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Adversarial Humanities Fuel Outrage Culture Erraticus Image by Becca Tapert
Ideas Society & Culture 

‘Adversarial’ Humanities Fuel Our Outrage Culture

January 16, 2019March 17, 2019 Alexander Bevilacqua 0 Comments Essential Reading, Polarization

Literary theorists of the past half-century—who now dominate the humanities—encourage us to assume ill-intentions of one another. This contrasts with the ’empathetic’ humanities, which aim for more understanding and less judging in our daily lives.

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Ideas Society & Culture 

Engaging in Civil Arguments Is Effective Against Extremism

December 26, 2018March 15, 2019 Walter Sinnott-Armstrong 0 Comments Conflict, Essential Reading, Identity Politics, Polarization, Race

Philosophers are exemplars in disagreeing vehemently but civilly with others. Like them, using these 4 principles can help us have arguments that are effective against extremism.

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Awakening the Soul Challenge to Life in the Post-truth World Erraticus Image by Igor Miske
Interviews Society & Culture 

‘Awakening the Soul’: One Man’s Challenge to the Post-truth World

September 24, 2018April 29, 2019 Jeffrey Howard 0 Comments Climate Change, Environmentalism, Myth, Polarization, Postmodernism, Tribalism, Truth

A new book protests the postmodernist refutations of shared truth and grand narratives—we struggle because we lack story and soul.

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