth vs. Falsehood. By request.

doctrine of double effect

"sometimes it is permissible to cause a harm as an unintended and merely foreseen *side effect* (or 'double effect') of bringing about a good result even though it would not be permissible to cause such a harm as a *means* to bringing about the same good end." Priority request.

Judith Butler, philosophy of

Request: Seems she has played a significant role in preferred pronouns push and gender performativity.

Foundation Books (Asimov)

Request: There is a current Apple TV series which you have calibrated purporting to be based upon these book. Values portrayed in the show are nothing like those portrayed in the books.

determinism

"a philosophical view where all events are determined completely by previously existing causes" -- wikipedia.

sociocracy

Request: a non-hierarchical governance system for organizations that uses consent-based decision-making and a structure of interconnected "circles" to share power and achieve goals -- Google AI.

technocracy

A proposed system of government in which the decision-maker or makers are selected on the basis of their expertise in a given area of responsibility, particularly with regard to scientific or technical knowledge -- wikipedia.