Tag: philosophy

4 articles

Why Fromm Still Feels Relevant

Erich Fromm is one of those thinkers people often meet by accident. A quote shows up in a book, a line appears in a podc

Why Newcomb Still Matters in a World of Daily Choices

Newcomb’s problem looks like a puzzle, but it keeps showing up in real life because it asks a simple question that peopl

Borges and the Endless Library of the Imagination

Jorge Luis Borges wrote stories that often begin with a simple idea and then open into an entire universe. A library, a

Why “Is” Matters More Than It Seems

The word “is” is easy to overlook. It has only two letters, appears in countless ordinary sentences, and rarely attracts