Totemic ancestral connections to land in Warlpiri and other Indigenous Australian cultures are lines of becomings resonating with some concepts proposed by philosophers Deleuze and Guattari. The post Dreaming and Deleuze appeared first on Edinburgh University Press Blog.| Edinburgh University Press Blog
Joseph Petek dives into the re-discovered essays and articles of Alfred North Whitehead. The post The Whitehead canon, version 2.0 appeared first on Edinburgh University Press Blog.| Edinburgh University Press Blog
Paul Deussen understands very well that the first teaching of Advaita Vedanta is viveka–discrimination, separation, or telling apart. What is to be told apart from what? Deussen writes, “This aim [in essence, moksha] the Vedanta reaches by separating from the soul (the Self, atman) everything that is not soul, not Self, and is only transferred […]| Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.
Proposition 1: The Observer Observation implies an observer. Argument: It must be established that all objective experiences are simply observations. Initially, it may seem as if a thought, a feeling, a sensation, or a perception is, somehow, just an independently existing event. But this is not true. A little reflection shows that a sight never […]| Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.
Where is there existence, where is non-existence; where is unity, where is duality? What need is there to say more? Nothing emanates from me. –Janaka, Astavakra Samhita The Ashtakvakra Samhita ends gloriously with this verse from Janaka. It is, indeed, a statement about ajata vada. Hence, it is the ultimate teaching. In direct experience of […]| Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.
In Astavakra Samhita, Astavakra states, “Cultivate indifference to everything” (X.1). With the help of the direct path teaching of Atmananda, we can easily grasp what “everything” means. By “everything,” we mean “experience” or “direct experience.” When we ask, “What sorts?” we then come to a very simple, and provisional, taxonomy: perceptions (the world); sensations (the […]| Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.
The opening verse of Drig Drisha Viveka states: Form is the seen, the eye is the seer; that eye is the seen, and mind is its seer; thoughts in the mind are seen by the Witness which alone is the Seer, but can never be the seen. —Drig Drisha Viveka, trans. and commentary by […]| Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.
Ramana Maharshi’s “Who am I?” is such a wonderful text. Consider just one brief line of inquiry. A Dialogical Summary His interlocutor asks him about when Self-realization will occur (Question 4). Not until the idea that the world is real has been removed, replies Bhagavan. There can’t be?, queries the disciple. Nope, says Bhagavan. Why […]| Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.
When we think of someone spraying bullets through stained glass windows into a Catholic church where young children are observing morning mass, we should feel horrified. In an effort to make sense of our horror, however, we should not resort to psychological categories like “mental illness.” If we do, then, sadly, we’ve failed to reckon […]| Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.
The reason our ego disappears when we investigate it in this way is that it does not actually exist even now, but merely seems to exist when we are looking elsewhere instead of at ourself alone. –Michael James, in reference to the teaching of Sri Ramana Maharshi (my emphasis) There’s something very peculiar about the […]| Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.
Michael James has written a number of excellent long form essays (for example, here and here) about the ajata doctrine, the highest or ultimate nondual teaching according to Gaudapada, Ramana Mahar…| Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.
