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Où lire de la philosophie ?

Ok, donc je voulais partager quelques endroits où vous pouvez lire de la philosophie, afin de réellement vous instruire au lieu de vous perdre en ligne. Voici une sélection de revues que j’ai trouvées intéressantes/utiles personnellement et qui ne sont pas excessivement mainstream.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

C’est un peu comme Reddit pour la philosophie. Vous y trouverez essentiellement des définitions et des théories, mais pas vraiment des articles explorant de nouveaux domaines ou opinions. En gros, le terrier de lapin ultime de la philosophie. Extrêmement profonde et académique, à mon avis incroyablement utile, surtout pour les travaux rédactionnels ou les essais. Le seul inconvénient est qu’ils n’ont pas de résumés, donc si vous voulez comprendre un concept rapidement, vous devrez lire la page entière.

Atomiette

Une revue plus récente axée sur des sujets de philosophie et de science, particulièrement leur combinaison. Ils publient des articles/essais proposant généralement de nouvelles interprétations/idées. C’est assez nouveau, donc il n’y a pas encore beaucoup d’essais. Mais ce qu’ils ont publié jusqu’à présent était honnêtement suffisant pour que je m’abonne à la newsletter (je ne m’abonne jamais aux newsletters lol). Si vous voulez découvrir comment la philosophie se relie à d’autres domaines, c’est un bon endroit à consulter, car les essais vont de la conscience/neurosciences à la physique, aux mathématiques, à la technologie, à la politique, etc. Ce qui le rend particulièrement intéressant, c’est que c’est entièrement écrit par des étudiants, donc cela semble plus exploratoire/curieux que trop académique ou difficile à lire.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Semblable à la SEP mais plus accessible. Bien si vous voulez comprendre des concepts/écoles philosophiques sans vous noyer immédiatement dans la terminologie. Cela reste bon pour la théorie, mais ils ne publient pas vraiment d’articles, donc si vous voulez lire pour le plaisir, ce n’est pas l’endroit idéal.

LessWrong

Plus centré sur la rationalité/épistémologie, mais rempli de discussions sur la connaissance, le raisonnement, la cognition, l’IA, les biais humains, etc. Là encore, le format est très textuel, donc si vous préférez lire vos essais accompagnés de jolies images ou illustrations, je recommanderais Aeon ou Atomiette. Cela dit, certains auteurs y sont incroyablement bons !

Nautilus

Pas strictement philosophique, mais beaucoup de ses essais deviennent naturellement philosophiques puisqu’ils traitent de la conscience, de la réalité, de la science, du sens, etc. J’aime cette revue parce qu’elle couvre aussi l’actualité, ce qui m’inspire pour mes propres écrits.

1000Word Philosophy

Un site philosophique construit autour d’une idée très simple : expliquer clairement les concepts philosophiques en environ 1000 mots. Les essais couvrent l’éthique, le libre arbitre, la conscience, l’épistémologie, la philosophie politique, la philosophie de l’esprit, la religion, la logique, et les grands philosophes, mais sans le jargon écrasant qui effraie souvent les gens. Ce qui le rend précieux, c’est qu’il prend les idées difficiles au sérieux tout en restant lisible d’un seul trait. Donc c’est vraiment bien pour les débutants !

J’aimerais avoir plus de recommandations si vous en avez. C’est juste une sorte de liste.

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u/Vegetable-Flow-2236 — 8 days ago

Some science articles I found interesting

Ok so I’ve been trying to replace random science headline clicking with actually reading longer essays that connect science with "deeper questions". I'm a first-year physics student so I though I'd share a list of some articles that kind of introduced me to new ways of thinking abt science.

“Free Will and the Brain: Who decides first?”

Probably my favorite recent read connecting neuroscience + philosophy. It essentially lays out how scientists discovered that your brain isn't really making "decisions" itself. So then it goes on to explain how this is not insanely great for us and for responsibility, determinism and how we interpret scientific results about decision-making. Also it’s written entirely by students, so the language is pretty simple and it kind of inspired me, since I'm a student myself, to engage more with topics that I thought were kind of off-limits to academics.

