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The Spell of the Sensuous

Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World

by David Abram ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity ... Read more

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For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity
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On Writing and Failure

Or, the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer

by Stephen Marche ...

Narrated by Stephen Marche ...

Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the ... Read more

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Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the
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Contraduction

by Dan Barker ...

Narrated by Dan Barker ...

Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

In a quiet and unassuming way, Contraduction is utterly brilliant. Every page has a thought so deep and unexpected that it stops you in your tracks, as you not only realize, “That’s a different, really interesting way to think about the world, exactly the opposite of how I normally view things” but also, “And it is absolutely equally valid (and enriching) to adopt this opposite way of thinking.” I ... Read more

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In a quiet and unassuming way, Contraduction is utterly brilliant. Every page has a thought so deep and unexpected that it stops you in your tracks, as you not only realize, “That’s a different, really interesting way to think about the world, exactly the opposite of how I normally view things” but also, “And it is absolutely equally valid (and enriching) to adopt this opposite way of thinking.” I
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Neurosultan Volume 5

My Ethnicity is Empathy

by Abhijit Naskar ...

Narrated by Abhijit Naskar ...

Unabridged

39 min

An offering of Poet Scientist Abhijit Naskar's diversity recordings.The volume contains selected sonnets and verses from:No Foreigner Only Family, 2020Şehit Sevda Society: Even in Death I Shall Live, 2021Earthquakin' Egalitarian: I Die Everyday So Your Children Can Live, 2021Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion, 2023Sapionova: 200 Limericks for Students, 2023<p... ... Read more

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An offering of Poet Scientist Abhijit Naskar's diversity recordings.The volume contains selected sonnets and verses from:No Foreigner Only Family, 2020Şehit Sevda Society: Even in Death I Shall Live, 2021Earthquakin' Egalitarian: I Die Everyday So Your Children Can Live, 2021Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion, 2023Sapionova: 200 Limericks for Students, 2023<p...
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Verlichting vandaag

Een hoorcollege over verlichtingsfilosofie in multidisciplinair en hedendaags perspectief

by Johan Braeckman, Herman Philipse, Tinneke Beeckman, Ronald Commers, Koen Lemmens, Ivan van de Cloot0, Patrick Loobuyck2 ...

Narrated by Johan Braeckman, Herman Philipse, Tinneke Beeckman, Ronald Commers, Koen Lemmens, Ivan van de Cloot1, Patrick Loobuyck3 ...

Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

De historische Verlichting wordt vandaag zowel verguisd als opgehemeld. Sommigen ontwaren in onze politieke zeden een Verlichtingsfundamentalisme, anderen menen dat de idealen van de Verlichting bedreigd worden. In deze serie hoorcolleges worden de verschillende aspecten van de Verlichting belicht en in verband gebracht met hedendaagse problemen en debatten. De zeven deskundigen benaderen het ... Read more

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De historische Verlichting wordt vandaag zowel verguisd als opgehemeld. Sommigen ontwaren in onze politieke zeden een Verlichtingsfundamentalisme, anderen menen dat de idealen van de Verlichting bedreigd worden. In deze serie hoorcolleges worden de verschillende aspecten van de Verlichting belicht en in verband gebracht met hedendaagse problemen en debatten. De zeven deskundigen benaderen het
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Attention Leads to Learning

Malibu 1970 - Small Group Discussion 5

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Malibu 1970 - Small Group Discussion
Unabridged

1 hour 27 min

"Attention leads to learning - 21 March 1970• Inattention and attention.• Observing without the word.• What is the function of sleep?• Is love a matter of culture, a thing of pleasure and therefore dependency?" ... Read more

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"Attention leads to learning - 21 March 1970• Inattention and attention.• Observing without the word.• What is the function of sleep?• Is love a matter of culture, a thing of pleasure and therefore dependency?"
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The Torture Trial of George W. Bush

by Joseph Suste ...

Narrated by Joseph Suste ...

Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

During a dark period in the history of the United States, a few powerful government officials twisted the meaning of our laws and trivialized our human rights principles. This novel peels back the deceitful veneer of political gamesmanship to expose travesties committed against our fundamental human values and the US Constitution.The narrative exposes the criminal actions of individuals who ... Read more

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During a dark period in the history of the United States, a few powerful government officials twisted the meaning of our laws and trivialized our human rights principles. This novel peels back the deceitful veneer of political gamesmanship to expose travesties committed against our fundamental human values and the US Constitution.The narrative exposes the criminal actions of individuals who
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Suada

Eine Geschichte von Feuer und Licht

by Heinz Jussen ...

