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The “repugnant conclusion” that an Oxford philosopher couldn’t escape
If human happiness is an absolute good, would 1 billion slightly happy people be better than 1 million incredibly happy people?
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Stop trying to live 100 lives
The power of accepting your limitations.
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The dancing monk: Why mature people don’t chase total control
The child has no control at all and the adult tries to control too much. But there is a third way.
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If a life can be measured, what are the points?
The currencies of a life well lived.
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The “SSS” framework: How to change the world with what you have
Rutger Bregman’s “Moral Ambition” wants us to aim our careers not at money but solving the world’s biggest problems.
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The hopes and dreams of a yellow dwarf
Do you like your science mainstream or fringe? Well, I’ve got both.
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Rupert Sheldrake
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Fringe or frontier: Is our current scientific paradigm still the best fit?
A paradigm should be elastic enough to accommodate new data and broad enough to explain the world. For Rupert Sheldake, ours does neither.
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Dennett: The Straw and Steel Man
A straw man is when you take somebody’s argument and you make it so simplistic, or so exaggerated, that it makes for an easier target.
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It’s always wrong to kill. Until it’s not.
The creaking fragility of moral absolutes.
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“Cosmic realism”: The secret ingredient to great books
In the tears and laughter of a single life, you find the grief and joy of humanity.
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Can a river be alive?
You once knew how to see nature.
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You cannot put the wind in a bag: How we learned to see nature
The award-winning nature writer, Robert Macfarlane, talks with Big Think about how to reacquaint ourselves with the rivers in our lives.
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Can you enjoy the art of a monster?
The indelible mark of darkness.
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