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A Brief Overview of Aristotle's Organon
In this brief essay, we'll do an overview of the central themes and importance of The Organon - the masterwork of Aristotle. Introduction Aristotle (384 BCE - 322 BCE) is one of the most important and influential thinkers the world has ever known. A true polymath, his work is instrumental in laying down the foundations of western philosophy and science.
Nested Realities: Extending Being Through Video Games
In this essay, we’ll explore how games as aesthetic expression impress the mind, develop into existential projections and then even turn into metaphysical structures. We’ll draw from Hegel, Heidegger, and Plotinus, arguing that games as the highest art form is able to extend experience by being an emanation of the player’s reality. Video games are like doors to a different dimension. Behind each door lies a carefully crafted world with its own flavor, waiting to be explored.
A Critique on Plato’s Account of the Soul in Phaedo
Plato’s work is quite possibly one of the most influential intellectual endeavors in the history of humankind. It transformed philosophy forever and became the foundation and benchmark for Western philosophical thought. In this essay we will analyze a landmark dialogue of Plato — Phaedo, in which he gives his account of the soul. The main setting is Socrates’ last meeting with his friends and peers shortly before his execution.
Anaximander and The Dawn of Philosophy and Science
Ivan Spasov · Follow 13 min read · -- Throughout the ages, many have contributed to building Western philosophy and science, from Pythagoras, Plato and Aristotle, through Hume, Descartes and Newton, all the way to Einstein, Popper and Kuhn. But before them, there are the first greats — Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes, all of whom belong to the Milesian school of thought (6th Century BCE). Miletus is the birthplace of what we’ve come to know as philosophy and science.
Conceptual Monism in Pre-Socratic Philosophy: Heraclitus and Parmenides
Ivan Spasov · Follow 12 min read · -- How completely opposite ideas of reality lead to similar conclusions of unity in conceptual monism The development of a monistic metaphysical framework is one of the biggest undertakings a philosopher can set upon. Starting off with substance monism and the arche, the concept evolves with each coming of the tide, each epoch.
Mastering Concurrency: Unveiling the Magic of Go’s Scheduler
By now, unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably heard about Golang It’s claim to fame lies in its ability to handle concurrency through goroutines, which act as lightweight threads. These goroutines are highly efficient, a lot cheaper than threads and can be managed in millions, thanks to Go’s unique design and scheduler. But how does Go manage this impressive feat? How does it enable such efficient concurrency?
Crafting a Platformer Game
The topic on the Platformer games is a very interesting one. This genre of games is one of the best places to start if you are a beginner-level Game Designer or for that matter, a developer. This comes from the fact that the Platformer has enough action in it to make it fun, yet it is simple to design and build. You don't have any real constraints here to hinder you and you actually have a lot of freedom in designing your game.
RPG Character Design: Technical Blueprints 101
In this article, I'm going to try to get over a 101 guide on how to do the technical design for an RPG's character classes and how you can implement a basic programming model in order to make your development consistent, flexible and generic. In order for this article to be of any use to you, you should have at least a base knowledge of Object Orientated Programming and concepts like working with Interfaces, Inheritance, Polymorphism etc.
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