Knotty problems call for sound advice. Use philosophy to find the intellectually dependable amid the frauds and egotists Need to know We need others’ help to figure out what and […]
Deluded, with reason
Extraordinary beliefs don’t arise in a vacuum. They take root in minds confronted by unusual and traumatic experiences Given the social function of beliefs, it’s little surprise that delusions usually […]
What pro wrestling can teach us about the quest for truth
Fans love it when backstage reality seeps into the show. But if there’s too much about backstage machinations, they switch off Plato’s Allegory of the Cave paints a vivid picture of […]
Invisible Manipulators of Your Mind
The behavioral techniques that are being employed by governments and private corporations do not appeal to our reason. The term “propaganda” has been replaced by “a behavioral approach to persuasive […]
Nostalgia reimagined
Neuroscience is finding what propaganda has long known: nostalgia doesn’t need real memories – an imagined past works too He was still too young to know that the heart’s memory […]