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The Knowledge Argument asserts that when Mary leaves her black-and-white room and sees red, she acquires new factual knowledge about the world (propositional knowledge, or "knowledge-that"). In contrast, the Ability Hypothesis—a major physicalist counterargument proposed by Laurence Nemiro
Mary's Room, or the Knowledge Argument, is one of the most famous and debated thought experiments in the philosophy of mind. Formulated by Australian philosopher Frank Jackson in 1982, the argument challenges physicalism by suggesting that conscious experience possesses subjective qualitie
The comparison between sanctifying time and conquering space highlights two contrasting orientations toward life: conquering space focuses on material acquisition, technological control, and external productivity, while sanctifying time prioritizes spiritual presence, intentional rest, and
Collective pretence is a social phenomenon where members of a group or society mutually agree to uphold an illusion or narrative that they privately know to be false, in order to maintain social order or navigate a rigid system.
While traditional propaganda seeks to actively convince citizens of a specific ideology or truth, hyper-normalisation operates on the mutual acceptance of known lies, requiring performative compliance rather than genuine belief.
Hyper-normalisation applies to modern Western societies through the ritualisation of politics, the acceptance of known systemic failures (like economic inequality and climate change), and a collective inability to imagine alternative socio-political structures.
Hyper-normalisation is the collective, performative maintenance of a failing societal system by citizens and leaders who are fully aware of its failures but act as if it is functioning normally due to a lack of perceived alternatives.
Alexei Yurchak is an anthropologist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, best known for coining the term "hyper-normalisation" in his study of the late Soviet Union's social dynamics.
The article 'Unpacking "Hyper-Normalisation" - Philosopheasy' is an analytical essay exploring Alexei Yurchak's theory of collective pretence in the late Soviet Union and its striking parallels to contemporary Western political and economic systems.
Hyper-normalisation is a sociological concept describing a state where everyone knows a societal system is failing, yet collectively agrees to pretend it is functioning perfectly because they cannot imagine a viable alternative.
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