The self: why science is not enough
“Recent science has told us a great deal about the physical basis for how the sense of self emerges, but[…]
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Nature is not evil, simply amoral
“In Japan, nature has shown that she too is no benevolent Gaia, before which we should bow down. Rather, she[…]
ReadIdeas for modern living: you
“When René Descartes tried to systematically doubt everything he believed, he succeeded – until it came to his own existence.[…]
ReadThe Shrink & The Sage: Therapy
“The charge that people seeking therapy are morally indulgent collapses. No one can be morally blamed for what they can’t[…]
ReadMore Than Machine
Back in the 1940s, the early IT pioneer Claude Shannon fell in love with a computer called Betty, and no[…]
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