quinta-feira, 9 de abril de 2020
quarta-feira, 8 de abril de 2020
Estudos Imperial contra Oxford
“The two groups clashed last month when they produced starkly contrasting studies into the possible course of the coronavirus outbreak”
domingo, 5 de abril de 2020
sábado, 4 de abril de 2020
União americana
Antropologia do anarquismo
"Part of the democratic myth is the sanctity of majority vote. That every so many years each voter goes to the polls and chooses a leader by majority. Secret ballot is the most sacred ritual of democrats. Anarchists have argued that this is no true indication of liberty. Rather, again as de la Boétie might have observed, the election of rulers by majority vote is a subterfuge that helps individuals to believe that they control the situation. The voter, in fact, chooses from a pre-selected group and invariably there is no choice between contrasting ideologies. The difference between major parties — those that have a chance of victory — in any western country today is no greater than the difference between factions, within the Communist party in the Soviet Union or China."
(PEOPLE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT An Anthropology of Anarchism - Harold Barclay)
sexta-feira, 3 de abril de 2020
Operação sem fatos
O Dr. John Ioannidis é o homem mais ilustre quando o assunto é epistemologia do método na ciência moderna (e metaciência é sua especialidade).
Para vc ter uma ideia de sua autoridade no meio acadêmico, foi ele o responsável pelo famoso estudo "Por que a maioria das descobertas de pesquisas publicadas é falsa", onde ele desenvolveu um modelo matemático para mostrar o quão falho o processo de pesquisa é.
Vejam a que ele tem a dizer sobre as medidas que os governos estão tomando...
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Salus populi
Interessante essa abordagem de Michael Oakeshott sobre os estilos de política do mundo ocidental nos últimos cinco séculos, divididos entre uma composição cética do mundo e outra baseada na fé, não necessariamente religiosa, mas apenas vinculada à crença de que é preciso organizar os serviços públicos sob a condução de um coletivo estatal.
A nova ordem pós-vírus
Kissinger: “The founding legend of modern government is a walled city protected by powerful rulers, sometimes despotic, other times benevolent, yet always strong enough to protect the people from an external enemy. Enlightenment thinkers reframed this concept, arguing that the purpose of the legitimate state is to provide for the fundamental needs of the people: security, order, economic well-being, and justice. Individuals cannot secure these things on their own. The pandemic has prompted an anachronism, a revival of the walled city in an age when prosperity depends on global trade and movement of people.
“The world’s democracies need to defend and sustain their Enlightenment values. A global retreat from balancing power with legitimacy will cause the social contract to disintegrate both domestically and internationally. Yet this millennial issue of legitimacy and power cannot be settled simultaneously with the effort to overcome the Covid-19 plague. Restraint is necessary on all sides—in both domestic politics and international diplomacy. Priorities must be established.
“We went on from the Battle of the Bulge into a world of growing prosperity and enhanced human dignity. Now, we live an epochal period. The historic challenge for leaders is to manage the crisis while building the future. Failure could set the world on fire.”
Falha governamental
Steven Greenhut in Reason about how governments are blocking both healthcare and economic relief. https://reason.com/.../the-coronavirus-outbreak-is.../
quinta-feira, 2 de abril de 2020
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