I don’t believe in the naive account of intelligence, a material structure that allows you to magically find answers to questions. Accurate answers are arrived at through correspondence with the facts. In reality as I understand it, this means: You have to conduct a search to discover facts. You have to compress the facts youContinue reading “Disagreement with ideas that pass for common sense, Part 3: Intelligence”
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SAULEIS BAZDĀ
Update: Second draft. Changed sample texts after confirming grammar. Fixed some typos. There are more. Updated sound changes. Attempt at a combined grammar: https://snapshotsofthelabyrinth.photo.blog/2026/04/10/ligurian-grammar/ Notes on the Solar Speech I · Phonology Consonants: p t k · b d g · s z · m n · r l · w y Vowels: a eContinue reading “SAULEIS BAZDĀ”
Disagreement with ideas that pass for common sense, Part 2: A Critique of Pure Aesthetics
One absurd complaint I keep coming across is that a political proposal based on analytical principles is contrary to art. Precisely the opposite is true. Note: This post is not an attack on art. It’s an argument that dry principles are better at defending art than art itself: Principles are more inclusive than aesthetics. AlthoughContinue reading “Disagreement with ideas that pass for common sense, Part 2: A Critique of Pure Aesthetics”
Zelāi Umnos
Update: Changed to fit the draft grammar. Ek brugó rudó zelān wisān pōiFrom the red fruit, drink all the wine sā esti esār Sabáziō, genton dēsōn,this is the blood of Sabazios, flesh of the gods, yos en Naktāi sersāi dēsos genése ta derése.who in black Night was born as a god and was torn apart.Continue reading “Zelāi Umnos”
Translation: আমি কান পেতে রই
My personal favorite song of all time (Rabindra Sangeet). আমি কান পেতে রইI keep listening ও আমার আপন হৃদয়গহন-দ্বারে বারে বারেat the depths of my own heart, again and again, কোন্ গোপনবাসীর কান্নাহাসির গোপন কথা শুনিবারে– বারে বারে ॥to hear secret stories of some secret flute’s smiles and sorrows, again and again. ভ্রমর সেথা হয়Continue reading “Translation: আমি কান পেতে রই”
Translation: সংসার যবে মন
Possibly the most beautiful tune in Rabindra Sangeet. সংসার যবে মন কেড়ে লয়, জাগে না যখন প্রাণ,When the world steals the mind away, when life no longer awakens, তখনো, হে নাথ, প্রণমি তোমায় গাহি বসে তব গান ॥Then, oh Lord, bowing before you, I will sing your song. অন্তরযামী, ক্ষমো সে আমার শূন্য মনের বৃথাContinue reading “Translation: সংসার যবে মন”
Translation: কেন চোখের জলে
Rabindra Sangeet on regret. কেন চোখের জলে ভিজিয়ে দিলেম না শুকনো ধুলো যত!Why didn’t I wet all this dry dust with my tears? কে জানিত আসবে তুমি গো অনাহূতের মতো ॥Who knew you would come in, my dear, like the uninvited? তুমি পার হয়ে এসেছ মরু, নাই যে সেথায় ছায়াতরু–You have come crossing the desert,Continue reading “Translation: কেন চোখের জলে”
Materialist Economics, Part 5: Concluding Remarks
This proposal is not fully communist in the way Marx imagined. It does not abolish all market exchange. It does not assume perfect social harmony. What it offers is a framework in which the productive capacity of society is directed by the people who depend on it, backed by empirical science. The disagreements with MarxContinue reading “Materialist Economics, Part 5: Concluding Remarks”
Materialist Economics, Part 4: Objections and Responses
The Motivation Problem If necessary goods are readily available, why would anyone work at all? The objection rests on the premise that necessary goods are freely distributed. They are not. They are produced by the government sector and sold at public stores in exchange for labor vouchers. A person who does not work does notContinue reading “Materialist Economics, Part 4: Objections and Responses”
Materialist Economics, Part 3: Accountable Planning
Constitutional Human Rights and the Rule of Law Without protected human rights, it is impossible to know the will of the people. Any system of democratic production requires, as a precondition, constitutional protections for speech, assembly, and political participation. The rule of law must be upheld. Legal challenges must meet reasonable evidential standards, and accusationsContinue reading “Materialist Economics, Part 3: Accountable Planning”
