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Essays about why we believe what we do, how post-truth societies come to a public understanding about truth, and how we might do better.
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Aug 25, 2020
Worse, but More Moral, So Better?
Talking morals and not consequences is deceptive: we have similar…
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Aug 10, 2020
What I Can’t Believe
Privilege, standpoint epistemology and lived experiences: why one may claim a…
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Nov 5, 2019
Two Radically Different Perspectives on How the World Works
Domination and oppression vs. hard work…
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Aug 5, 2019
Why The World Doesn’t Want You to Succeed (and What to do About it)
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Jun 30, 2019
How to Change the World
A cult, Overton’s window and changing minds
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Apr 14, 2019
Schools Don’t Support Personal Development, They Distort It
Education and the myth of finite learning
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Mar 16, 2019
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Two Biases That Stop Us From Knowing Ourselves
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Feb 7, 2019
Evolution And The Myth Of The Selfish Human
“Selfish genes” and what biology really teaches us about…
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Jan 31, 2019
Life Is Not A Journey
It’s a meal
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Jul 29, 2018
Two Ways To Learn: The Danger of Practical Philosophy
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