Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards. ~ #Diogenes #quotes #dogs #philosophers
Clare Carlisle and the Genre-Bender

The philosopher and biographer analyzes works of life-writing that straddle fact and fiction, and what makes them art.

The New Yorker

The things that upset us often aren’t in our control. #Stoic #philosophers argue that we shouldn't allow them to upset us.

Stoics advise us to calmly accept what isn’t up to us & concentrate on what we can control: our beliefs, judgments, and choices.

https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/03/28/stoicism/

Stoicism: Finding Happiness in What’s Under Your Control - 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology

The things that upset us often aren’t in our control. Stoic philosophers argue that it isn’t wise to allow these events to upset us. Instead, we need to regulate our emotions. For Stoics, this is the key to a happy—and good—life. This essay introduces some basic Stoic ideas.

The things that upset us often aren’t in our control. Stoic philosophers argue that it isn’t wise to allow these events to upset us. Instead, we need to regulate our emotions. For Stoics, this is the key to a happy—and good—life. This essay introduces some basic Stoic ideas. - Philosophy, One Thousand Words at a Time
Maybe the reason #psychologists, #neuroscientists, and #philosophers can’t define #consciousness is because they’re all using symbolic language and math created by consciousness. It’s like trying to define divinity based on the material universe. #philosophy
When psychical research and analytic philosophy shared Cambridge | Aeon Essays

Cambridge, home of analytic philosophy, was also a hotbed of psychical research. How did this spooky subject take root?

Aeon

“A growing number of #philosophers, #physicists & #biologists say that, instead of continually admitting new creatures into the category of intelligence, the new findings are evidence that there is something wrong with the way we understand #intelligence itself.”

https://www.noemamag.com/a-radical-new-proposal-for-how-mind-emerges-from-matter/

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A Radical New Proposal For How Mind Emerges From Matter | NOEMA

If we could stop bickering about which creatures do or don’t deserve to be called smart, an emerging movement of scientists and philosophers argue that we might discover fundamental elements of intelligence that are common to all life.

NOEMA
Tolerance Leads to Tyranny - Odin Halvorson - Medium

All across America, a plague is ravaging our citizens. This is not a plague of the body (though that one is far from over, either), but a plague of the spirit, a plague of the mind. This is a paradox…

Medium
The Data-Driven Truth About “Tough on Crime” Policy

Conventional thought tells us that people who commit crimes need to be harshly punished, and that the fear of being punished is enough to deter crime. But is that true? What if the data showed that…

ILLUMINATION
The Anarchist Information Community - Odin Halvorson - Medium

Anarchism is a misunderstood term, demonized into the abstract as a false synonym for chaos. Frequently applied as a pejorative against people who act violently in opposition to government forces…

Medium
Sir Herbert Read’s 7-Steps to Anarchism - Socrates Café - Medium

Sir Herbert Read was an influential art historian, co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, a prominent anarchist, and a knight of the realm. In one of Read’s most important short works…

Socrates Café