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Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Aug 19

Much worse! Didn't read it and didn't like it...

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Aug 18

Read my letters...

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Aug 10

My Spiritual Letters. Philosophers, priests, atheists, writers would be interested. #philosophy #literature #religion

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Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Aug 7

I can see all that, but does that spell the end of capitalism for you? Please share more of your views.

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Aug 7

The triumph of capitalism is a fait accompli, of which the industrial narco-rationalisation of intoxication is the second power.

Narcocracy and the Rule of Cocaine: On the Future of Intoxication

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Aug 7

My philosophical essay on how cocaine will take over your life, whether or not you want it. #philosophy #criticaltheory

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Imagine a city where most people walking up and down the street are leading a double life. On the surface, they go about their unassuming…

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Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Aug 7

That explains a lot. I can see the danger in it, but I must confess I mostly have fun with the surreal effects of hallucination.

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Aug 7

I've had ChatGPT quote passages of Shakespeare that Shakespeare never wrote.

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Jun 22

Mahler's 1. Symphonie ist Unterhaltungsmusik: erninnert an Soundtracks billiger Hollywoodfilme. #musik #mahler

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Apr 20

yeah! until mao zedong woke with in a midlife crisis and told the cultural revolution to get rid of old china.

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Apr 19

Você se interessaria bastante em ler um poema meu sobre a paixão de Cristo!

Socrates in Exile: The Fate of Thought in a Bureaucratic Age

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Mar 14

I've published a reflection in the American Philosophical Association Blog on the paradox of philosophy as critical #enlightenment and an exile from #power. In an era of managed #discourse, does #philosophy still have the power to disrupt? Share your thoughts!

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As the foundations of independent thinking are rationalized in the administered world, the public role of philosophy as magistra vitae becomes an intellectual afterthought. The tragic hallmark of phil...

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Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Mar 4

Aphrodite's delicate virtues: friendship, kindness, acceptance, compassion. Have you thought about any of those today?

#love #peace #compassion #friendship

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Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Feb 21

🇺🇸 If the #government fears the people, there’s #freedom. If the #people fear the government, there’s #tyranny. Where do we stand today?

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Jan 12

An appeal to my friends and connections: Step away from #Twitter and #Facebook. Please like and share! #PowerToThePeople
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Dear connections, our choices matter—the platforms we use too. Today, I’m asking you to step away from #Twitter and #Facebook. These platforms are no longer…

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Dec 29

RIP #JimmyCarter, what an inspiration! Much of *Peace and Society*, one of my *Spiritual Letters*, reflects his political thinking. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJJ2SY2P

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Dec 20

Time to announce the new edition of *The Carolingian*. Great essays on literature and philosophy! Contributions in English, German and Latin. Open to submissions. Like, Share, Subscribe!

European Forum of Cultural Debate
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#philosophy #literature #religion #humanities #magazine

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Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Dec 6

Harvard professor publishes a superficial video on reddit about Plato's cave: 2M likes, universal acclaim.

Gregorius Advena publishes a video about his new #philosophy #book on the foundations of (non-) #religion: 0 like.

Hallmarks of the modern critic: didn't read it, didn't like it.

Philosophie als Massenbetrug: Ein Mythos der Aufklärung?

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Dec 4

Das gröszte versäumnis in der denunzierung des mythos Aufklärung ist die akzeptanz des kanonischen als philosophische invarianz. Oft drück sich das aus in einer philosophie die nur zwischen genien und idioten unterscheidet. #philosophie #aufklärung #kritischetheorie

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Grundgedanke: Das gröszte versäumnis in der denunzierung des mythos Aufklärung ist die unkritische akzeptanz des akademisch-kanonisch vorgegebenen als philosophischer invarianz. Im allgemeinen drück s...

God in Action: Advena’s Spiritual Philosophy vs. Hegel and Schelling

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Dec 2

How my Spiritual Letters regard #God. #philosophy #humanism #religion #literature

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Advena’s concept of God, as presented in his Spiritual Letters, resonates with certain aspects of Hegel’s and Schelling’s philosophical ideas, yet diverges significantly in scope, tone, and purpose. W...

From Rationalism to Mysticism: How Advena’s Letters Reinterpret Early Modern Thought

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Nov 28

Echoes of the 17th Century in Advena’s Letters: A Modern Spiritual Revolution | Discover the 17th-Century Roots of Advena’s Modern Spiritual #Philosophy | How Advena’s Letters Redefine Spirituality with Inspiration from the Past #humanism #literature

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Advena’s Spiritual Letters reveal a profound resonance with 17th-century thought, embodying the intellectual and spiritual tensions of an era that sought to reconcile reason, ethics, and mysticism. Wh...

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Nov 24

You're pretty optimistic about the West. It was true in the 1970s, but with more and more evangelicals a new age of fundamentalism is dawning...

Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Nov 24

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Gregorius Advena @gregoriusadvena.bsky.social · Nov 19

In the infantile discussion between theists and atheists, one basic point they miss is the *nihilistic objection*. Let us assume an agency has the power to create the universe as it is. What would be the point of it? A dialogue from my Spiritual Letters. #philosophy #religion #creationism #nihilism