Autonomous Studies
Studying like it still matters.
Notes on philosophy, linguistics, mathematics, fiction and more — the record of one person trying to understand as much of this world as they can, thoroughly, for as long as they’re around.
Latest from the Blog
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O porquê não considero Yago Martins uma boa fonte acerca do Cristianismo
Uma crítica ao argumento de um pastor sobre idolatria, mostrando como ele ignora a diferença entre os múltiplos sentidos do ato de ‘se curvar’ diante de algo ou alguém.
6–8 minutes -
Estudos em Línguas: Português-1.3
Terceira parte da série sobre estudos linguísticos em português, dedicada à morfologia e à natureza das palavras enquanto termos significativos.
18–27 minutes -
Plato, Cratylus: Thesis and Antithesis
An examination of Plato’s Cratylus and the debate over whether words are arbitrary conventions or natural expressions of the things they name.
4–6 minutes -
Exploring Infinity: Paradoxes, Philosophical Implications, and the Principle of Sufficient Reason
A look at classical paradoxes of infinity and how they bear on the principle of sufficient reason and the question of causal termination.
4–5 minutes -
Epistemology
A first pass at the question of what it means to know something, and why a satisfying answer is harder to reach than it appears.
8–12 minutes
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Written by one person working through philosophy, linguistics, mathematics, and fiction in public — in English and Português, depending on what the work calls for.
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