Category: Philosophy
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an elaborate account of the overcoming of the smaller difficulties
A characteristically perspicacious observation on utopias from G K Chesterton.
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ours is the tragedy of the silent stars
Humans are arguably distinguished from other species by the extent to which we have transcended the temporal limits of natural selection through our capacity to adapt our environment to our needs, rather than the reverse.
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the cozy catastrophists of cosplay doomerism
I don’t know if Brennan’s use of the “cozy catastrophe” label comes with an awareness of its origins, but it may be more fitting than they seem to realise.
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the very capacities that make agency possible
A clip from an essay on Zhaungzi’s approach to virtue.