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“The standard categorization of women and men relates to sex” – to think otherwise is a type of fiction. Gender critical feminist
@Docstockk
dissects her controversial views on sex, gender, and identity. Interview by
@newsphilosophy
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'I think Putin is a very smart political operator; 10 times smarter than the American President or British Prime Minister. He's been instrumental in defeating ISIS & Al Qaeda in Syria'
@georgegalloway
Watch more
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Physicists must start taking philosophy of science seriously or run the risk of stagnating, argues Sabine Hossenfelder (
@skdh
).
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"I've been certain enough of this for months now to think that saying that you're going to leave on 31st October, do or die, is somewhere between a fairy story and an untruth."
@RoryStewartUK
in conversation with
@Emmabarnett
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Watch theoretical epidemiologist
@SunetraGupta
debate risk, evidence and the Covid-19 lockdown with
@hugh_montgomery
and David Spiegelhalter (
@d_spiegel
) at
@HTLGIFestival
2020 Online. Get 6 months access included with your ticket.
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“Part of the problem with general relativity is that it appears so perfect that we don’t seem to be able to get beyond it”.
@EricRWeinstein
and
@michaelshermer
discuss the barriers facing physicists in their search for an ultimate theory.
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“What we need is a culture where we all are open to having our ideas falsified”
@sapinker
discusses the shortcomings in understanding that pervade society, and the trust we place in science. Watch the debate with Daniel Kahneman and Shami Chakrabarti here
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Racism is not merely a matter of individual bias. It's a structural, cultural and historical process, argues Tommy Curry (
@DrTJC
). Here he discusses the dangers of cultural colour-blindness, and the problematic implications of intersectionality.
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Is a return to protectionism, isolationism, and nationalism all the more likely in a post-Covid world? Or can we preserve an international community? Former UN Under-Secretary
@ShashiTharoor
discusses the future of India. Watch the full talk:
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From Ancient Greece to Postmodernism, we asked experts to pull together the philosophy books they thought everyone should. It's quirky, maybe controversial, but aren't all the best things in life?
#WorldPhilosophyDay
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“Feelings carry spontaneously conscious knowledge concerning the current state of the organism as a result of which you can act to save your life.”
@damasiousc
and Hanna Damasio turn our view of consciousness around: it all starts with feelings, not reason.
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“The standard categorization of women and men relates to sex” – to think otherwise is a type of fiction. Gender critical feminist
@Docstockk
dissects her controversial views on sex, gender, and identity.
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“There’s a political crisis around politicians. Not because they’re horrible people, but because they’re not people of principle and honour who stand for ideological difference,” the
@brexitparty_uk
MEP
@Fox_Claire
tells
@OwenSmith_MP
and
@natalieben
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Hot on the heels of *that* PR disaster,
@existentialcoms
and
@mpigliucci
consider what the great Cynic Diogenes could teach a modern-day Alexander
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“The Thick Of It worked on the principle that we all agreed there was a set of rules by which politics should be conducted... and showing how politicians bent those rules. Trump said there are no rules.”
@Aiannucci
and
@carmitstead
discuss political satire
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Analytic philosophy is thought to be born when
#BertrandRussell
revolted against a
#Hegel
’s version of idealism. But the revival of Hegel’s ideas 100 years later tells a different story. Tap to read Paul Redding’s article on the return to idealism.
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"There's actually no evidence that our diagnostic categories are scientifically valid." Clinical psychologist Lucy Johnstone
@ClinpsychLucy
shows us why the language of 'mental health' makes us dependent on expert solutions.
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Magic mushrooms are potentially a very powerful therapeutic treatment, and the reasons for banning them are political not medical, argues
@ProfDavidNutt
. Watch the talk
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Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder (
@skdh
) warns foundational physics is in danger of stagnating if it doesn’t pay more attention to philosophy of science.
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Is top-down diagnosis failing mental health sufferers? Clinical psychologist
@ClinpsychLucy
explains how ‘formulation’ gives individuals an active role alongside experts in understanding the causes of their conditions.
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Why
#antisemitism
is
#racism
and not religious intolerance: David Baddiel explains the argument behind his book ‘Jews Don’t Count’ and recounts his experiences as an atheist Jew.
Watch the full conversation with
@Baddiel
and
@ChineMcDonald
here:
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"We Need to Save Our Democracy from Political Bullies Before It's Too Late":
@Andrew_Adonis
explains why he's campaigning to stop Brexit and protect democratic process
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“Sometimes wider society says ‘We want certainty’, and I say, ‘No, that’s not the way science works’.”
@jimalkhalili
sits down with
@carlorovelli
to discuss fundamental physics, the nature of reality, and the uncertainty of science.
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“Consciousness experience is a controlled hallucination”.
