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Here it is, a rundown of interesting articles I’ve come across recently, to consider for your weekend readings: The proper application of preconceptions: Curing “the cause of all human ills.” (Modern Stoicism) The Stoic philosopher Epictetus thought he had found the cure to all human ills. Give it a try. Shaka, when the walls fell. … Continue reading Suggested readings, #99

Here it is, a rundown of interesting articles I’ve come across recently, to consider for your weekend readings: ‘Success addicts’ choose being special over being happy. The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful. (Atlantic) Am I drunk, hungry, or both? Alcohol as an appetite stimulant. (Skeptical … Continue reading Suggested readings, #72

Here it is, a rundown of interesting articles I’ve come across recently, to consider for your weekend readings: Mars is a second-rate backup plan. On the red planet, existential threats abound. (Nautilus) The epistemics of first principles. All knowledge comes from sensory experience, including knowledge of the first principles of morality on which the natural … Continue reading Suggested readings, #71

Here it is, a rundown of interesting articles I’ve come across recently, to consider for your weekend readings: Virtual reality as a catalyst for thought. (Philosophy Now) Seventy teams of scientists analyzed the same brain data, and it went badly. What the latest fMRI “crisis” means for the rest of science. (Medium) The Epictetus Club: … Continue reading Suggested readings, #70

Here it is, your weekly rundown of interesting articles I’ve come across recently, to consider for your weekend readings: Why [some] intellectuals support dictators. (New York Times) The Epictetus Club: part one. Stoicism in prison. (Modern Stoicism) The flatterer and the chatterer: on Theophrastus’ enduring classification of human characters. (Paris Review) What is the future … Continue reading Suggested readings, #69

Here it is, your weekly rundown of interesting articles I’ve come across recently, to consider for your weekend readings: Computers don’t give a damn. The improbability of genuine thinking machines. (TLS) To build resilience in isolation, master the art of time travel. When the present is unpleasant, it helps to think ahead to the future and back … Continue reading Suggested readings, #59

Here are some interesting articles I’ve come across recently, for your consideration: Always narrating: the making and unmaking of Umberto Eco. (LA Review of Books) How Stoicism can help at a time of crisis: Epictetus’s epiphany. (Medium) The Decameron – the 14th-century Italian book that shows us how to survive coronavirus. Giovanni Boccaccio’s work taught … Continue reading Suggested readings, #51