Should We Take Comfort in the Knowledge Others Have it Worse?
While the phrase “It could be worse” can provide us comfort, it may lead to less effective and less ethical forms of consolation.
Read MoreWhile the phrase “It could be worse” can provide us comfort, it may lead to less effective and less ethical forms of consolation.
Read MoreBy seeking out the things that don’t change—or invariant structure—we can invest in areas of life that are endlessly rewarding.
Read MoreIn defending liberalism, the philosopher Richard Rorty argues that there is no difference—in practice—between aiming at justification and aiming at something more called truth.
Read MoreIn contrast with the algorithmic view of consciousness, process philosophy suggests that we’re fundamentally energy or “drops of experience.”
Read MoreA “skeptic” and a “believer,” two friends debate over whether there are laws in nature. Do supposed regularities qualify as laws?
Read MoreAmidst a pandemic, Albert Camus’ novel The Plague suggests that we can find courage, community, and hope while embracing the absurd.
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