@anilkseth
explores the ultimate mystery of our consciousness experience.
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Small pleasures are where we find the meaning in life, explain
@MPigliucci
and
@Skye_Cleary
. The Stoics and Existentialists would agree on this much.
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Inquiry itself is being moralised and this is harming free speech, argues
@Docstockk
.
@DrTJC
,
@Docstockk
and
@AaronBastani
discuss whether institutional group think is damaging universities.
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Today’s capitalism is crushing what’s left of our democracies and breeding a new, technofeudal, ruling class. The only way forward is to have a radical rethink of property rights over machines and data, argues
@yanisvaroufakis
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"Foreign policy of any country has to consider its own interests first". Former Under-Secretary General of the
@UN
@ShashiTharoor
delves into the stance nations must take towards trade with China, an unchallenged aggressor in global affairs.
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Criminalised, marginalised and systematically oppressed, the black man has long been ostracised by society. Tap to join pioneering philosopher of race Tommy Curry
@DrTJC
exploring the legacy of colonialism and ways to combat systemic racism today.
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Check out our latest IAI Live debate now available to watch online.
@ESYudkowsky
, Scott Aaronson,
@Liv_Boeree
, and Joscha Bach (
@Plinz
) debate whether the development of AI is changing what it means to be human. Hosted by
@GunesTaylor
.
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The origin of the universe – the Big Bang – is merely the point in time where space emerged from time.”
@leecronin
challenges the block universe idea: time is not an illusion; it is the fundamental aspect of reality.
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Saddened to learn that philosopher and IAI Advisory Board member, Mary Midgley, has passed away. One of the great philosophers of our time, we'll remember her razor-sharp wit, generosity and fearless pursuit of philosophical truth.
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'Brexit didn't break British politics: Austerity did' argues former leader of
@plaid_cymru
,
@leannewood
. Watch more:
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“I’m an instrumentalist. If you give me a theory and it fits to observations, I would call that a good theory.” Sabine Hossenfelder (
@skdh
) discusses the problems with anti-matter theory and how to move physics forward with Lee Smolin and
@TaraShears
:
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Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee? For Camus's 105th birthday, we're revisiting
@Skye_Cleary
and
@mpigliucci
's take on the question, and how the Stoics and Existentialists agree on the answer
#camus
?
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How can gravity and quantum mechanics be reconciled? Sabine Hossenfelder
@skdh
explains.
Tap to watch in full, also featuring
@erikverlinde
and
@SheerPriya
:
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"I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure it is not in order to enjoy ourselves." - Ludwig Wittgenstein
#QuoteOfTheDay
#Wittgenstein
Check out more
#BigIdeas
at
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“If it is space that is emergent, then the origin of the universe – the Big Bang – is merely the point in time where space emerged from time.”
@leecronin
challenges the block universe idea: time is not an illusion; it is the fundamental aspect of reality.
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Philosopher Albert Camus was born
#OnThisDay
in 1913. Even if he didn’t really ask ‘Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee’, the Stoics would’ve agreed with his answer, write
@MPigliucci
and
@Skye_Cleary
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"How far can you go to legitimise behaviour that can destabilise the whole world?". Former Under-Secretary General of the
@UN
@ShashiTharoor
on why national trade interests cannot entirely outweigh action against China's threat to the global order.
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How can philosophy help us understand transgender experiences? We asked thinkers on all sides of the debate
@bindelj
@Docstockk
@H_L_Smith_
@susanstryker
@RebeccaKukla
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"Materialism is, at best, an illegitimate hitchhiker, perhaps even a parasite, in that it prays on the psychology of those who do science and technology."
@BernardoKastrup
on why materialism won't help us understand what nature essentially is.
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What should we do when life starts to seem pointless? The Stoics and Existentialists agree, say
@mpigliucci
and
@Skye_Cleary
– be proactive in creating and appreciating meaningful moments, whether it’s a cup of coffee or a mind expanding conversation.
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Watch the Ep.1 of new IAI series - Beyond Us - hosted by
@BernardoKastrup
and
@fredmatser
, and featuring guest speaker Rebecca Goldstein (
@platobooktour
) on reason, transcendence and the role of knowledge in society. In association with
@EssentiaFounda1
.
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"But precisely because we don’t know when life is going to end, the Stoics say that we should live every moment to the fullest, engaging our life in the here and now.”
@MPigliucci
and
@Skye_Cleary
on stoicism, existentialism and finding meaning in life.
