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Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

Rousseau's Shocking Sex Life

Rousseau fled Geneva at 16, converted to Catholicism, formed a lifelong bond with Françoise-Louise de Warens, and later worked as tutor and secretary.
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

How to Be Perfectly Moral

How did Rousseau's outlook work its way into Kant's moral philosophy? If for Rousseau, it is by following the "general will" that we can be said to be free; for Kant, it is by obeying those moral laws that we would will as universal laws. Moral laws that we would will as universal laws are given not by our individual will but by our rational will, which we have in common with all other rational beings.
Philosophy
fromPhilosophynow
4 weeks ago

Philosophers on Walking

'More songs about Buildings and Food' was the title of a 1978 album by the rock band Talking Heads. It was about all the things rock stars normally don't sing about. Pop songs are usually about variations on the theme of love; tracks like Rose Royce's 1976 hit 'Car Wash' are the exception.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
3 months ago

Art's Plain Art of Living

Artworks can let artists evade or cultivate personal and social accountability, while philosophical practice frames art as a way of life tied to ethical responsibility.
Social justice
fromenglish.elpais.com
8 months ago

Study of over 1,000 sites suggests inequality emerged long after agriculture

Inequality developed many generations after humans transitioned away from hunter-gatherer societies, challenging previous assumptions.
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