Category: Digressions
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Apple’s Vision Pro: Does it promise a breakthrough or pose new challenges?
Apple’s Vision Pro headsets, available for orders since February 2, have ignited a global conversation. In a landscape already populated by MR headsets like Microsoft’s HoloLens and Meta’s MetaQuest 3, Apple’s entry is noteworthy for a company recognized more for software than hardware innovation. The affordability of Vision Pro also prompts questions about its accessibility…
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Nishida Kitarō and the Perception of Beauty in “Bi no Setsumei” (美の説明)
Nishida Kitarō (1870-1945) is still a little-known author to the Brazilian audience. In fact, it must be said that we have little or no contact with Japanese philosophy, especially when compared to European or American philosophy. This may be partially due to the young age of this academic field in Japan. Until the Meiji Era…
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Japanese fashion subcultures ain’t a mess!
Last year, a video from a Japanese-descendant influencer with a considerable following (574k!) caught my attention. The profile was a bit different from what we usually see: quick TikTok-style videos with shallow information and unconfirmed sources. The video’s title was something like “weird Japanese fashion styles,” which would make any culture researcher cringe. So, I…
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