Narrated by Heinz Jussen ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

Am 25. Mai 1995 ereignete sich das Tuzla-Massaker während des Bosnienkrieges durch den Einschlag einer serbischen Artilleriegranate in der zur UN-Schutzzone erklärten Industriestadt Tuzla, im Nordosten von Bosnien und Herzegowina. Der Beschuss des Stadtteils Kapija war mit 71 Todesopfern und 173 Verletzten der opferreichste durch eine einzelne Granate verursachte Massenmord des Bosnienkrieges. ... Read more

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Am 25. Mai 1995 ereignete sich das Tuzla-Massaker während des Bosnienkrieges durch den Einschlag einer serbischen Artilleriegranate in der zur UN-Schutzzone erklärten Industriestadt Tuzla, im Nordosten von Bosnien und Herzegowina. Der Beschuss des Stadtteils Kapija war mit 71 Todesopfern und 173 Verletzten der opferreichste durch eine einzelne Granate verursachte Massenmord des Bosnienkrieges.
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The Scale of Values

by Gad Haran ...

Narrated by AI Voice Walter Brown ...

Unabridged

4 hours 10 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Scale of Values is a journey into the deepest questions of human life: What do we truly value—and why?From the struggle between survival and dignity, to the tension between freedom and security, Gad Haran maps the hidden hierarchy that guides our choices as individuals and as societies. Blending philosophy, history, psychology, and ethics, he reveals ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Scale of Values is a journey into the deepest questions of human life: What do we truly value—and why?From the struggle between survival and dignity, to the tension between freedom and security, Gad Haran maps the hidden hierarchy that guides our choices as individuals and as societies. Blending philosophy, history, psychology, and ethics, he reveals
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Masculine Energy Healing Meditation Series healing masculine wounds

connect to your male ancestors, own your power, boost self-confidence, work life balance, fierce growth strength, no burn out

by ThinkAndBloom ...

Narrated by Chantalia ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

We all have masculine and feminine energies inside of our energy despite our gender. Sometimes there is a greater dominance of one or the other. When your masculine energies are imbalanced, there may be feeling low self-confidence, not taking action, procrastination, feeling trapped anxious, or stuck.In this book, we are particularly healing any masculine wounds in your psyche. We get in touch ... Read more

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We all have masculine and feminine energies inside of our energy despite our gender. Sometimes there is a greater dominance of one or the other. When your masculine energies are imbalanced, there may be feeling low self-confidence, not taking action, procrastination, feeling trapped anxious, or stuck.In this book, we are particularly healing any masculine wounds in your psyche. We get in touch
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The Future and You

by Emma Gilligan ...

Narrated by Emma Gilligan ...

Unabridged

52 min

A Reminder of the Rights We Can't Afford to Forget-Reflections on Freedom, Responsibility and What It Means to Be HumanWhat holds us together when the world feels fractured? In The Future and You, Emma Gilligan offers a quiet but powerful meditation on the enduring role of human rights and how they can ground us in a shifting world.Written as a letter to her great-nephew and future generations, ... Read more

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A Reminder of the Rights We Can't Afford to Forget-Reflections on Freedom, Responsibility and What It Means to Be HumanWhat holds us together when the world feels fractured? In The Future and You, Emma Gilligan offers a quiet but powerful meditation on the enduring role of human rights and how they can ground us in a shifting world.Written as a letter to her great-nephew and future generations,
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How is One to Be Entirely Free of Fear?

Malibu 1970 - Small Group Discussion 8

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Malibu 1970 - Small Group Discussion
Unabridged

1 hour 21 min

What do we mean by fear? Fear of what? There are various types of fear and we need not analyse every type. But we can see that fear comes into being when our comprehension of relationship is not complete. Relationship is not only between people but between ourselves and nature, between ourselves and property, between ourselves and ideas; as long as that relationship is not fully understood, there ... Read more

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What do we mean by fear? Fear of what? There are various types of fear and we need not analyse every type. But we can see that fear comes into being when our comprehension of relationship is not complete. Relationship is not only between people but between ourselves and nature, between ourselves and property, between ourselves and ideas; as long as that relationship is not fully understood, there
... Read more
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Power Of Sacrifice

by Gabriel Agbo ...