Now that the preliminaries are out of the way, it’s time for us to plunge into the depths of Yeats’s Vision. That’s easy, in a certain sense, because Yeats starts out the main body of our text by tossing the reader straightway into the deep end of the pool, launching at once into the core…| Ecosophia
Tolerably often, when I’m reading any of the documents that came out of the original Situationist International, I end up feeling as though the author is caught up in a desperate struggle between his own Marxist presuppositions and the world as it actually exists. That’s common enough in 20th century Marxist literature from outside the…| Ecosophia
At first glance the world looks a more democratic place. In 1950 T.H.Marshall defined democratic citizenship as having – civil rights (freedom of speech, thought, religion, the right to o…| Mike Haynes - The Jobbing Leftie Historian and Researcher
To Yearn for Sincerity Amidst Doubts by Thomas Harrington at Brownstone Institute In the Fall semester of 2018, I was given permission to teach at my college’s campus in Barcelona, a program that I had founded nearly two decades before and visited quite frequently in my roles as its academic director and frequent leader of its summer programs. Needless to say, I was excited, as the city and its culture had been a prime focus of my research for several decades. That I would be there at a...| Brownstone Institute
To Lock Death in a Dark Room by Thomas Harrington at Brownstone Institute [The following is an excerpt from Thomas Harrington’s book, The Treason of the Experts: Covid and the Credentialed Class.] Most of us, I suspect, have had the experience of walking into a darkened room we presume to be empty, only to find someone sitting silently in the shadows observing our movements. When this happens, it is, initially at least, an unnerving experience. Why? Because, though we don’t often speak ab...| Brownstone Institute
CfP: Reading as a Social Practice. An Interdisciplinary Workshop Berlin, 27-28 March 2026 Organised by Irmtraud Hnilica (Mannheim/Hagen) and Martin Lenz (Hagen) According to a widespread consensus,…| Handling Ideas
A few months ago, I signed up for a seminar on existentialist philosophy. Because the existentialists were part of the reason I’d decided to study philosophy in the first place, I was thrilled to delve into the material. The great philosophers of the 20th century were awaiting me—Sartre, Camus, de Beauvoir, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, and many […] The post You Don’t Have to appeared first on Stephan Joppich.| Stephan Joppich
Alva Noë’s book, The Entanglement: How Art and Philosophy Make Us What We Are, has garnered attention in both philosophical and art-critical circles. But rather than offer a review or summary here, I want to focus on a single idea that stood out—one that, I believe, reveals something vital about the power of aesthetics today. … Continue reading Reorienting Through Aesthetics→| Aesthetics Research Lab
When we think about politics, we often focus on laws, institutions, or debates. But philosopher Crispin Sartwell, in his book Political Aesthetics, invites us to reconsider this narrow view. Politics, he argues, is inseparable from its sensory and visual dimension—the images, styles, symbols, and rituals that shape how power is experienced and understood. Not all … Continue reading The Look of Power: Exploring Political Aesthetics→| Aesthetics Research Lab
Guest post by Margaret Ferguson, founder of Beyond The Chair: Earlier this year, Aesthetics Research Lab launched their project, The History of Aesthetics, to sharpen our understanding of the practice and application of aesthetics in our everyday lives. Explaining the history of aesthetics is deeply important to understanding the philosophical concepts that drive our aesthetic … Continue reading Gustatory Influences: Food Scarcity, Changing Fashions, and Aesthetics→| Aesthetics Research Lab
On the IMDb website, the highest rated film is The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Audiences rally behind Andy Dufresne (played by Tim Robbins) and Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding (played by Morgan Freeman). When it comes to real prisoners, however, a stark difference seems more normal, as people adopt an out of sight and out of mind … Continue reading Aesthetics as Necessary for Prison Reform→| Aesthetics Research Lab
Sometimes a microcosm of the world allows us to examine something in a fresh way. Cosplay culture gives us a new context in which to understand how beauty standards affect people. Cosplay is the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book (often a graphic novel), video game, or comic. Most frequently … Continue reading The Aesthetic Influences on Cosplay→| Aesthetics Research Lab
