<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:54:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/philosophy101/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101 #19: The simple case for Secession]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Catalan government has overwelmingly voted for independence from Spain and to establish an independent republic. 70 were in favour, 10 were against, and 2 votes were blank. Unfortunately,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarianism/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-19-the-simple-case-for-secession-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarianism/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-19-the-simple-case-for-secession-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarianism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2017 07:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvB4f4hoiQqzFUgs1ReL4ob68zE2jScDEWt5FCDBEei8PTqfdHGeTzUKm2CZHxX1jdNfAEqZu6k9ZrA2HeeoXWjiRpsortnoW8DNL8yJ9b1KYpvbhf6kgomcRh89wknu7PJDSq2ZNk8c6npASVEykeD8PCvU9DSjiC9Z7BXbC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friedrich Nietzsche: "To Steem is to create" (1891)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi guys, I just found a quote from Nietzsche that is entirely applicable to Steemit. In Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1891), Nietzsche writes about Steemit and says: To steem is to create: hear this, you creators!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/friedrich-nietzsche-to-steem-is-to-create-1891</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/friedrich-nietzsche-to-steem-is-to-create-1891</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2017 15:34:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1BkBizjfvyJXhTNwpc5YUVpLqbsTnzD5jUxzRss7zZuK2c6Er6z3WwnA4JoGc9t81X6KsQHJN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101 #18 – The post-apocalyptic world in “There will come soft rains”]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a 1950 classic Science Fiction short writing, Ray Bradbury describes a post-apocalyptic world in the aftermath of a nuclear attack. Interestingly, the story lacks human characters and puts an automated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy101/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-18-the-post-apocalyptic-world-in-there-will-come-soft-rains</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy101/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-18-the-post-apocalyptic-world-in-there-will-come-soft-rains</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy101]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2017 10:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj99Ky2Uh4WcRXwneYiFnmEHPRRQhUyTuNfvUBZQZ73rEaFBTn8DE8MVmu2nienzg1bnkWUeSnkQMHvGtxjr3rFD9WatxREbn9xiUfDaNKLjLb7nYW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #17: An introduction to the Anarchist thoughts of early Daoist philosophy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many early Daoists, like for example the influential Laozi and Zhuangzi, were extremely critical of political authority and advised rulers that the less controlling they were, the more stable and effective]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-17-an-introduction-to-the-anarchist-thoughts-of-early-daoist-philosophy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-17-an-introduction-to-the-anarchist-thoughts-of-early-daoist-philosophy</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 21:17:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72fSWvXh4qGjZ1hWPTdjGGZXwvjgNC2g5JDGAMxLjSu5GHtWEv2yYv3TzfcrDAygggGWozcvkcnmZX?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #16: What is Epistemology and why does it matter in economic science?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of knowledge. It questions what knowledge is and how it can be acquired: How can we know something? What is true? What is justified]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-16-what-is-epistemology-and-why-does-it-matter-in-economic-science</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-16-what-is-epistemology-and-why-does-it-matter-in-economic-science</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 10:40:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvz9vxu4Ber5NYWxaGN9Wgx2ei8LLMDX7CN5KMMJLYdKW4ofPnX2o5nvMawDp5EUur4mBsmYBzGoQrA3hifqk3qax1KK94PZztRd6DQeVjfGbKuqLL9hz6gnYvr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playful thoughts #4: Post-Modernism is a self-refuting philosophy]]></title><description><![CDATA[In one of my previous posts, Philosophy 101 #15, I explained what post-modernism is. In this post, I'd like to share a small thought I had lately which is: "Post-modernism is a self-refuting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/playful-thoughts-4-post-modernism-is-a-self-refuting-philosophy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/playful-thoughts-4-post-modernism-is-a-self-refuting-philosophy</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 23:33:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7fJquT8BVNLNffEDMvt9Qyfiabt636m126V2TTBTXGbQm9gheekgqruurS2BJSifzuz8uxGLVejDC58VQwc3T6iKBZoEdjZnp9pPsFvTgVd7pWctiJsmbaisfMagU1WgFfpR7A5hZQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #15: What is Post-Modernism and how does it contrast with Modernism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image 