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A silver lining. A military miscue led to Thucydides’ 20-year exile from Athens — but only in the peace and quiet of exile was he able to write his History

20. February 2019 Philosophy News News

A silver lining. A military miscue led to Thucydides’ 20-year exile from Athens — but only in the peace and quiet of exile was he able to write his [More]

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Neurophilosophy and Transhumanism

19. February 2019 Philosophy News News

by Nayef Al-Rodhan The history of humanity is a history of self-improvement and part of that history is pursuing neurochemical gratification. Except for rare cases ... Read [More]

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Remembering From the Outside: An Anomalous Point of View?

19. February 2019 Philosophy News News

Remembering from-the-outside involves adopting a point of view that one didn’t occupy at the time of the original event. In this sense, the visual perspective of observer memories seems somehow ‘anoma [More]

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Why some value safety, others value risk

19. February 2019 Philosophy News News

No one has ever crossed the Antarctic by themselves and without help from other people or engines. To me, this is very unsurprising and uninteresting. No one (outside of superhero movies) has ever shr [More]

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Betty Ballantine, who helped introduce cheap paperbacks to the masses, is dead at 99. Her goal: “To change the reading habits of America”

19. February 2019 Philosophy News News

Betty Ballantine, who helped introduce cheap paperbacks to the masses, is dead at 99. Her goal: “To change the reading habits of [More]

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