Maria del Mar Yunis
@maryunis.bsky.social
Philosopher of biology | Early modernist Particularly interested in the intersection between aesthetics and science, as well as the thought of Margaret Cavendish, Descartes and Vico. Currently diving into the role of imagination in scientific practice!
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@maryunis.bsky.social presenting on Margaret Cavendish at the @aahpsss.bsky.social 2025 conference #aahpsss2025 #hps
December 4, 2025 at 5:58 AM
@maryunis.bsky.social presenting on Margaret Cavendish at the @aahpsss.bsky.social 2025 conference #aahpsss2025 #hps
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The ways that AI is catalyzing our own self-destruction:
- faster and deeper wealth transfer upwards to charlatans and cretins
- empowering the worst humans on earth
- lowering critical thinking skills
- consuming natural resources at staggering rate
- breaking psychological health of millions
- faster and deeper wealth transfer upwards to charlatans and cretins
- empowering the worst humans on earth
- lowering critical thinking skills
- consuming natural resources at staggering rate
- breaking psychological health of millions
August 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The ways that AI is catalyzing our own self-destruction:
- faster and deeper wealth transfer upwards to charlatans and cretins
- empowering the worst humans on earth
- lowering critical thinking skills
- consuming natural resources at staggering rate
- breaking psychological health of millions
- faster and deeper wealth transfer upwards to charlatans and cretins
- empowering the worst humans on earth
- lowering critical thinking skills
- consuming natural resources at staggering rate
- breaking psychological health of millions
Reposted by Maria del Mar Yunis
Tonight's discussion concerns the difference between organicism and vitalism, because so often the two are confused. To my mind, the key difference is that organicism can make more sense of death, while vitalism - because everything is alive - can't. For vitalism, death can only be illusion.
February 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Tonight's discussion concerns the difference between organicism and vitalism, because so often the two are confused. To my mind, the key difference is that organicism can make more sense of death, while vitalism - because everything is alive - can't. For vitalism, death can only be illusion.