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Nov 22, 2015
The Hard Cross-Cultural Problem in Philosophy
What would ancient philosophers like Socrates and…
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Aug 5, 2019
Obscure Philosopher Files #1: Ibn Tufayl
A twelfth century philosophical tale about a boy brought up…
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Jul 12, 2019
Pest-Control, Myamar Style
Some advice on controlling mouse populations… but only if the mice speak…
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Aug 2, 2019
Giving Up on Tragedy
‘This is not a tragedy,’ my partner said as she was dying. It was a hard lesson…
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Oct 21, 2018
Everywhere is Exotic, Everywhere is Mundane
Travel writing makes everything exotic. Anthropology makes…
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Will Buckingham
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Aug 23, 2014
Strange Happenings in Yangzhou
A strange tale from 11th century China about unusual apparitions in the…
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Jun 16, 2019
Newsletters and Reclaiming the Pleasure of Writing Online
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Jun 9, 2019
Communing with Wizards in Myanmar
How I studied the Burmese language, in the hope of finding a…
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Jun 7, 2018
The Duracell Bunny and the Deputy Political Commissar
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Dec 18, 2019
Hexagram 49: Revolution. A Short Story
A short story based on chapter 49 of the Chinese Book of…
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Wayward Things is curated by philosopher and writer Dr. Will Buckingham. It is a place for thoughts on writing and philosophy, stories, snippets and ideas.
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