Showing posts with label Moral Philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moral Philosophy. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Control Room

It’s almost a rule — when a corrupt empire falls, all the servants and pretorians of the falling emperor are eager to betray him. And yet, what the falling emperor has to contemplate is exactly what he created for guaranteeing himself the chimera of an eternal power. An army of corrupt administrators, a court of lackeys, and a people of greedy mercenaries. And even his “authorised” opposers are worth his henchmen — never forget, gens una sunt. In such a perfect empire, no wonder that the emperor himself is a servant, ministering to the greeds of his minions.
Who is not with them is against them and will be kindly invited to choose between prison, madhouse, or cemetery. If you refuse to comply with their “metaphorical justice”, well, blessed are you.

Adriana Martínez, Last Supper Abstract
Photo courtesy of adrianamartinezartist.com

Sunday, May 1, 2016

The Unwritten World

预测未来最棒的方式就是创造它。
Yùcè wèilái zuì bàng de fāngshì jiùshì chuàngzào tā.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

艾倫·科提斯·凱伊 (Alan Curtis Kay)

Students holding umbrellas walk past a statue of 孔子 (Confucius). Photo: Reuters.