Unabridged

3 hours 34 min

Sacrifices are powerful. Very powerful! The richest man, the strongest man, the most blessed men and women, the wisest, the greatest king, the most powerful prophets were all men and women of sacrifice. They gave all, risked all for their people, humanity and for God to achieve their goals and feats that even eternity will be proud of. You want to know their secrets? Good. If you want to become ... Read more

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Sacrifices are powerful. Very powerful! The richest man, the strongest man, the most blessed men and women, the wisest, the greatest king, the most powerful prophets were all men and women of sacrifice. They gave all, risked all for their people, humanity and for God to achieve their goals and feats that even eternity will be proud of. You want to know their secrets? Good. If you want to become
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Relationship Has Significance Only When It is a Process of Self-Revelation

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Ojai 1949 Public Talk
Unabridged

37 min

Relationship has significance only when it is a process of self-revelation - 17 July 1949• Where there is authority there can be no discovery of something new.• Relationship based on an idea cannot be a self-revealing process.• Self-knowledge is understood, uncovered and its process revealed throughrelationship.• Is it possible to love without the interference of the mind?• When the mind becomes ... Read more

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Relationship has significance only when it is a process of self-revelation - 17 July 1949• Where there is authority there can be no discovery of something new.• Relationship based on an idea cannot be a self-revealing process.• Self-knowledge is understood, uncovered and its process revealed throughrelationship.• Is it possible to love without the interference of the mind?• When the mind becomes
... Read more
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Whole Self: A Concise History of the Birth & Evolution of Human Consciousness

by Kendrick Mercer ...

Narrated by Michael Ahr ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

Kendrick Mercer's Whole Self tells the story of the birth, evolution, and history of human consciousness and its impact on the human psyche. Human consciousness is the most powerful unfolding force on the Earth with the potential either to lead us to annihilate ourselves by generating conflict or to work together wisely and in common purpose. Deep inside of everybody living today is an elemental ... Read more

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Kendrick Mercer's Whole Self tells the story of the birth, evolution, and history of human consciousness and its impact on the human psyche. Human consciousness is the most powerful unfolding force on the Earth with the potential either to lead us to annihilate ourselves by generating conflict or to work together wisely and in common purpose. Deep inside of everybody living today is an elemental
... Read more
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Brief History of Humanism, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook box set - A Brief History of - Philosophy
Unabridged

57 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of Humanism chronicles the intellectual and cultural movement that placed human dignity, potential, and rational inquiry at the center of philosophical thought, emerging from the Renaissance rejection of medieval scholasticism to become a defining force in Western civilization. This comprehensive guide explores how humanism developed ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of Humanism chronicles the intellectual and cultural movement that placed human dignity, potential, and rational inquiry at the center of philosophical thought, emerging from the Renaissance rejection of medieval scholasticism to become a defining force in Western civilization. This comprehensive guide explores how humanism developed
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Neurosultan Volume 2

100 Sonnets of Naskar

by Abhijit Naskar ...

Narrated by Abhijit Naskar ...

Unabridged

1 hour 39 min

An offering of 100 sonnets to the brave and conscientious, from Abhijit Naskar's vast ocean of over 1200 sonnets, in the voice of the humanitarian scientist himself.The volume contains selected sonnets from:Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None, 2022Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was, 2022Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love, 2022Mucize Misafir ... Read more

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An offering of 100 sonnets to the brave and conscientious, from Abhijit Naskar's vast ocean of over 1200 sonnets, in the voice of the humanitarian scientist himself.The volume contains selected sonnets from:Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None, 2022Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was, 2022Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love, 2022Mucize Misafir
... Read more
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Was ist Aufklärung

by Immanuel Kant ...

Narrated by Uwe Neumann ...

Unabridged

24 min

Die "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?" ist zu einem Kerntext der deutschen Philosophie geworden. Er ist durch höchste Klarheit der Sprache geprägt, die den Leser und Hörer führen, aber nicht verführen will. Kant nutzt seine zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung anerkannte Autorität, um das wichtigste Anliegen der Aufklärung darzulegen. Packend, messerscharf und der Kant einigen ... Read more

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Die "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?" ist zu einem Kerntext der deutschen Philosophie geworden. Er ist durch höchste Klarheit der Sprache geprägt, die den Leser und Hörer führen, aber nicht verführen will. Kant nutzt seine zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung anerkannte Autorität, um das wichtigste Anliegen der Aufklärung darzulegen. Packend, messerscharf und der Kant einigen
... Read more
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Can the Brain Free Itself From All Self-Delusion?