“The Free Energy Principle” -- Quanta
A good entry point into predictive processing / brain-as-inference-machine ideas. It frames cognition as continuous prediction and error-correction, which has become a surprisingly influential way of thinking about perception and decision-making. Even if you don’t fully buy the framework, it’s one of those ideas that changes how you interpret a lot of neuroscience headlines afterwards

Update: Pretty sure they got rid of this one cause I cant find it anymore.. oh well.

“Would You Kill the Fat Man?”
A really clean breakdown of moral psychology through classic trolley problems. What I liked is that it connects neuroscience and cognitive science findings to ethics AND doesnt make morality just "brain states,” yet also (partially) appreciates the science. It makes it pretty clear that moral intuition and “rational ethics” don’t line up as neatly as we usually assume.

“Why Information Grows”
Explores why knowledge and technological progress aren’t smooth or uniform. It connects science, economics, and complexity theory to explain why some ideas/inventions scale and others don’t. Honestly for me it felt less like “science news” and more like js stepping back real quick and asking what scientific progress itself is.

Anyway, I’ve found these kinds of essays way more useful than just reading isolated science headlines because they give context for what the science is actually saying about the world, not just the result. Plus, if you're not an academic it can be difficult to interpret the result.

Happy to hear any feedback on the articles I recommended!

u/Vegetable-Flow-2236 — 9 days ago

actual useful post: Where to read philosophy?

Ok so I wanted to share some places where you can read on philosophy, so you can actually educate yourself instead of dooming away online. Here's a selection of some journals that I've found interesting/useful personally and that aren't insanely mainstream.

  1. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy This is kind of like Reddit for philosophy. You'll essentially find definitions/theories, but you won't really find articles exploring new areas/opinions. Essentially the ultimate philosophy rabbit hole. Extremely deep and academic, in my opinion insanely useful, especially for writing assignments/essays. The only con is they don't have summaries, so if you want to understand a concept quickly you're going to have to read the entire page.
  2. Atomiette A newer journal focused on philosophy and science topics, especially a combination of the two. They publish articles/essays usually providing new interpretations/ideas. It's pretty new, so there aren't a lot of essays yet. But the stuff they've published so far was honestly enough to make me subscribe to the newsletter (I never subscribe to newsletters lmao). If you want to learn about how philosophy connects to other fields/areas this is a good place to look since essays range from consciousness/neuroscience to physics, mathematics, technology, politics, and so on. What makes it interesting personally is that it’s written entirely by students, so it feels more exploratory/curious than overly academic/hard to read journals.
  3. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Similar to SEP but more approachable. Good if you want to understand philosophical concepts/schools without immediately drowning in terminology. Still, it's good for theory, but doesn't really publish articles so if you want to read for fun it's not the place.
  4. LessWrong More rationality/epistemology-focused, but full of discussions about knowledge, reasoning, cognition, AI, human bias etc. Again the format is pretty text-intensive, so if you prefer reading your essays with some nice images or so I'd recommend Aeon or Atomiette. Still some of the authors are insanely good on here!
  5. Nautilus Not strictly philosophy, but a lot of the essays naturally become philosophical because they deal with consciousness, reality, science, meaning and so on. I like it because it also covers recent news so it gives me inspiration for what to write about.
  6. 1000Word Philosophy A philosophy site built around a very simple idea: explain philosophical concepts clearly in about 1000 words. The essays cover ethics, free will, consciousness, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of mind, religion, logic, and major philosophers but without the overwhelming jargon that usually scares people away from philosophy. What makes it valuable is that it takes difficult ideas seriously while still being readable in one sitting. So it's rlly good for beginners!

Would love more recommendations if uve got them. This is just kind of a list of places I hang around personally that aren't extremely main stream like e.g. Aeon.

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u/Vegetable-Flow-2236 — 9 days ago