I connected recently with Margaret Ferguson on Twitter, and what caught my eye was her mentioning her interest in applied aesthetics. Beginning her career as a cosmetologist, she turned to philosophical aesthetics, and this is her story. Guest post by Margaret Ferguson: When I was in middle school in 2002, I moved to Henderson, … Continue reading From Cosmetology to Philosophy→| Aesthetics Research Lab
I started Aesthetics Research Lab (ARL) in 2016 because I sensed that there were people around the world, in unexpected professions and disciplines, who had an affinity toward aesthetics, even if t…| Aesthetics Research Lab
The Impartial Spectator Rises| journaltalk.net
Lear, a philosopher who focused on Aristotle and the philosophy of psychoanalysis, passed away on September 22.| Chicago Maroon
Three questions for Manvir Singh, author of Shamanism: The Timeless Religion The post Was Jesus a Shaman? appeared first on Nautilus.| Nautilus
Three widespread cheating rings in nearly 30 years and the stories get dropped almost immediately by the national media. Why?| educationrealist
The Modern Death of Socrates The post Charlie Kirk in the University of Vanity Fair appeared first on American Reformer.| American Reformer
In which I attempt maths and experience regret.| Diagram Monkey
AI is enabling a new category of personal software. Welcome to the era of home-cooked applications.| Karan Sharma
In this last-ditch diptych, your crusty 89-year-old literary grandaddy completely changes tack, holding forth on the biggest philosophical and scientific questions of our age.| Deep Dish
This essay is a reflection on the book The crisis of narration by Byung-Chul Han, read during the summer of 2025. All the quotes are from the book. Because we lack sufficiently strong communal narratives, our late modern societies are unstable. Without a shared narrative, the political, which makes shared action possible, cannot properly form. Introduction Intelligence computes and counts. Spirit, however, recounts. I can’t recall how I found out about this book. I remember — ironical...| Konfetti Explorations Feeds
And why for-profit social media is collapsing at last.| abner.page
Note: the first half of the blog post documents my experience and takeways making valuetier.org, a webapp for helping users (or specifically, me) identify their values. The second half is more of a personal exploration of my thoughts & feelings about LLMs.| ericphanson.com
Think back to when you were in high school or even middle school. Do you remember the history textbook you used? Perhaps that’s the problem: what passed for your reading material was so forgettable. Or if you do remember it, do you remember it being so ideologically slanted you were constantly fighting the story you ... The post The Golden Thread with Prof. Allen Guelzo first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
Rawls believes that a just society must be a pluralistic society, and that means that it must be neutral across (reasonable) comprehensive conceptions of the good. Citizens must be enabled to pursue their own comprehensive conceptions without interference from the state. Does this imply that a comprehensive conception based on the idea of ethnic or … Continue reading "Confronting race through Rawls’s political philosophy"| Understanding Society
MLK, Rousseau, Rawls (Gemini) A prior post asked whether liberal political philosophy can be “anti-racist”. Charles Mills addresses a related question in much more radical terms. He off…| Understanding Society
In honor of the 92d anniversary of William Luther Pierce’s birth, we present this American Dissident Voices broadcast which includes a long-lost essay by Dr. Pierce. https://audio.nationalvanguard.com/ADV%202016-0521jol.mp3 American Dissident Voices broadcast of 4 October 2025 presented…| National Vanguard
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FOREWORD: In a world addicted to action and reaction, BLAZE offers a rare and timely reminder: that real change might come not from what we do, but from what we don’t do. With clarity and depth, this piece invites us to pause, to go within, and to hold space, not as a retreat, but as […]| Ozorian Prophet
That’s the real question behind all the hype surrounding AI.| Modern Age
I teach philosophy, and it’s not easy–especially for the students. This is no surprise given our lofty goal to make some progress toward wisdom. Often students can have a sense that they are just not cut out for this. This can cause real grief, since surely we are all made to become to wise. It […]| LifeCraft
A large part of our civilisation rests on the shoulders of one medieval monk: Thomas Aquinas.| Ralph Ammer
A Sijo what my eyes see resists itself — a world uneasy with form; faithful sight betrays me so arranging everything to order; perhaps life’s truest angle is the one unseen, unassumed Reena’s Xploration Challenge 401 For this week’s RXC, we are encouraged to write poems inspired by one of two images that Reena offers… Continue reading With form, or: Life’s truest angle→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