1: Marcel Duchamp's post-modern art, Fountain. As mentioned in my previous post on modernism, modernism’s foundations are located in its profound confidence in reason and science and revolt against]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-15-what-is-post-modernism-and-how-does-it-contrast-with-modernism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-15-what-is-post-modernism-and-how-does-it-contrast-with-modernism</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 22:31:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72BBQFizh2GyRK9HGpHz39gSrx1twmStAvhXZpNaBxQPJ3MVT8TcExtrDsGxhxyVY2gG6gA54rizsx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #14: What is Modernism and how does it contrast with Pre-modernism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the philosopher, Stephen Hicks, modernism’s foundations are located in its profound confidence in reason and science. It is an era that revolts against the pre-modern reliance upon tradition,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-14-what-is-modernism-and-how-does-it-contrast-with-pre-modernism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-14-what-is-modernism-and-how-does-it-contrast-with-pre-modernism</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 00:15:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNhvhBjYsaFnLKtwQwuvL8dKQxb4f3feG6KWKFx43rv8MiNLE7Le2YZDSDdZB45CETcyUCnNc4NUSB5asQ87j4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do we fight Political Correctness?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do we best fight Political Correctness? Jeff Deist from the Mises Institute gives us some interesting suggestions: We have to understand that we are in a real fight against Political Correctness. PC]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/how-do-we-fight-political-correctness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/how-do-we-fight-political-correctness</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 21:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8fiZ9CdCR3gop2dc2QtYJXRVnkobywnsR8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explaining the Postmodernist Left's psyche in Nietzschean terms]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just listened to a presentation of the philosopher Stephen Hicks in which he explains the Postmodernist Left's psychology in Nietzschean terms. I find this presentation interesting enough that I would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/explaining-the-postmodernist-left-s-psyche-in-nietzschean-terms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/explaining-the-postmodernist-left-s-psyche-in-nietzschean-terms</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 22:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e6JgUEsW9HRmicb5VzhBcvw6t9bg7Tnz31g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #13: What is Autonomy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my previous two posts, I discussed Hegel's Sittlichkeit thesis and explained why freedom and autonomy are practically impossible within Hegel's ideal kingdom. In this post, I'd like to explain shortly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-13-what-is-autonomy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-13-what-is-autonomy</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 21:35:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNcexr7CN6oLFxdYPTk9EAY9hdGJZM5wxLb8Jbjf8Uar74a3gf4AwbRyMhGKXo5pYXQL6gnb6PasyeusziDu3WzTtNWPqaqeSraC4rhh19zSsg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #12: Can we achieve Freedom and Autonomy in Hegel’s ideal kingdom?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having explained Hegel’s Sittlichkeit thesis in my previous post, I will now discuss whether individuals can become truly autonomous in Sittlichkeit. In short, I believe that it’s practically impossible.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-12-can-we-achieve-freedom-and-autonomy-in-hegel-s-ideal-kingdom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-12-can-we-achieve-freedom-and-autonomy-in-hegel-s-ideal-kingdom</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:52:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/GLhDmGfuQPvBxJ4ztVxMsDhnJ9C4n6p5gChaE3kRd8qjAaTMrJ8YazkcLngGJiLtJrtPjHjP9qQqd1kH1K36ZBCyPuyZPWbwkxYgWs7oBdt6yssDZVkb6DHMPVWKMXDeX1LLgxpHzMLvnTKa6wBCFRsxJwSX5pXWd2J8UVdn6c8XEbJDJZwCJuzRUW4L7hHuHgrfZXGZJ8urVhAhZ1JKXp7qSq6vSRdx3Q9UYfhqgz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #11: Freedom and Autonomy in Hegel’s Philosophy of Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770 – 1831) is one of Germany’s most influential philosophers. Merleau-Ponty once wrote that all the great philosophical ideas of the past century – the philosophies of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-11-freedom-and-autonomy-in-hegel-s-philosophy-of-rights</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-11-freedom-and-autonomy-in-hegel-s-philosophy-of-rights</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 21:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EZrGNVVBgXQBM9G3Yc7rMUbCRKHBXkjT3TWKBnQUHvWofAKbm4CkbShbz9T34BndAjcLJRXn7RVDCe89dJLtvNHxyHD1gjvKNHaBBQcjFtjRadq7GVqnCirS5M99hPxd7LvKHDUxnWJydN37cMGm99gc2VbLEPKu1w5CB11w6TApa3ZTx9Mnfm239dVArTxVbdxJMFA3mWG3ZF3VHJ2sr4SGMupt8ipc4r7b6FKggA4QjKyvaZkm2WXkqR4GfgxfRnzF7U1T3ktypUrnNPBL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the