noosphere
(en)
(noun) the sphere of human consciousness and mental activity especially in regard to its influence on the biosphere and in relation to evolution
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If we live in a constantly shifting noosphere of which we must be a part
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If we live in a constantly shifting noosphere of which we must be a part
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a fortiori
(la)
used to express a conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for a previously accepted one
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Nor, a fortiori, to address the challenges that humanity faces
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Nor, a fortiori, to address the challenges that humanity faces
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pecuniary
(en)
(adjective) consisting of or measured in money / (adjective) of or relating to money
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the identification of pecuniary externalities
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the identification of pecuniary externalities
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bulwark
(en)
(noun) defensive wall
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the community serves as a bulwark against the domination of market values
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the community serves as a bulwark against the domination of market values
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aporia
(en)
(noun) an expression of real or pretended doubt or uncertainty especially for rhetorical effect / (noun) a logical impasse or contradiction / (noun) a radical contradiction in the import of a text or theory that is seen in deconstruction as inevitable
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a way getting out of this aporia
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a way getting out of this aporia
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catalectic
(en)
(adjective) lacking a syllable at the end of a line in metrical verse or ending in an incomplete foot
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there is in society [...] an order that is catalectic
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there is in society [...] an order that is catalectic
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biopolitics
(en)
biopolitics: a term defined by Foucault (though not first) as the style of government that regulates populations through "biopower" (the application and impact of political power on all aspects of human life)
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the biopower of the state [...] is like a hand grenade in relation to a nuclear explosion when we compare it to the biopower that is beginning to be exercised over the living
through cog cap
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the biopower of the state [...] is like a hand grenade in relation to a nuclear explosion when we compare it to the biopower that is beginning to be exercised over the living
through cog cap
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simulacrum
(en)
(noun) image representation / (noun) an insubstantial form or semblance of something; trace (plural: simulacra)
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the deceptively attractive idea that finance is a simulacrum and that what is needed is a return to the true economy
he disagrees with this because of the accounting problem (re: intangibles)
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the deceptively attractive idea that finance is a simulacrum and that what is needed is a return to the true economy
he disagrees with this because of the accounting problem (re: intangibles)
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7 years ago