Category Archives: philosophy

Cantor’s Infinity Paradox | Set Theory

Cantor sets and the nature of infinity in set theory.

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Cantor’s Infinity Paradox | Set Theory

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Where loneliness can lead | Aeon

Hannah Arendt enjoyed her solitude, but she believed that loneliness could make people susceptible to totalitarianism Samantha Rose Hill is the assistant director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities, visiting assistant professor of politics at Bard College … Continue reading

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Son Convinces Mom to Share Her Wisdom With a Sign Each Day on IG

“People are listening, I just wish they’d listen to their parents more.” Moms are full of great advice—some of it we remember, while other tidbits we wish we did. If you could use more mom wisdom in your life, the … Continue reading

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Albert Camus on What It Means to Be a Rebel and to Be in Solidarity with Justice | brainpickings

“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” BY MARIA POPOVA “You say you want a revolution,” the Beatles sang in 1968 as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was erecting the pillars of nonviolence on the … Continue reading

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Stop being a bystander in your own life

“Life doesn’t go from A to B — it’s messy,” says sailing legend Tracy Edwards. In this inspiring talk, she tells how she went from teenage misfit to skipper of the first all-female crew in the toughest race on the … Continue reading

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Laughter is vital | Aeon

Emily Herring is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Ghent in Belgium. She is the co-editor of The Past, Present, and Future of Integrated History and Philosophy of Science (2019). A Catholic nun and a young Hispanic immigrant in Central … Continue reading

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How to Read Walter Benjamin

On his 127th birthday, I discuss the brief history and importance of Walter Benjamin.

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Money and modern life | Aeon

Alt-Berlin, WaisenstraĂźe (1927) by Hans Baluschek. Courtesy of the Märkisches Museum, Berlin/Wikipedia   Daniel Lopez is a contributing editor at Jacobin magazine and an honorary research associate at La Trobe University, with the Thesis Eleven Forum for Social and Political … Continue reading

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Nature Consciousness in Native American Religion | Jerry Flexer Writes

This exploration of Native American traditions proposes a diagnosis for the disconnect modern humans experience from nature and considers traditional Native practices as potential therapy people might take up to heal the rift. The Native American “way of being in … Continue reading

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