Philosophy on the Danube River
In the aftermath of the Yugoslavian Civil War, a local philosopher uses philosophical practice to inspire personal and communal action.
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Essays
Fire Is the Best Medicine
Just as apocalypse means revelation, so can fire be medicine and poison. “Fire medicine” confers benefits on individuals and communities.
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Natural Mysticism and Its Dangerous Allure
Natural mysticism focuses on awakening us from our ego-bound ordinary life to a universal oneness. But it comes with many dangers.
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Sentience, Not Consciousness, Is Key to the Cosmos
If the universe is conducive to sentience rather than consciousness, then a scientific model for some even more fascinating phenomena emerges.
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The Pragmatic Truth of Existentialism
With culture wars focusing more on the nature of truth, the time is ripe to consider the connection between pragmatism and existentialism.
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Alone in One of Nature’s Threshold Places
The most fortifying experiences in nature are often found in lonely, transitional zones. But what is the reality of these threshold places?
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The Power of One Idea
William James offers a way to evaluate the fruitfulness of ideas by tethering them to the common ground of lived experience.
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Treading Lightly in Thin Places
A former barefoot guru explores the difficulty in articulating the experience of a spiritual emergency amid societal upheavals.
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Letters to You
In this epistolary, Melanie Han reflects on her experiences with racism, intergenerational family dynamics, and tensions surrounding identity.
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Existentialism in Children’s Film
Children’s films tend to emphasize the role of destiny or chance, but existential themes can be found in a few that highlight the importance of agency and defining the meaning of one’s own life.
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Our Sacred-Scientific, Psychedelic Future
Fears halted research on psychotropic compounds in the 60s. The Second Psychedelic Renaissance is now validating their psychological benefits.
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‘Corona, Corona’: In the Cycle of Grief
Finding herself abroad during the early days of corona, a traveler recounts the uncertainties and grief that followed her home.
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