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If happiness is an absolute good, would 1 billion slightly happy people be better than 1 million incredibly happy people?
Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a columnist at Big Think and is the award-winning, bestselling author of three[…]
The child has no control at all and the adult tries to control too much. But there is a third way.
Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a columnist at Big Think and is the award-winning, bestselling author of three[…]
Barthes is dead — long live the artist.
“For every PhD there is an equal and opposite PhD.”
Grandmasters and drug dealers have one thing in common: They are many steps ahead of their rivals.
Follow the money and you’ll follow history.
Do our thoughts have any meaning whatsoever?
Pessimissts are never disappointed, but are they also kinder?
That Nietzsche quote might not mean what you think it does.
What can drugs teach us about consciousness?
Harmony and moderation make for a happier life.