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A lunar eclipse in space, as featured image in the essay "Look For Things That Don't Change" by Ben Parry. This essay touches on ontology, perception, and invariant structure.
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Ideas Philosophy 

Look for Things That Don’t Change

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 5 min read Ben Parry Ontology, Perception, Progress

By seeking out the things that don’t change—or invariant structure—we can invest in areas of life that are endlessly rewarding.

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COVID Pandemic Cash Benefits Erraticus Garrett Watson
Ideas Society 

Could the COVID Pandemic Spark a Cash Benefits Revolution?

March 15, 2021April 28, 2021 4 min read Garrett Watson Pandemic, Politics

For low-income families, the move toward direct, broad cash benefits might prove to have a long-lasting impact once the COVID pandemic ends.

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Community Consciousness Mind Matter Panpsychism Derek Parsons
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Ideas Philosophy 

A Community of Consciousness: Bridging the Gap Between Mind and Matter

January 21, 2021June 11, 2021 8 min read Derek Parsons Consciousness, Nature, Panpsychism

Considering the practical consequences of panpsychism might shed some light on consciousness, bridging the gap between mind and matter.

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Mythos Pandemic Sloane Shearman Erraticus Coronavirus Covid-19
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Ideas Society 

The Mythos of Pandemic

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 8 min read Sloane Shearman Death, Myth

Without a shared mythos or communal rituals, we face not only the physical threat of coronavirus but also an epidemic of hopelessness.

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Overdoing Democracy
(Brett Sayles)
Ideas Society 

We’re Overdoing Democracy. But Why?

December 23, 2019June 1, 2020 7 min read Kevin Vallier Democracy, Essential Reading, Polarization, Politics

Society has become so politically-saturated that we’re now overdoing democracy. Here are a few reasons why it undermines our institutions.

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haste makes waste
Ideas Philosophy 

Haste Makes Waste

August 7, 2019June 1, 2020 4 min read Finn Janning Death, Emotional Well-Being, Soren Kierkegaard

Haste becomes waste is intimately tied to the fact that many people have forgotten to inhabit their body, too eager to get somewhere else.

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A Pragmatic Approach to Ideas

An online publication focused on human flourishing, taking a pragmatic approach to ideas. We care about ideas that help us to live well together, focusing on their practical consequences.

 

“Pragmatism, on the other hand, asks its usual question. ‘Grant an idea or belief to be true,’ it says, ‘what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth’s cash-value in experiential terms?'” — William James

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