We look for stable values mostly for economic reasons: deliberation takes time, attention and other similar limited resources. Thus, even though successful deliberation delivers the right kind of legitimacy we seek, we cannot keep deliberating with everyone every time there is some form of substantial (epistemic, moral, political, aesthetic, whatever) disagreement. Thus, we fix the […]| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
My dear startup founder friend, You told me that everything is “hyper-determined,” that “life is a big game because of that.” You’re not alone in t| Deviant/Abstraction
Namaste is more than just a polite greeting; it is a gesture rooted in India’s spiritual and cultural traditions. Unlike casual salutations such as “Hi” or “Hello,” Namaste carries layers of meaning, symbolising respect, humility, and the recognition of the divine essence within another person. The practice of Namaste dates back to the Vedic period, where sages and scholars viewed it not only as a social custom but also as a mindful act connected to energy and consciousness. This si...| Fitsri Yoga
Mantra Yoga is the practice of chanting sacred sounds, words, or verses to focus the mind and awaken higher consciousness. In Sanskrit, “man” means mind and “tra” means tool or vehicle, making the mantra a powerful instrument to guide mental energy. Through regular chanting, practitioners harmonize their body, mind, and spirit, cultivating inner peace, clarity, and a deeper connection with the supreme consciousness. What is mantra yoga? Mantra Yoga is one of the six classical branches...| Fitsri Yoga
The 2025 conference of the International Initiative for thePromotion of Political Economy (IIPPE) just took place in Ankara, Turkey. The IIPPE was founded in 2006 with the aim of “devel…| Michael Roberts Blog
AI is trapped in Plato’s cave. It is trapped in a world made of words. Words that exist as a …| qwerky science
Over the last few years, a horrifying idea scratched at the back of my mind. Could morality be a path …| qwerky science
Sure, this advice is simple as all hell. Maybe offensively so. But some of us need to hear this. Me …| qwerky science
Some people are arguing that artificial intelligence technology has advanced so much, so quickly, that we are now close to artificial general intelligence (AGI): a computer program that has the intelligence and flexibility of a human. Popular programs like ChatGPT are examplars of what modern AI can accomplish: they can summarize text, they can answer […]| Airs – Ian Lance Taylor
To answer today’s question, I need to go back to 12 October 2022, the day I sat down with a doctor for my final medical exam before retirement. Until that point, I thought I was indestructible. Sure, there was always a pain here or there, but like we say in the Army, we just need … Continue reading The Questions We Don’t Ask — And Why They Matter, Part 7→| Thoughts about leadership, history, and more
I’ve just been rereading some pieces by Hilary Putnam that I haven’t looked at since I was an undergraduate. I remember finding Putnam quite interesting and compelling, back then, but also not really knowing what to do with various of his arguments. Now I’ve got a bit more reading and thinking under my belt, so […]| Negative Catallactics
Start again with Hume, and the two sides of Hume’s sceptical empiricism and sentimentalism. On the epistemological side, Hume starts with experience and concludes that there is no way to derive a strong concept of necessity from the association of ideas – this is Hume’s scepticism about modals. On the moral philosophical side, Hume starts […]| Negative Catallactics
One more set of thoughts before I (hopefully) turn to other things. In Huw Price’s recent(ish) work he distinguishes between e- and i-representation. I-representation is ‘internal’ representation, and as far as I can tell it roughly corresponds to the formal concept of representation that Brandom develops in Making It Explicit – that is to say, […]| Negative Catallactics
Alright. In this short post I want to draw a very simple distinction. I want to distinguish two different ways the broad project I’m engaged in here (let’s call it “psychodynamic social perspectivalism about normativity”) can be pursued – a formal and an informal approach. The formal approach would aspire to construct out of these […]| Negative Catallactics
In this post I just want to repeat a point I made last week – without some of the baggage of that post, and with a few additional remarks. I want to outline two basic social-perspectival dimensions of what we’re doing when we’re saying that something is true. First dimension: when we say that a […]| Negative Catallactics
In the last few posts I’ve given a broad brush articulation of the basic philosophical / metatheoretical framework I want to adopt, explore, endorse. In this post I just want to add one more piece to that framework. In Brandom’s framework, the two core normative statuses are “commitment” and “entitlement”. I want to swap out […]| Negative Catallactics
