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Why does a book Bertrand Russell wrote in about twelve weeks, for a shilling, for readers he described as ordinary … Read more
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In a world where moral confusion and ethical dilemmas plague everyday decisions, Six Great Ideas by Mortimer J. Adler solves … Read more
I picked up Ten Philosophical Mistakes by Mortimer J. Adler because I was tired of watching smart conversations collapse into … Read more
Why do humans believe what they believe? Can morality be grounded in reason, or is it shaped by sentiment and … Read more
We keep tripping over words—meaning, mind, rule, game—as if they were crystal-clear. They aren’t. Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Wittgenstein shows, … Read more
Are we saying anything at all when we argue about God, the soul, or “the Good”? A.J. Ayer’s Language Truth … Read more
We all use reason to reach beyond experience: “What is time? What causes what? Is the world finite? Does freedom … Read more
If everything you trust—your senses, your memories, even mathematics—could be wrong, what could you still know for sure? Meditations on … Read more