TomBers

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You'll find thinking on Philosophy, philosophy, and Sociology here, spread across 108 public grids.

Member since February 2025

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Deep dive Nov 2025

deutsch v popper v fleck

Philosophy of Science Karl Popper Ludwik Fleck

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Deep dive Dec 2025

Identity in Physics

Physics Identity Metaphysics

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Deep dive Jun 2026

Constructor theory

Physics Information Theory Theoretical Science

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108 by TomBers

How does Bullshit Jobs A Theory by David Graeber intersect with economics, psychology, and culture

Oct 2025 6 ideas

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What if memories could be rewritten and sold How would this affect personal identity and the value of experience in a future world

Dec 2025 12 ideas

Memory Identity Ethics

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Who wins and who loses under Structuralism

Nov 2025 3 ideas

Structuralism Philosophy Social Theory

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Thomas Bernhard

Apr 2026 8 ideas

Literature Austrian Literature Modernism

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Capitalism and Schizophrenia - Deleuze and Guattari

Jan 2026 17 ideas

Philosophy Social Theory Deleuze and Guattari

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What is the philosophy of Romanticism

Mar 2025 27 ideas

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On Quality – an Inquiry into Excellence by Robert Pirsig

Jun 2025 66 ideas

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The worst thing is that you betrayed yourself for nothing

Jun 2026 10 ideas

Self-Reflection Regret Personal Growth

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I want to study Linear Algebra to a graduate level what are the key topics

Jan 2026 18 ideas

Mathematics Linear Algebra Higher Education

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The Simulation Hypothesis

Jan 2026 9 ideas

Philosophy Metaphysics Physics

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Thus spoke Zarathustra

Aug 2026 8 ideas

Philosophy Literature Nietzsche

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José Ortega y Gasset

Sep 2026 8 ideas

Philosophy Biography History

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Derrida’s notion of iterability

Aug 2026 20 ideas

Philosophy Deconstruction Semiotics

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Constructor theory

Jun 2026 29 ideas

Physics Information Theory Theoretical Science

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What is the philosophy of Post-structuralism

Mar 2025 33 ideas

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Capitalism and Schizophrenia (Deleuze and Guattari)

May 2026 23 ideas

Philosophy Post-Structuralism "Social Theory"

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Ryle - The Concept of Mind

Aug 2026 6 ideas

Philosophy Mind Epistemology

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Immanual Kant

Apr 2026 9 ideas

Philosophy Ethics Metaphysics

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The Myth of Sisyphus — Albert Camus

May 2026 22 ideas

philosophy absurdism camus

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Considering the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, what fundamental human qualities might become more valuable in a future where

Jan 2026 4 ideas

Humanity AI Future Skills

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How are human communities interconnected with ecosystems

Jun 2025 12 ideas

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Rhizomatic Learning

Jun 2025 8 ideas

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Could you elaborate on the complexities of Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

Mar 2025 7 ideas

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If we could eavesdrop on the 'conversations' held between the mycelial networks of different forests, what kind of cross-continental gossip

Jan 2026 10 ideas

Mycology Ecology Biocommunication

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Wittgenstein philosophical investigations

Apr 2026 6 ideas

Philosophy Language Logic

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Shakespeare’s Richard iii to pass A-Level Exam

Jul 2025 49 ideas

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What is the philosophy of Economic Philosophy

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Dostoyevsky’s The Devils

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What is freedom of the press?

Feb 2026 2 ideas

Press Freedom Journalism Democracy

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How does Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb challenge our conventional thinking

Mar 2025 26 ideas

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Politics and the English Language — George Orwell

May 2026 20 ideas

politics language writing

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Dune

Sep 2025 8 ideas

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What’s the ethical crux of Epistemology

Nov 2025 4 ideas

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In Praise of Idleness — Bertrand Russell

May 2026 23 ideas

philosophy economics leisure

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Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man

Aug 2026 14 ideas

Critical Theory Philosophy Sociology

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Civil Disobedience — Henry David Thoreau

May 2026 23 ideas

philosophy politics civil-disobedience

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Linear Programming

Jul 2025 6 ideas

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Lets talk about Moby Dick

Feb 2025 23 ideas

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What are the primary engineering challenges in scaling fusion power generation to meet global demand?

May 2026 4 ideas

Nuclear Fusion Energy Engineering Power Generation

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Could you elaborate on the complexities of Semiotics

Sep 2025 11 ideas

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What if we viewed Absurdism from an unconventional perspective

Jul 2025 8 ideas

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If governments were to establish a dedicated 'representative for the unborn,' how would our current methods of managing finite natural resources be forced to adapt to a thousand-year perspective

Jan 2026 6 ideas

Sustainability Governance Intergenerational Equity

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What is Trancedentalism

Feb 2025 11 ideas

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Hegel

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Notes from the Underground — Fyodor Dostoevsky

May 2026 18 ideas

literature philosophy dostoevsky

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Free Will vs. Determinism

Jan 2026 8 ideas

Philosophy Metaphysics Causality

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Deutsch v popper v fleck

Nov 2025 30 ideas

Philosophy of Science Karl Popper Ludwik Fleck

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"The Shock Doctrine" – Naomi Klein

Aug 2026 19 ideas

Economics Politics Capitalism

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Voice gestures and zero ui interfaces

Sep 2025 7 ideas

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Shakespeares Hamlet to pass ALevel Exam

Jul 2025 46 ideas

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What is the philosophy of Semiotics

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What effect did the Balfour declaration have on the middle east

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Shakespeares Midsummer nights dream to pass A-Level Exam

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Shakespeare's Macbeth to pass A-Level Exam

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What is Lisp

Mar 2025 58 ideas

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What historical case studies illuminate Epigenetics and behavior

Oct 2025 15 ideas

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Happiness

Apr 2026 9 ideas

Psychology Philosophy Well-being

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If i were not alexander then i should wish to be diogenes

May 2026 11 ideas

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Society of the Spectacle - Guy Debord

Aug 2026 13 ideas

Media Theory Philosophy Marxism

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What subtle societal cues might indicate a shift in democratic engagement?

