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God is a question an atheists invitation to intellectual humility Erraticus image by Kelly Kiernan
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Interviews Religion 

‘God Is a Question’: An Atheist’s Invitation to Intellectual Humility

April 29, 2019March 27, 2021 Jeffrey Howard 6 Comments Ancient Wisdom, Buddhism, Christianity, Community, Mindfulness

William Irwin seeks to quell bad faith arguments and encourage greater acceptance of the uncertainty so endemic to life’s big questions.

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Wanderlust is a vice not a virtue erraticus image by Ibrahim Rifath
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Essays Featured Philosophy 

Wanderlust Is a Vice, Not a Virtue

April 15, 2019June 1, 2020 Christopher Porzenheim 0 Comments Ancient Wisdom, Essential Reading, Nostalgia, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Stoicism

Critiques of wanderlust by Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Stoics have far-reaching consequences for our ability to lead meaningful lives.

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Honeybees and Zen During Ecological Collapse Erraticus Image by Boris Smokrovic
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Essays Psychology 

Honeybees and Zen During Ecological Collapse

February 14, 2019June 1, 2020 Heather Swan 0 Comments Ancient Wisdom, Buddhism, Environmentalism, Nature

Honeybees don’t only inform us of further ecological collapse but invite us into being more mindful: present and compassionate.

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Mary Poppins as the Bodhisattva Ideal Erraticus Image Walt Disney Studios
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Arts Ideas 

Mary Poppins as the Bodhisattva Ideal

January 11, 2019August 28, 2020 David Paul Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Ancient Wisdom, Buddhism, Film

P.L. Travers, who hung out with British mystics and studied alongside a Zen Buddhist master, would have approved of the Mary Poppins sequel.

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You're Unhappy Because You Focus on What Your Can't Control Erraticus Image by Brooke Cagle
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Ideas Psychology 

You’re Unhappy Because You Focus on What You Can’t Control

November 10, 2018June 1, 2020 Massimo Pigliucci 0 Comments Ancient Wisdom, Buddhism, Emotional Well-being, Stoicism

If you succeed in shifting your goals internally, you’ll be happier, because what other people do is largely beyond your control.

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How CBT Strengthens Political Life and Untruths Which Weaken It Erraticus Image by Clem Onojeghuo
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Essays Psychology 

How CBT Strengthens Political Life and Untruths That Weaken It

November 5, 2018March 27, 2021 Jeffrey Howard 0 Comments Ancient Wisdom, Emotional Well-being, Polarization, Politics, Stoicism

Many in the US are experiencing emotional unwellness, while our foundational institutions are rattling. CBT can help with both.

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News fatigued Read Stoic Philosophy and Poetry Instead Erraticus Image by Toa Heftiba
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Ideas Philosophy 

News-fatigued? Read Stoic Philosophy and Poetry Instead

October 10, 2018April 17, 2021 Rachel Hadas 0 Comments Ancient Wisdom, Politics, Stoicism

Reading the news feels awful but ignoring it doesn’t feel right either. A stoic mindset shields us from catastrophy—and inspires action.

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Is Know Thyself the Greatest Delphic Maxim We Know Erraticus Image by Cristina Gottardi
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Ideas Philosophy 

Is ‘Know Thyself’ the Greatest Delphic Maxim We Know?

September 18, 2018June 1, 2020 Charles Huenemann 0 Comments Ancient Wisdom

We’re familiar with ‘know thyself’ as one of the highest commands of philosophy, but we’d be remiss if we ignored the other Delphic maxims.

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Brain Can Be Changed Through Meditation and Mindfulness Erraticus Image by Jared Rice
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Essays Featured Science & Tech 

The Brain Can Be Rewired Through Meditation and Mindfulness

September 3, 2018June 3, 2020 Rick Hanson 0 Comments Ancient Wisdom, Buddhism, Essential Reading, Mindfulness, Neuroscience

Neuroscience increasingly validates Buddhist practices, like meditation, which unlock the ability of the mind to change the brain.

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Solitude Before Ability Think Erraticus Image by Alex Blăjan
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Ideas Psychology 

Comfort with Solitude Comes Before the Ability to Think

August 3, 2018June 3, 2020 Jennifer Stitt 0 Comments Ancient Wisdom

Freedom entails the capacity to think and to judge in private, where solitude empowers the individual to contemplate their actions and develop their conscience, to escape the cacophony of the crowd. Solitude precedes moral thinking.

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We Can Never Know Whether Something is Good or Bad, and That's Okay Image by Caleb Jones
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Ideas Psychology 

We Can Never Know Whether Something Is Good or Bad, and That’s Okay

December 27, 2017March 27, 2021 Jeffrey Howard 0 Comments Ancient Wisdom, Buddhism, Emotional Well-being, Joseph Campbell

This Taoist parable highlights how our obsession with evaluating outcomes can be a deceiving diversion that distracts us from action and inner peace.

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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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