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
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 …
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…
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…
... 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…
If you are a Christian, you can still practice Stoicism and think of the Logos as the Word of God. If you are a secular person, an agnostic or an ath… - Massimo Pigliucci
If you are a Christian, you can still practice Stoicism and think of the Logos as the Word of God. If you are a secular person, an agnostic or an ath…
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…
"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 …
We still live in a world of such gross injustice and inequality, that only privileged people like ourselves can afford to think of eros and art as to… - Massimo Pigliucci
We still live in a world of such gross injustice and inequality, that only privileged people like ourselves can afford to think of eros and art as to…
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