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Articles on Philosophy by Nuwan I. Senaratna
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Facts vs. Chains of Opinions
Facts vs. Chains of Opinions
On Navigating News and Information
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jun 7
On Compounded Things
On Compounded Things
Reflections on the Buddha’s Last Words
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jun 6
Why we should be more selfish
Why we should be more selfish
On Self, Non-Self, and No-Self
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 12
The Princess and the Princes
The Princess and the Princes
A Parable
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 9
The Problem with Problems
The Problem with Problems
An exercise
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 9
How not to go to Heaven
How not to go to Heaven
A very simple guide
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 6
“Dying” Well
“Dying” Well
And what we might learn from it
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 2
Responsibility
Responsibility
Innocent or Guilty?
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Apr 1
On Time and Time
On Time and Time
And how we might control the latter
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jan 31
Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana )
My notes on “When to be mindful”
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Jun 12, 2023
Why we consume information
Why we consume information
There is so much information out there — both online (blogs, videos, articles, e-books, music) and offline (books, discussions, concerts)…
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 27, 2023
Deep vs. Shallow Consumption
Deep vs. Shallow Consumption
Compared and Contrasted
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 27, 2023
Killing Ideas
Killing Ideas
And bringing them back to life
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 19, 2023
The Hard Problem of Consciousness
The Hard Problem of Consciousness
A Literature Survey
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 17, 2023
A Buddhist Theory of Consciousness
A Buddhist Theory of Consciousness
Or my flawed understanding of it
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 11, 2023
Theories of Consciousness
Theories of Consciousness
As I would explain them to a child
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 10, 2023
A Matter of Probability
A Matter of Probability
A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 9, 2023
Steelmanning
Steelmanning
And why you should do it
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 8, 2023
2023 Vesak Edition
2023 Vesak Edition
A Meta-Article
Nuwan I. Senaratna
May 4, 2023
Left Brain, Right Brain
Left Brain, Right Brain
Useful?
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Apr 29, 2023
From Worlds to Fantasy Worlds
From Worlds to Fantasy Worlds
Entertainment, Education, Escapism
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Apr 26, 2023
Thinking the unthinkable
Thinking the unthinkable
Reflections on the abstract and concrete
Nuwan I. Senaratna
Apr 21, 2023
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