grand battle between Truth University vs Social Justice University]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a grand conflict between the following two commitments at universities: 1. The commitment to Truth 2. The commitment to Social Justice Jonathan Haidt, a Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/on-the-grand-battle-between-truth-university-vs-social-justice-university</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/on-the-grand-battle-between-truth-university-vs-social-justice-university</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 09:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGguko3kKJuhaaWfrBEJVG5Z4zu9VpVqfGgmhEmc449gW6PJpjKbbLbikRRX7TNBhWugR7817DowEwqQ4SbUi2XXFrCpCG8w1ewzVVZgRuA31DzUVEFb1SZrVUTxwQ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #10: What is an Epistemologically Modest Person?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The epistemologically modest person is someone who is aware that he knows just how little he knows. It was well expressed by Socrates when he said: “All I know is that I know nothing”. I believe that this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-10-what-is-an-epistemologically-modest-person</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-10-what-is-an-epistemologically-modest-person</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 21:54:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7RWKjqCrqHgeKP69XJ6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #9: Why do we need more discussions in the public sphere?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One strength of democracies, according to many of its proponents, is the creation of ‘the public sphere’ in which people are allowed to discuss their political views openly. Jürgen Habermas The philosopher,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-9-why-do-we-need-more-discussions-in-the-public-sphere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-9-why-do-we-need-more-discussions-in-the-public-sphere</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 21:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGRBikzDRYtKzTVAEc9T8hd4NySmz2PABPzcvVnbsc6LPvZyoUbURgCiWuTeCF2EssARujw1m8kzmpj6C3ZMGrKcmGKDNZUHaa22udb6WEVQGSei7uaSzuMbuQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nietzsche's impact on a young and curious reader: "What does not kill us makes us stronger"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was introduced to Nietzsche during some of the darkest days of my life. It happened at a time when I was suffering from severe existential depression. I recall so well what happened then. Reading the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/nietzsche-s-impact-on-a-young-and-curious-reader-what-does-not-kill-us-makes-us-stronger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/nietzsche-s-impact-on-a-young-and-curious-reader-what-does-not-kill-us-makes-us-stronger</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:03:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Enuf5PEfuZ63WpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #8: Why did Nietzsche proclaim that “God is Dead”?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Friedrich Nietzsche’s most famous quotes is “God is dead”, but what did he mean with it? The proclamation that God is dead appears in several of Nietzsche’s works. The most important passage in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-8-why-did-nietzsche-proclaim-that-god-is-dead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-8-why-did-nietzsche-proclaim-that-god-is-dead</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2017 18:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA7hJqJTDaDSgTKmQoyTLvXWuJ9BEhZsv3x838bYknkBBXCLNB1EAbNut8kyBdQ5XQ7SufpznFU8RXcU46RjAFmHhcDbbdTPUseRdc7FXYAACT1ujCRwpMXHmezexECV4PW5GBmDBwnzepzFRK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #7: What is Meta-Utopia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick writes in Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) that the political philosopher should take value pluralism seriously. Value pluralism is the fact that people hold]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-7-what-is-meta-utopia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-7-what-is-meta-utopia</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 20:55:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bmecFkU5BVHL5co8JfYALWYmTf4RqXbqeBRtSxHi8KPyWEu5Q9DGWyX6Mp8QCgLwTnnayDj5es7n3HXjMQjTT7SNZH2HHyykczdojLfGX5icBjnQLHqKZi7ykpNXmwwKcXNq1Uuxys45yTbnZ1bc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 101, #6: A simple case against Representative Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is generally believed by proponents of a representative democracy that the voter elects political agents who will decide policies that represent the will of their principals. As these principals all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-6-a-simple-case-against-representative-democracies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@chhaylin/philosophy-101-6-a-simple-case-against-representative-democracies</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chhaylin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 18:59:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAN4asXukCSp86XGcJLmdE7QnT484yw3KJN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>