philosophy
The “scientific Buddha” and the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism with regard to science are modern creations.
Our understanding always will remain incomplete.
Nothing meaningful is done quickly.
Inside the metaverse, your emotions and physical responses will be monitored, and AI will use that data to influence you in real time. Is that essentially mind control?
Satanic cultists don’t even believe the Devil exists. Satanism is largely a religion focused on secular humanism and hedonism.
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From Aristotle’s lazy cosmology to Immanuel Kant’s “scientific” racism, great minds are not immune to very bad ideas.
How much can something change and still be the same thing?
How many tins of beans make a stockpile, and when does a basement become a bunker?
The acceptance of fashionable nonsense is a threat to Enlightenment values and public health.
It might seem petty and shallow to get upset over a bad gift, but there’s often a deeper reason behind the feeling.
After 10,000 years of civilization, have we figured out what virtue is?
Every Christmas could be the last Christmas.
The “attention economy” corrupts science.
We could even benefit from more whataboutisms — if they’re used properly.
Our inaugural special issue is focused on progress — the search for, the study of, and the project towards a better world.
Progress got derailed somewhere between indoor plumbing and the flying car. Why?
We asked 11 experts about the future of progress for humanity.
Literature’s first utopia shows how far we’ve come.
Perfectionism is on the rise, and its consequences for mental health can be devastating. The Japanese philosophy of “wabi sabi” can help.
To be successful at bonsai cultivation, you must acquire the perseverance and unconditional kindness normally reserved for devout monks.
Why, exactly, don’t you trust that person’s opinion?
Following the advent of human space flight, NASA began naming missions after children of Zeus.
Each of us carries our own version of the Multiverse in our heads.
Do our thoughts have any meaning whatsoever?
Some animals were even assigned their own lawyers.
The Greeks were among the first to move beyond “primitive money” and establish an official currency, transforming their trade, government, and even philosophy.
