Prez 1991 g. predlozhih ideiata za edna treta kultura, koiato „da se systoi ot onezi ucheni i drugi misliteli ot empirichnia sviat, koito chrez svoiata rabota i raziasnitelni proizvedenia zaemat miastoto na tradicionnia intelektualec, za da napraviat vidimo po-dylbokoto znachenie na zhivota ni, predefinirajki koi i kakvi sme nie“. Do 1997 g. razrastvaneto na Internet pozvoli syzdavaneto na dom za tazi treta kultura v Svetovnata mrezha na sajt, narechen „Edzh“ (www.edge.org).
Ot Dzhejms Lij Bajyrs dojde vdyhnovenieto za „Edzh“ i na nego dylzhim mototo mu:
Da stignesh do ryba na svetovnoto znanie, da izdirish naj-slozhnite i interesni umove, da gi syberesh zaedno v edna staia i da gi nakarash da si zadavat vzaimno vyprosite, koito si zadavat nasame.
Prez 2005 g. vyprosyt na „Edzh“ beshe podskazan ot psihologa teoretik Nikylys Hymfri:
Velikite umove poniakoga mogat da otgatnat istinata, predi da imat dokazatelstva ili argumenti, za da ia dokazhat. (Didro narichal tova esprit de divination, „duh na proricanie“.) V kakvo viarvate, vypreki che ne mozhete da go dokazhete?
Sybranite tuk otgovori sa fokusirani vyrhu syznatelnostta, vyrhu znanieto, vyrhu ideite za istina i dokazatelstvo. Ako triabva da obobshtia, bih kazal, che tezi otgovori predstavliavat edin komentar vyrhu tova kak se spraviame s izlishestvoto ot uverenost. Nie sme v epohata na kulturata na tyrseneto, v koiato Gugyl i drugi tyrsachki ni vodiat kym bydeshte, izobilstvashto ot pravilni otgovori, pridruzhavani ot naivno useshtane za ubedenost. V bydeshte nie shte mozhem da otgovariame na vyprosite - no dali shte bydem dostatychno umni, za da gi zadavame?
Dzhon Brokman
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Why are the prices both in USD and BGN?
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What is the price for delivery?
The price for delivery depends on the destination and
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for the rest of Bulgaria it is between 1.20 and 3.90
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The price for delivery abroad is from 6.80 USD to 9.40
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The delivery time outside Bulgaria ranges from 1 to
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Why are some texts and descriptions in Bulgarian with Latin script?
Products such as books and films are in Bulgarian and are targetted mainly at Bulgarians.
To be able to read the website without a Cyrillic font installed on your computer, the description of these products in the English version of the website is in Latin script.