Ok. I take it that the basic Brandomian inferentialist account has something like the following structure. [I am sure I am going to get a lot wrong here; I’m after the broad brush picture, which doesn’t excuse sloppiness, but maybe excuses sloppiness a bit.] The substance – the content – of a statement is to […]| Negative Catallactics
So – this post is again really just repeating stuff I’ve already said – but it’s nevertheless also kicking off the project I described in my last post. Start with sanctions. As I …| Negative Catallactics
Santiago Zabala answers questions about Signs from the Future and discusses the philosophy of warnings and why we seldom listen. The post Santiago Zabala on Signs from the Future first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog.| Columbia University Press Blog
Zombie Bioethics by Aaron Kheriaty at Brownstone Institute The following was published recently in First Things and is reprinted here with permission. --- A recent article in MIT Technology Review carries the strange title, “Ethically sourced ‘spare’ human bodies could revolutionize medicine.” Three Stanford biologists and ethicists argue for the use of so-called bodyoids in science and medicine. This infelicitous term refers to hypothetical modified human bodies created fro...| Brownstone Institute
The Perception of Reality by Russ Gonnering at Brownstone Institute Ten years ago, the internet was completely captured by “The Dress.” A photoof a dress was displayed.Was it Blue and Black? Was it White and Gold? Everybody had an opinion, and it was definite. This is distinct from other optical illusions, such as The Rubin Vase, which can be easily reversed by most people: The Dress launched a flurry of scientific inquiries in an attempt to explain the science behind this. The Journal of...| Brownstone Institute
Hysteria Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Thomas Harrington at Brownstone Institute The following is an excerpt from Dr. Thomas Harrington’s book, Treason of the Experts: Covid and the Credentialed Class. Sadly, for most people today, World War I, or what some older Brits still refer to as the Great War, doesn’t mean too much. This is too bad, as it is perhaps the best mirror we have on the behavior of people and countries during the Covid era. For those who have forgotten, WWI occurr...| Brownstone Institute
Given the extensive history behind a simple pack of standard playing cards, it should not surprise …| Brain Baking
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20 Rules for Healthy Masculinity: A Guide for Young Men in the Age of Social Media| IM—1776
The Courage to be Disliked (Kirawa reru yūki, 2013) by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. Allen & Unwin, 2018. On the outskirts of the thousand-year-old city lived a philosopher who taught that the world was simple and happiness was within the reach of every man, instantly. A young man who was dissatisfied with life went … Continue reading How to become happy| Calmgrove Books
As AI transforms investment management with powerful tools for decision making, it still exposes markets to cognitive, regulatory, and systemic risks. The post AI in Investment Management: 5 Lessons from the Risk Frontier appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
As policymakers weigh semiannual earnings, data suggest quarterly reports still give investors vital insight. The post Quarterly Earnings: Signal vs. Noise, Cost vs. Benefit appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
History of Fed easing cycles shows how cuts, hikes, and yield curves shape markets and style factors, offering late-cycle lessons for investors. The post When the Fed Cuts: Lessons from Past Cycles for Investors appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Emotional biases can distort risk profiling. Advisors who coach investors through them help build resilience and better long-term outcomes. The post Coaching Investors Beyond Risk Profiling: Overcoming Emotional Biases appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Private credit funds with ties to local European markets can look to underserved lower mid-market enterprises to generate alpha.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
There are many conflicting accounts as to whether the Athenian statesman Alcibiades was a lover of Socrates. The Wikipedia page on Alcibiades' depiction in culture states: "Alcibiades also appears in several Socratic dialogues" In Plato's Symposium, Alcibiades "claims to be in love with Socrates." "Plato presents Alcibiades as a youthful student and lover of Socrates" The Wikipedia page on Socrates himself gives two conflicting pieces of evidence: "Some texts suggest that Socrates had love af...| Recent Questions - Skeptics Stack Exchange