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"There's a difference between asking whether online abuse is 'right or wrong' and asking 'do we allow it?' I don't trust the government to regulate what's right and wrong in political or moral discourse" argues
@Ella_M_Whelan
from
@spikedonline
. Watch more
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On keeping quiet
Plato: Those with the least wit make the loudest noise
Aquinas: Quiet is the basis of recollection and serious thought
Kierkegaard: Silence is a cure for the ills of the world
Nietzsche:
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“What’s going wrong in the foundations of physics is that we fundamentally don’t understand how quantum theory works.” Sabine Hossenfelder (
@skdh
) explains how we can make progress in physics. Watch her full debate with
@JimBaggott
and John Ellis.
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In the shadow of ISIS, the community of Rojava is a flourishing political experiment in direct democracy, gender equality & concerns about the environment. Now it's under attack. Back from Syria, Kurdish rights activist
@elifxeyal
tells this hopeful story
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“Successful politicians have always at least pretended to be driven by political ideals.”
@RoryStewartUK
on the reality of political campaigns and the myth of technocratic dominance. Watch the full debate with
@graceblakeley
and Michael Sandel.
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What impact has Donald Trump had on international foreign policy?
@georgegalloway
debates with Director of the
@ecfr
@markhleonard
& journalist
@MASieghart
.
Watch the full debate
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“Sometimes wider society says ‘We want certainty’, and I say, ‘No, that’s not the way science works’.”
@jimalkhalili
sits down with
@carlorovelli
to discuss fundamental physics, the nature of reality, and the uncertainty of science.
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11
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“For those who try their best to pretend that they don’t see colour, they will often then fail to see the injustices that come with being a person of colour.”
@DawnButlerBrent
joins
@GeorgeThePoet
and
@GlennLoury
to discuss race, identity and injustice.
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Clinomania: an excessive desire to stay in bed, and the curse of philosophers the world over
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Merry Christmas - and happy birthday Sir Isaac Newton!
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Interested in philosophy, science, politics and the arts? Well – we have a newsletter:
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"Changing the narrative from ‘I have a mental illness/mental health problem’ to ‘I am surviving difficult circumstances in the best way I can’ is an essential step towards helping us find new ways forward" argues
@ClinpsychLucy
.
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In answering the question often misattributed to Camus, Stoics and Existentialist find common ground – the meaningfulness of life is found in little pleasure, explain
@mpigliucci
and
@Skye_Cleary
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In answering the question often misattributed to Camus, Stoics and Existentialist find common ground – the meaningfulness of life is found in little pleasure, explain
@MPigliucci
and
@Skye_Cleary
.
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8
46
Is particle physics in crisis, clinging to untenable theories? Or might supersymmetry still be key to unlocking the mysteries of the universe? John Ellis, Sabine Hossenfelder (
@skdh
) and
@JimBaggott
ask if we need a radically different framework.
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“Consciousness is not something that is generated, it’s not a secondary phenomenon of nature. It is primary,” argues Bernardo Kastrup.
@donalddhoffman
,
@BernardoKastrup
and
@DrSueSchneider
clash over the possibility of AI consciousness.
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Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more, but there is never enough. Join Slavoj Žižek as he explains the paradox of surplus happiness and how to escape the flimsy joys of overabundance.
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Is the idea of space-time as a fluid just a metaphor to help us understand the behaviour of a theoretical entity? Or is there evidence that space-time might in fact be a fluid in a more literal sense? Sabine Hossenfelder (
@skdh
) explains.
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Today is
#WorldPhilosophyDay
! To celebrate the occasion, we'll be posting some of our favourite talks on philosophy and why it matters. Kicking things off, here's Rebecca Goldstein (
@platobooktour
) on Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
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“We experience the world - and the self - with, through, and because of our living bodies.”
Philosopher
@RiccardoManzot2
and neuroscientist
@anilkseth
meet to discuss the hallucination of reality, what is consciousness and where to find it.
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Is
@BernardoKastrup
right that the materialist approach to investigating consciousness fundamentally flawed? Should we stop wondering how we get experiences from matter, and instead think about how matter arises from experience?
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Panpsychism is not a threat to physics.
@Philip_Goff
shows us why it offers a philosophical interpretation of physics in a world dominated by consciousness.
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Have we become too risk averse, trying to turn everything into a safe space?
Sociologist Frank Furedi
@Furedibyte
argues that our excessive focus on safety threatens to undermines agency, intimacy, human relationships, and ultimately democratic freedoms.
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Genes are not the blueprint for life.
Join renowned Oxford biologist, Denis Noble, as he proposes the radical new theory that organisms control their genomes, not the other way around.
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New YouTube video is out: "What decolonisation isn't" with Tommy Curry, Adjoa Andoh, Kehinde Andrews, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and more! Tap now to watch our debate highlights on decolonisation, intersectionality and representation.
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How reliable are economic predictions?
Join
@yanisvaroufakis
,
@johnredwood
, and
@realVickyPryce
debating economic facts and fantasies. Hosted by
@BBC
's Roger Hearing.
