Articles by: Amir Nour

A World (Still) Split Apart

A World (Still) Split Apart

  “When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything” (Attributed to Gilbert Keith Chesterton) The dramatic turn for the worse in the evolution of humanism and in the dizzying advances in science and technology has triggered heated debate among great thinkers and writers of the[Read More…]

by 01/03/2019 5 comments Life/Philosophy
The Enduring Quest for Übermensch: From Renaissance Humanism to Silicon Valley’s Posthumanism

The Enduring Quest for Übermensch: From Renaissance Humanism to Silicon Valley’s Posthumanism

 “Science without conscience is nothing but ruin to the soul”- François Rabelais Lately, the world famous business magazine, The Economist, has received quite a bit of international media attention; and understandably so. Indeed, close to the end of each year, going back decades, it publishes an eagerly awaited special edition, which predicts the major political, business and social trends and[Read More…]

by 01/02/2019 1 comment Life/Philosophy
Fighting for Survival: Whither Modern Civilization?

Fighting for Survival: Whither Modern Civilization?

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones” (Albert Einstein)[2] A red alert in an age of fear, anger and extremes In anticipation of its 2018 edition, the well-regarded Munich Security Conference issued a report which aimed to serve as a useful compilation for an[Read More…]

by 18/07/2018 2 comments World