The Polish Whiteheadian community is happy to announce this call for papers for the upcoming conference entitled “Whitehead for Education, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences: In Pursuit of a Metamorphosis of Pedagogy“. It will take place in Katowice, Poland on 19-20 November, 2025. In the conference presentations, we encourage contributors to share the results of transdisciplinary research on the foundations of education (and, more broadly, the humanities), utilizing the interpretive...| Center for Process Studies
We are very excited to announce the launch of a brand new journal focusing on the topic of ecological civilization! The Journal of Ecological Civilization Studies is the premiere academic publication dedicated to advancing understanding of the theory and practice of ecological civilization. The journal provides a platform for interdisciplinary research, critical discourse, and practical solutions aimed at fostering sustainable, equitable, and regenerative societies for the long-term.| Center for Process Studies
Disclaimer: the ideas and opinions presented below are reflective of the author and may or may not be shared by other members of the Society of Friends of Epicurus.| Society of Friends of Epicurus
Barry Schwartz and Richard Schuldenfrei— These are all complex issues. Are the tools we typically use to address them up to the task? We think they don’t come close. The... READ MORE The post Choosing the Right Frame and Its Effects on Public Policy appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
Author Philip Ball on the enduring appeal of alchemy, supposedly a relic of a more superstitious, pre-scientific age.| Yale University Press
Engaging in ritual for ritual’s sake only deepens nihilism.| The MIT Press Reader
The Journal of World Philosophies (JWP) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to showcasing diverse philosophical voices, including those| Indiana University Press
Earlier this month a member of my local U3A philosophy group gave us a talk on Ayn Rand. I had heard of her before, but didn’t really know anything about her. Source of image: On entering the room,…| Jenny Connected
All through this month, in honor of the 92d anniversary of William Luther Pierce’s birth on 11 September 1933, we will be presenting some of his most significant works. Today we present the eulogy of William Pierce (slightly edited for broadcast) delivered at his memorial service in 2002. by Kevin| National Vanguard
Over 72% people are exposed to misinformation at least once a month on social media, according to this detailed list of statistics[1]. If you think ... Read more The post Why even the smartest believe misinformation appeared first on Cognition Today.| Cognition Today
In December 1924, Wolfgang Pauli introduced a crucial quantum number, leading to the formulation of the Pauli Exclusion Principle and connecting atomic models to the periodic table’s structure.| Galileo Unbound
In the early years of physics research, a major discovery could be made with neither funding nor labspace ... conjured out of thin air by curiosity, tenacity, and a love of physics.| Galileo Unbound
The Virial Theorem is a top physics principle. This post highlights its importance as a bridge between classical mechanics, thermodynamics, and quantum physics. It also touches on Rudolph Clausius’s foundational contributions, such as defining entropy and his work on thermodynamics laws.| Galileo Unbound
One hundred years ago, in July of 1924, a brilliant Indian physicist changed the way that scientists count.| Galileo Unbound
Lately, I've had to confront myself with some awful truths. Nothing deterministic, but an honest weight that's settled in my chest at night. For a good ma...| A Caffeinated Blog
Some thought-provoking quotes on top of nature photos.| Forms of life, forms of mind
Human beings can tend to be creatures of extremes. We often miss The Golden Mean.| Orion Philosophy
Two weeks ago we started a discussion of the Situationists, an obscure movement spawned by fringe Marxism in 1950s Europe. As I commented at the time, that’s an unimpressive pedigree for any set of ideas, and it’s been rendered even more distasteful to a great many people worldwide just now by the recent demonstration of…| Ecosophia
Sometimes, you need the safety of a pack One of the most insane parts of the last six or so years has been the rise of the trans movement — to the point where it’s moved off the pages of various freak show publications, to a place of prominence where, at least if you live … Continue reading Why Can’t the Dems Quit the Trans Movement?| It's About Empathy – Connection Ties Us Together
"In evolution, a maladaptation is a trait that is (or has become) more harmful than helpful, in contrast with an adaptation, which is more helpful than harmful." I went to Wikipedia to look that up, not a large language model.| Scott Smitelli
Last year proved to be challenging in terms of reading books due to the demands of the MBA that I am studying in the evenings. This year, however, I have set up myself the aspirational goal of reading – at least – three books per quarter. The year is off to a good start, as The article My Best Reads of Q1 2018 appeared first on Enric Durany.| Enric Durany
