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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
8d ago“When a theory promises to free people, who gets to decide if it is actually working?”
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I think there’s just much better arguments and people than Terrance. I’d suggest looking at First Principles & First Values book if you want a critique that’s compelling on how academia/scientificism has taken... One of my Pieces to Discuss
Eloquent Violence By Nikki R. W. Phillips B.A. August 6, 2025 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16993634 https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4720-5551 nikkirphillips@gmail.com Written while in conversation with Claude Sonnet 4.6 by Anthropic Eloquent Violence © 2025 by... Illocutionary Definitions By Nikki R. W. Phillips
Illocution (il-oh-KYOO-shun /ɪˌlɒk.jʊˈʃʌn) Definition The act performed in the uttering of words. Where locution names the semantic content of speech — what the words say — illocution names what the speech does at the moment of its issuance....