Feb 2026 3 ideas

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How will AI change education

Apr 2025 15 ideas

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Claire Chambers on the Unmodified Body — Philosophy Bites

May 2026 21 ideas

philosophy body feminism

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Robert Nozicks Anarchy State and Utopia

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Identity in Physics

Dec 2025 33 ideas

Physics Identity Metaphysics

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Elite overproduction

Aug 2025 7 ideas

Sociology Elites Social Stratification

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Low traffic neighbourhoods

Jun 2025 10 ideas

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What is the deeper meaning behind Gnosticism

Aug 2025 9 ideas

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What is the philosophy of Solipsism

Sep 2025 2 ideas

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What is the philosophy of The evolution of music in the digital era

Aug 2025 4 ideas

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Karl Popper the Open Society

Sep 2025 13 ideas

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Popper: Of Clouds and Clocks - Freedom and Determinism

May 2026 14 ideas

philosophy epistemology determinism

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The Depth(s) of the Twentieth Century — Galen Strawson

Jun 2026 18 ideas

philosophy strawson quine

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What is the deeper meaning behind Evolutionary Psychology

Sep 2025 14 ideas

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I Can Tolerate Anything Except the Outgroup — Scott Alexander

May 2026 23 ideas

politics tribalism tolerance

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How to write a planning proposal in the UK

Jun 2025 6 ideas

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What is Theory of Mind?

Feb 2026 8 ideas

Psychology Cognition Philosophy of Mind

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What numerical calculations can I do only with differentical geometry without needing a metric

Jan 2026 4 ideas

Differential Geometry Mathematics Numerical Analysis

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What’s the most surprising example of Antifragile Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nov 2025 4 ideas

Philosophy Risk Management Economics

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Brave new world vs The Island

Jun 2026 6 ideas

Dystopian Fiction Bioethics Genetic Engineering

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How would an expert steelman Globalization and cultural identity

Dec 2025 4 ideas

Globalization Cultural Identity Philosophy

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Shakespeares Othello to pass A-Level Exam

Jul 2025 12 ideas

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How does The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky challenge our conventional thinking

Aug 2025 3 ideas

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A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka

Aug 2026 4 ideas

Literature Short Story Kafkaesque

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What if the world is a simulation

Jan 2026 8 ideas

Philosophy Metaphysics Simulation Hypothesis

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What role does the 'aesthetic of decay' play in our modern fascination with post-apocalyptic fiction, and how does this reflect our current

Jan 2026 6 ideas

Cultural Studies Aesthetics Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

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Wittgenstein's philosophy

Jan 2026 22 ideas

Philosophy Language Logic

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John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice

Jun 2025 24 ideas

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John Gray dismantling Liberalism

Feb 2026 11 ideas

Political Philosophy Liberalism Social Critique

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Universal Basic Income

Jan 2026 23 ideas

Economics Public Policy Social Welfare

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Lets talk about Hauntology

Feb 2025 59 ideas

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If decentralized autonomous organizations DAOs evolve to manage the critical infrastructure of smart cities, what systemic 'hallucinations' or failure modes might emerge that are unique to algorithmic governance

Dec 2025 2 ideas

Algorithmic Governance Smart Cities DAOs

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Philosophical Investigations — Ludwig Wittgenstein

May 2026 22 ideas

philosophy language wittgenstein

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How could we test The future of education quickly

Nov 2025 7 ideas

Education Innovation Assessment

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Straw Dogs by John Gray

Aug 2025 13 ideas

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The Culture of Narcissism

Jun 2025 63 ideas

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Can chatgpt replace therapist

Mar 2025 12 ideas

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Let's talk about Aesthetics in the Digital Age

Aug 2025 4 ideas

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How might the evolving patterns of global trade redefine the concept of 'local' in the coming decades?

Feb 2026 2 ideas

Global Trade Localization Economic Geography

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Why is P(Doom) such a bad argument?

May 2026 12 ideas

Artificial Intelligence AI Safety Risk Assessment

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What’s a good analogy for Technological singularity

Nov 2025 14 ideas

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Sthetische Vereinheitlichung

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What if we viewed The philosophy of mind from an unconventional perspective

May 2025 14 ideas

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Socially Constructed

Apr 2026 6 ideas

Sociology Philosophy Culture

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What’s the 8020 of The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama

Nov 2025 10 ideas

Political Science Philosophy History

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Orwell's 1984

Jun 2026 8 ideas

Literature Dystopia Political Fiction

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Beyond the physical act of time travel, what philosophical paradoxes or existential quandaries would truly challenge human understanding if

Jan 2026 8 ideas

Philosophy Time Travel Paradoxes

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