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12
45
Is philosophy and science's obstinate search for a theory of everything a fundamentally biased expression of a particular culture?
@michaelshermer
,
@bgreene
, Sabine Hossenfelder
@skdh
and
@EricRWeinstein
will explore 'The End of Everything' - January 10th.
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“The mental health narrative is producing a group of people who cannot relate to the world in functional ways. We need to build resilience models.”
@Docstockk
on why trans rights activists and feminists need to work together for a less polarised future.
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"That’s basically what’s been going on in the foundations of physics for the past 50 years, we’ve just been repeating the same mistakes because we didn’t learn from history." |
@HTLGIFestival
speaker Sabine Hossenfelder
@skdh
on the measurement problem.
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“Consciousness is not something that is generated, it’s not a secondary phenomenon of nature. It is primary,” argues Bernardo Kastrup.
@donalddhoffman
,
@BernardoKastrup
and
@DrSueSchneider
clash over the possibility of AI consciousness.
3
15
43
Could psychedelic experience, distorting time, identity and agency, be the key to unlocking the enduring philosophical puzzle of the Self?
@PeterSjostedtH
investigates - via Kant, Nietzsche, Bergson and many more…
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“Each generation has looked upon the ideas of their predecessors as naïve, simplistic, even superstitious,” writes
@BernardoKastrup
. But metaphysical materialism is proof that each new theory creates problems of its own.
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Only 35% of philosophy PhD students in the UK are female & only 24% of permanent academic staff in UK philosophy departments are women. This list is intended to challenge this disparity & celebrate the work of women philosophers
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We have not made progress in the foundations of physics for around 40 years. This is a problem because our theories present problems that require solutions. The key reason for stagnation is bad methodology and group-think, argues Sabine Hossenfelder
@skdh
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“Physicists need new methods. Better methods. Methods that are appropriate to the present century.” Watch Sabine Hossenfelder (
@skdh
) debating live at
@HTLGIFestival
Global Online festival, 19-20 Sept. Tix:
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As US forces leave Syria, America’s foreign policy continues to dominate discussion on international relations. Do we need a major change in western attitudes? “The world is in chaos precisely because of a belligerent foreign policy,” says
@georgegalloway
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“In a way, the problem with the Standard Model is not that it is flawed but that it’s too good,” argues Sam Henry
@g7vdj
, in debate with Sabine Hossenfelder
@skdh
and
@doctorbjorn
exploring the challenges with the current theories of particle physics.
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11
41
Metaphysical materialism is now physically untenable, writes
@BernardoKastrup
. Why has materialism become such a commonplace way to understand the world around us?
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“Politicians are very, very scared because for the first time in quite a long time the populace has pushed their way back onto the stage of politics.”
@Ella_M_Whelan
discusses Britain political unrest with
@AaronBastani
,
@vincecable
and
@MASieghart
.
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15
39
“For the great many people who suffer from diseases not readily diagnosed, bad philosophy is an obstacle to health, to safety, to pain relief, and to full participation in life.” |
@DianeOLeary
explains how the mind-body dualism puts our health at risk.
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Where do we find value in life? Camus and Marcus Aurelius might agree – look for the joy in the little things, explain
@mpigliucci
and
@Skye_Cleary
. Even in the pleasure of a cup of coffee.
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Physicists have gathered evidence that space-time can behave like a fluid. Is space not as immaterial as we thought?
@skdh
examines the evidence
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To celebrate
#InternationalWomensDay
we asked leading women philosophers to recommend other contemporary women whose work they most admired, incl.
@philosofemme
,
@platobooktour
and many others. Make sure to read and share your own recommendations!
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Racial equality in white democratic societies will never be possible. Tommy J. Curry
@DrTJC
on why the very foundations of liberal democracy prevent the overcoming of racism.
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An important word to add to your vocabulary - amathia is more dangerous than mere ignorance; it's an outright refusal to understand (trans.
@mpigliucci
)
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Recent headlines about physicists having created a wormhole using Google’s quantum computer are misleading argues
@martinmbauer
.
@DurhamPhysics
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Metaphysical materialism is a dead-end, writes
@BernardoKastrup
. One motivated by weak premises and leading to untenable conclusions about our mental experience and the nature of reality as we now understand it.
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"The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays." - Søren Kierkegaard
#QuoteOfTheDay
#Quotes
#Kierkegaard
Check out more
#BigIdeas
at
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“By reclassifying painful normality as psychiatric abnormality, we’ve created the illusion of a psychiatric epidemic,” argues James Davies.
@LindaBauld
,
@JDaviesPhD
and
@SusanMichie
debate the future and limits of healthcare.
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