Solaris (Andrei Tarovski): The duck test
Stability of character is important for personal identity. Without stability, Kelvin’s two colleagues suggest that Hari can be destroyed as an object. The correctness of Kelvin’s intuition is also demonstrated by the famous inductive reasoning test of the duck. Unlike … Read More
Philosophy – Basic Notions, Volume 2
A basic introduction to the world of philosophy, with answers to the deepest questions we all ask ourselves, through the lens of the world’s greatest philosophers, from Plato and Confucius to modern thinkers. A guide to the fundamental nature of … Read More
Philosophy – Basic Notions, Volume 1
A basic introduction to the world of philosophy, with answers to the deepest questions we all ask ourselves, through the lens of the world’s greatest philosophers, from Plato and Confucius to modern thinkers. A guide to the fundamental nature of … Read More
Philosophical aspects of pandemics
Sfetcu, Nicolae (2020). “Philosophical aspects of pandemics”, in Telework, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34967.80801, URL = https://www.telework.ro/en/philosophical-aspects-of-pandemics/ Abstract From the existentialism of Albert Camus and Sartre, to the replacement of the exclusion ritual with the disciplinary mechanism of Michel Foucault, an ideal … Read More
What came first: the virus or the cell?
Sfetcu, Nicolae, “What came first: the virus or the cell?”, in Telework, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32719.92328, URL = https://www.telework.ro/en/what-came-first-the-virus-or-the-cell/ Abstract A retrospective of the debates on the origin of life: the virus or the cell? The virus needs a cell for … Read More
The Main Topics of Plato’s Republic
Sfetcu, Nicolae (2022). “The Main Topics of Plato’s Republic“, in Telework, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27958.57922, URL = https://www.telework.ro/en/the-main-topics-of-platos-republic/ Abstract In the traditional interpretation, The Republic is a continuation of the discussions in Gorgias, according to which virtue and polis laws are … Read More
Plato: The Republic
Sfetcu, Nicolae (2022). “Plato: The Republic“, in Telework, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21273.90723, URL = https://www.telework.ro/en/plato-the-republic/ Abstract The Republic was written approximately between 380 and 370 BC. The title Republic is derived from Latin, being attributed to Cicero, who called the book … Read More
Plato’s Philosophy
Sfetcu, Nicolae (2022). “Plato’s Philosophy”, in Telework, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21536.05121, URL = https://www.telework.ro/en/platos-philosophy/ Abstract Plato’s philosophy is in line with the pre-Socratics, sophists and artistic traditions that underlie Greek education, in a new framework, defined by dialectics and the theory … Read More
Plato’s Work
Sfetcu, Nicolae, “Plato’s Work”, in Telework, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27508.01922, URL = https://www.telework.ro/en/platos-work/ Abstract Plato’s entire body of work has survived intact to this day, decisively influencing Western culture. For Plato, dialogue is the only tool capable of highlighting the research … Read More