Philosophy Wire: Yellow. (So?)

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Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2022-07-03]: Antique artefacts have been studied by chemists, revealing a hitherto unknown use of yellow in Ancient Egypt. [1] Yellow. Orange. Black. What does it matter? For you will always be here. And this artifact will always be back then. Not sitting in your hands. But in the hands of its owners. In ancient Egypt. Under the scorching sun. Waiting to die out of existence. The moment someone notices it. And turn into the black and white of dreams. Fake dreams. Denoting the only thing true that ever existed under that Sun…

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Philosophy Wire: Tasting colours. Staying hungry.

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2017-08-08]: Some animals can actually taste colour. [1] And yet colours may not even exist. (see colours @ Harmonia Philosophica) We taste nothingness. But we feel empty. Always carving for more. Close your mouth. Stay hungry. You will fill up.

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Πράσινο. Green.

This is green.

Αυτό είναι πράσινο.

Philosophy Wire: Colours. More colours. Black and white.

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2014-11-23]: She sees 100 times more colours than anyone else. [1] I see colours. I see black and white. I am blind. I see everything! Colours are in your mind. Stop depending on your eyes to see them all...

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Philosophy Wire: Red, Green, Blue, One...

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2014-11-18]: Physics Nobel won for invention of blue LEDs, which made possible the creation of economic light bulbs with white light. [1] Red. Green. Add blue and you have white. Add everything. To get nothing. And return to the Monad...

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Philosophy Wire: Why communists are colorless…

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-06-04]:

It was always something that troubled me. Why do all communist states have zero aesthetics? Why are they colorless? Why are they grey? Well, a fellow-philosopher in the family made me realize the truth: Colours imply emotions. And emotions are too dangerous for a regime which wants you all “equal” and obedient…

Again and again… I just wanna feel this moment!

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