In his Editor's Introduction to Sivaraksa's Seeds of Peace, Tom Ginsburg sums up the philosophy in words that could easily fit Emerson's "Self-Reliance" or Nature: "Question everything, look deeply, and then act from that insight" . ...
" The introduction of neuroprosthetic implants in society brings about a slightly modified scale of poor to rich. ... As a widely held philosophy, transhumanism argues for a future of ageless bodies, transcendent experiences, and extraordinary minds. ...
"Descartes said only human being have a soul The philosophy of Descartes the Christian doctrine that animals do not have immortal souls has the extraordinary consequence that they do not have consciousness either. ... An introduction and a basic understanding of the idea of speciesism is arguably the most important part of the course. ... By learning the philosophical/moral viewpoint of Animal Rights, students can join in and explain, define, or refine their personal philosophies and morals surrounding the issue. ...
He focuses his introduction with the characteristics of a human civilization, or the way culture and civilization influences our life and our views of what is important in life. ... And the second attempt was using philosophy and its "As if" theory, which explains that "our thought-activity includes a number of hypothesis who's groundlessness and absurdity we fully realize, and the same goes with religious doctrines" as they ar...
