The Marginalian
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Reads tagged with “philosophy”

Six Famous Thought Experiments, Animated in 60 Seconds Each
Six Famous Thought Experiments, Animated in 60 Seconds Each

From Ancient Greece to quantum mechanics, or what a Chinese room and a cat have to do with infinity.

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The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

From Shakespeare to Einstein via Lucretius, or how a long-lost Roman poem gave rise to the Renaissance.

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Major Movements in Philosophy as Minimalist Geometric Graphics
Major Movements in Philosophy as Minimalist Geometric Graphics

From relativism to absolutism, or what the geometry of knowledge has to do with negative space.

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Library of Dust: Reflections on Life Through the Unclaimed Dead
Library of Dust: Reflections on Life Through the Unclaimed Dead

Psychiatry’s ghosts, the poetry of the metaphysical, or what tree bark has to do with chemical corrosion.

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5 Must-Read Books by TED Global Speakers, Part 2
5 Must-Read Books by TED Global Speakers, Part 2

From life before birth to living with death, or what marine life has to do with global equality.

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7 Must-Read Books on Time
7 Must-Read Books on Time

What the second law of thermodynamics has to do with Saint Augustine, landscape art, and graphic novels.

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Five Timeless Books of Insight on Fear and the Creative Process
Five Timeless Books of Insight on Fear and the Creative Process

From Monet to Tiger Woods, or why creating rituals and breaking routines don’t have to be conflicting notions.

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Happy Birthday, John Locke: The Essential Locke in 3 Minutes
Happy Birthday, John Locke: The Essential Locke in 3 Minutes

What the Founding Fathers have to do with remix culture and the centerpiece of consciousness.

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Beauchamping: Simple Design for a Better World
Beauchamping: Simple Design for a Better World

Transcending self-judgement, or what getting away has to do with being fully present.

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The Ego Trick: Julian Baggini in Search of the Self
The Ego Trick: Julian Baggini in Search of the Self

Why “I” is a verb, or what the building blocks of identity have to do with developing compassion.

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