Diamond: Creeping Normality

"Our language reflects our mindset, and our language increasingly treats nature as an object — inanimate, impersonal, and ready to exploit." @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @philosophyminis.bsky.social bigthink.com/mini-philoso...

A Dictionary of Philosophy: Metanoia, Ancient Greek.

A Dictionary of Philosophy: Eidos, Ancient Greek.

The funny-sad story of Immanuel Kant philosophising himself into bachelorhood. Taken from James Miller's 'Examined Lives.'

De Beauvoir: The Passionate Man "This is the story of true love. It's the backbone of Disney blockbusters and bestselling books, and according to Simone de Beauvoir, it's entirely unhealthy and dysfunctional."

Aristotle on Friendship

Lots of great stuff going on during the British Philosophical Association’s #PhilosophyMatters campaign: bpa.ac.uk/activities/p...

Diogenes: Cynicism "Cynicism is the call to get off the never ending treadmill of life and to live a simpler life."

Borges: The Library of Babel. "But like the characters in Borges' story, we can't shake the idea that there is some kind of order to things. And so, we spend all of our time flicking through books of nonsense, hoping that one day we'll find the book which contains the meaning for it all."

V for Vendetta. "Nothing good in life is given. Ideas need constant defending.""

The Cruelty of Moral Indignation. "The road to Eden will be paved by the bodies of dead enemies and the mutilated ‘other.’"

A Dictionary of Philosophy: Umwelt, German

Philosophical Words from Around the World: Jing (靜), Chinese

Philosophical Words from Around the World: Karmavipāka, Sanskrit & Pali.

A Dictionary of Philosophy: Sirr (سرّ) , Arabic

Philosophical Words from Around the World: Gretchenfrage, German.

A Dictionary of Philosophy: Kairos (Ancient Greece)

Philosophical Words from Around the World: Ziran (自然), Chinese.

I interviewed one of my literary and philosophical idols last week: Dr. Martin Shaw. It was great. He was great. You always should meet your idols.

Most people are good people. Most people are kind, honest, loving, trustworthy, polite, and respectful. Nothing would work if that wasn't true.

Philosophical Words from Around the World #1: Yoin (Japanese).

Christmas is an interesting study in expectations. For me, so much of what I expect from Christmas - the magic, the laughter, the thrill - is defined by five or six Christmases of childhood despite decades of Christmases since that act as a counter-narrative. I don't feel the same about birthdays.

The “Demon Method”: How necromancy once solved everyone’s problems. Grab a sword, a small plate, and a young child. We’ve got a demon to summon. Read @philosophyminis.bsky.social's brilliant article here: bigthink.com/the-past/the... featuring Rawlinson MS D.252 and #OraclesOmensandAnswers 🔮

I'd like to be very rich. I'd like to stay in nice hotels, eat in nice restaurants, and I'd like a lovely, big garden. With a water feature. But after I'd done all the rich man things, do you know what I think I'd do? Read a £10 book, cuddle my kids, and watch TV. vm.tiktok.com/ZGdj9wQfA/

"We all use what Foucault calls ‘disciplinary power.’ We discipline each other to toe the line. It’s in the raised eyebrows of a friend. It’s when we gossip and giggle about somebody’s choice of outfit. It's when we choose to like one social media post over another." vm.tiktok.com/ZGdFWSTbr/

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