In A World Appears, Michael Pollan wonders if the search for consciousness might be a socially (and scientifically) acceptable proxy for the search for the soul.
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The proposal for a Voice to Parliament was Australia’s first attempt to add Indigenous recognition to the constitution. The result was a resounding failure.
Animism describes religions in which humans are connected to the landscape around them but do not dominate it.
The polarisation of today’s political discourse has echoes of the intolerance that characterised the Puritan era and the French Revolution.
Thinking of SARS-CoV-2 as an invisible enemy with an evil personality and humanlike motivations is a natural offshoot of the way people evolved to anthropomorphize so as not to overlook threats.
Travel and philosophy have enjoyed a quiet love affair for centuries.
The underpinning of Christian faith is the belief in a miracle – the resurrection of Jesus. As we approach Easter, a philosopher-physician asks whether miracles can make sense.
Here’s how it could find it again.
It’s a common quirk of human psychology to make the mental leap that the way things are is the way things ought to be. New research into how we explain the world around us sheds light on the phenomenon.
Those who loathe politicians may be right or wrong, but no greater an authority than David Hume would still say you should vote for them.
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