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If you feel like you’re missing out on something bigger, you might be feeling saṃvega.
Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a columnist at Big Think and is the award-winning, bestselling author of three[…]
In the tears and laughter of a single life, you find the grief and joy of humanity.
Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a columnist at Big Think and is the award-winning, bestselling author of three[…]
Be more like Goldilocks.
The more you know, the better you can act.
Could AI develop true intelligence without sentience? Philosopher Jonathan Birch explores the boundaries of artificial and evolved minds.
The artistic and the mathematical mind are not so far apart.
Do we really need to be religious to run a society well?
An interview with renowned mythologist Martin Shaw about persona, presence, and how to spend life’s finite time.
“I think it’s about time we stop allowing every male generation bang their frontal lobe through its most developmental stages.”
How black and white is your thinking?
Just because you can’t experience it doesn’t mean it’s not real.
Will “Sausage Party” survive the test of time?