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 12 - Brockwood Park and Gstaad 1975
Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

"Can the brain free itself from all self-delusion? - 11 October 1975• Thought and the brain.• Can the brain free itself from all self-delusion?• Why has the self become important?• Can there be only sensation, thought, and no desire?• Can desire - which brings illusion, self-deception and all the complications ofchanging desires – can the root of desire be dissipated?• What prevents one from ... Read more

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"Can the brain free itself from all self-delusion? - 11 October 1975• Thought and the brain.• Can the brain free itself from all self-delusion?• Why has the self become important?• Can there be only sensation, thought, and no desire?• Can desire - which brings illusion, self-deception and all the complications ofchanging desires – can the root of desire be dissipated?• What prevents one from
... Read more
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Experiencing the State of Immortality Without Ideation

Ojai 1949 - Public Talk 8

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Ojai 1949 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 14 min

Experiencing the state of immortality without ideation - 7 August 1949.• There is no mind without idea, thought and verbalization.• There is no experiencer and the experience; there is only a state ofexperiencing.• One cannot think about immortality. If one can live in the state of onlyexperiencing then there is a state in which ideation has stopped altogether.• Is it possible to have direct ... Read more

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Experiencing the state of immortality without ideation - 7 August 1949.• There is no mind without idea, thought and verbalization.• There is no experiencer and the experience; there is only a state ofexperiencing.• One cannot think about immortality. If one can live in the state of onlyexperiencing then there is a state in which ideation has stopped altogether.• Is it possible to have direct
... Read more
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Além das Ilusões

Descobrindo Sua Verdadeira Natureza

by Dan Desmarques ...

Narrated by Dan Desmarques ...

Unabridged

2 hours 19 min

Em um mundo saturado de distrações e buscas superficiais, a busca pela felicidade autêntica e pelo amor-próprio muitas vezes pode parecer ilusória. “Além das Ilusões: Descobrindo Sua Verdadeira Natureza” é uma exploração profunda da experiência humana, que investiga as profundezas de nossas identidades, a natureza de nossos relacionamentos e a busca de significado em um mundo caótico.Por meio de ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Em um mundo saturado de distrações e buscas superficiais, a busca pela felicidade autêntica e pelo amor-próprio muitas vezes pode parecer ilusória. “Além das Ilusões: Descobrindo Sua Verdadeira Natureza” é uma exploração profunda da experiência humana, que investiga as profundezas de nossas identidades, a natureza de nossos relacionamentos e a busca de significado em um mundo caótico.Por meio de
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Word of Flux, The

Modern Man and the Problem of Knowledge

by R. J. Rushdoony ...

Narrated by Nathan Conkey ...

Unabridged

4 hours 11 min

Modern man has a problem with knowledge. He cannot accept God's Word about the world or anything else, so anything which points to God must be called into question. Man, once he makes himself ultimate, is unable to know anything but himself. Because of this impasse, modern thinking has become progressively pragmatic. This book will lead the reader to understand that this problem of knowledge ... Read more

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Modern man has a problem with knowledge. He cannot accept God's Word about the world or anything else, so anything which points to God must be called into question. Man, once he makes himself ultimate, is unable to know anything but himself. Because of this impasse, modern thinking has become progressively pragmatic. This book will lead the reader to understand that this problem of knowledge
... Read more
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The Body in Pain

The Making and Unmaking of the World

by Elaine Scarry ...

Narrated by Joyce Bean ...

Unabridged

18 hours 32 min

Elaine Scarry bases her study on a wide range of sources: literature and art, medical case histories, documents on torture compiled by Amnesty International, legal transcripts of personal injury trials, and military and strategic writings by such figures as Clausewitz, Churchill, Liddell Hart, and Kissinger, She weaves these into her discussion with an eloquence, humanity, and insight that recall ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Elaine Scarry bases her study on a wide range of sources: literature and art, medical case histories, documents on torture compiled by Amnesty International, legal transcripts of personal injury trials, and military and strategic writings by such figures as Clausewitz, Churchill, Liddell Hart, and Kissinger, She weaves these into her discussion with an eloquence, humanity, and insight that recall
... Read more
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How to Think like a Philosopher

Twelve Key Principles for More Humane, Balanced, and Rational Thinking

by Julian Baggini ...

Narrated by Russ Williams ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

"An essential, inspiring guide to the challenges of our time" from the author of the UK bestseller The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten (Sarah Bakewell, New York Times bestselling author).By now, it should be clear: in the face of disinformation and disaster, we cannot hot take, life hack, or meme our way to a better future. But how should we respond instead? In How to Think Like a Philosopher, Julian ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"An essential, inspiring guide to the challenges of our time" from the author of the UK bestseller The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten (Sarah Bakewell, New York Times bestselling author).By now, it should be clear: in the face of disinformation and disaster, we cannot hot take, life hack, or meme our way to a better future. But how should we respond instead? In How to Think Like a Philosopher, Julian
... Read more

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