← Calm Web Philosophy Moral Inquiries, Epistemology, Existential Letters & Foundational Thought In This Issue Stoicism — Wikipedia Ancient philosophy. Documented in Wikipedia. Existentialism — Wikipedia Philosophy dealing with absurdity of existence. Documented in Wikipedia. Virtue ethics — Wikipedia Normative ethical theories. Documented in Wikipedia. Traction! — Aeon Essays Tribologists study friction: what happens when things rub together. It’s indispensable, from the wheel to the paths of stars Can you ever really think what someone else is thinking? — Psyche Inquiries To see how communication truly works, we should set aside the notion that different people can share the same thoughts The Wildest Bet Is the Winning Bet — The Marginalian We place life’s bets by countless calculations of probability, conscious and unconscious, only to discover over and over how short they fall of the wildest reaches of the possible, which alwa… Ursula K. Le Guin on the Meaning of Life — The Marginalian Nathaniel Hawthorne on How to Look and Really See — The Marginalian The mystery is revealed, and after a breath or two, becomes just as great a mystery as before. Introducing the Museum of Delight — The Marginalian How to Hold Your Heart with Golden Hands — The Marginalian Other people — Aeon Essays Disconnection is at the heart of today’s crises. So my husband and I chose a radical and revealing remedy: living communally Why romantic relationships matter more to men than to women — Psyche Inquiries For too long, men were told to be self-sufficient. The research shows they’re more likely to thrive in a loving couple Corrective for a Broken Heart — The Marginalian “Life will break you,” Louise Erdrich wrote in her passionate insistence that “you are here to risk your heart.” It can happen with a shattering, or with a thousand small fi… Dear Al Pacino — Psyche Inquiries I wrote my mother’s mad letters to celebrities. It was the only time we shared the same plane of reality How to Be Un-Dead: Notes on Waking Up from the Trance of Near-Living — The Marginalian Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death. How to Grow Old without Letting Life Become a Parody of Itself — The Marginalian In old age we should wish still to have passions strong enough to prevent us turning in on ourselves. How intuitions work — Aeon Essays Just as seeing a tree gives you reason to believe it’s there, sensing that a stranger is creepy gives you reason to walk away Are you getting enough sun? — Psyche Inquiries The new book ‘In Defense of Sunlight’ argues that our concerns about the sun’s risks lead us to overlook its benefits How to overcome task paralysis — Psyche Inquiries If you have ADHD or you’re stressed, tired and stuck, goal management training can help you get started and keep going Epistemology — Wikipedia Philosophical study of knowledge. Documented in Wikipedia. Philosophy of mind — Wikipedia Branch of philosophy. Documented in Wikipedia. Karl Popper — Wikipedia Austrian–British philosopher of science (1902–1994). Documented in Wikipedia. Ludwig Wittgenstein — Wikipedia Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951). Documented in Wikipedia. Death Just Got Out of This Truck (guest post) — Daily Nous It’s All in Your Head — The American Scholar What a remarkable thing it is to remember what you read My Own Roll-Top — The American Scholar New Series of Philosophical Puzzles — Daily Nous Allegory of the cave — Wikipedia Documented in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Baruch Spinoza — Wikipedia Documented in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hannah Arendt — Wikipedia German, Jewish, and American historian and philosopher (1906–1975). Documented in Wikipedia.