Sorin Adam Matei
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Aristotle said it first: “Humans are social animals.” But the military, especially the American military, put this philosophical principle to use. The military does not teach you, as a long-abandoned recruitment slogan tried to convince our youth twenty years ago, to be…
Philosophers have probably pondered the mind-body problem for millennia. The question is beguilingly simple: why, if I see a red apple, do I have a particular subjective interpretation of it rather than simply acknowledging that I see a red apple? In other…
China announced in a semi-official way that it has two aircraft carriers under construction in Shanghai. This is a surprising piece of news since the two new ships seem to be in addition to the “Shi Lang,” which is under refitting in…