If a theory purports to explain everything, then it is likely not explaining much at all.
Often we can change things, and a realistic attitude - including envisioning worse case scenarios - actually helps to accomplish that change. But if … - Massimo Pigliucci
Often we can change things, and a realistic attitude - including envisioning worse case scenarios - actually helps to accomplish that change. But if …
- Massimo Pigliucci
... it is because one can build a compelling set of arguments - informed by science and thoroughly compatible with it - that to believe in anything d… - Massimo Pigliucci
... it is because one can build a compelling set of arguments - informed by science and thoroughly compatible with it - that to believe in anything d…
Death itself is a natural occurrence, it is unavoidable, and the Stoics thought that part of philosophical practice is to get comfortable with the un… - Massimo Pigliucci
Death itself is a natural occurrence, it is unavoidable, and the Stoics thought that part of philosophical practice is to get comfortable with the un…
I don't see any Stoic practice as problematic or risky, but I would advise to engage in extreme versions of the negative visualization exercise only … - Massimo Pigliucci
I don't see any Stoic practice as problematic or risky, but I would advise to engage in extreme versions of the negative visualization exercise only …
Given the power and influence that science increasingly has in our daily lives, it is important that we as citizens of an open and democratic society… - Massimo Pigliucci
Given the power and influence that science increasingly has in our daily lives, it is important that we as citizens of an open and democratic society…
What the world needs is more compassion; love in the broad sense, and use of practical reason to solve human problems. What it needs less is ideologi… - Massimo Pigliucci
What the world needs is more compassion; love in the broad sense, and use of practical reason to solve human problems. What it needs less is ideologi…
"Fate permitting" is a standard Stoic phrase meant to remind ourselves that planning things is up to us, but the ultimate outcomes are not under our … - Massimo Pigliucci
"Fate permitting" is a standard Stoic phrase meant to remind ourselves that planning things is up to us, but the ultimate outcomes are not under our …
The Stoic discipline of action, which is connected to the virtue of justice, says that we ought to treat others fairly and we should engage in social… - Massimo Pigliucci
The Stoic discipline of action, which is connected to the virtue of justice, says that we ought to treat others fairly and we should engage in social…
There are clearly people for whom Stoicism immediately "clicks," it comes natural, and others for whom it doesn't. Then again, Stoicism isn't the onl… - Massimo Pigliucci
There are clearly people for whom Stoicism immediately "clicks," it comes natural, and others for whom it doesn't. Then again, Stoicism isn't the onl…
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