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Nietzsche vs. Aristotle: Whose Vision of Excellence Wins?

Nietzsche vs. Aristotle: Whose Vision of Excellence Wins?

Aristotle, Age of Ideology, Classical, Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosophy, Thinkers

Two of history’s most influential philosophers separated by nearly two millennia offer radically different answers to one of humanity’s most enduring questions: What does it mean to live excellently? Aristotle, the systematic Greek thinker who tutored Alexander the Great, championed a balanced, socially integrated path to human flourishing. Friedrich Nietzsche, the iconoclastic German philologist writing […]

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Plato and Artificial Intelligence

Plato and Artificial Intelligence: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Machines

Plato, Artificial Intelligence, Classical, Editors Pick, Philosophy, Thinkers

In the fourth century BCE, Plato asked a question that continues to perplex thinkers and, increasingly, computer scientists: what distinguishes genuine knowledge from mere belief or opinion? As artificial intelligence systems get advanced capabilities, we find ourselves revisiting this ancient idea that combines Plato and Artificial Intelligence. Can machines genuinely possess knowledge, or do they

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