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Utopia Recap (opens the original)
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IntroductionBy Adrian MaWhat would it be like to live in a world radically different, and radically better, than our own? is a question seemingly as old as philosophy itself. Throughout history, artists, thinkers, and other generally imaginative humans have proposed vastly different (but sometimes overlapping) models of what the ideal world or society should look like, from cities ruled by philosopher kings to worlds free of war, poverty, and exploitation. Yet this practice of imagining, and of
Interpretation Recap + Our Upcoming Café on Utopia (opens the original)
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IntroductionBy Adrian MaPhilosophy can often feel like one giant exercise, or series of exercises, in sense-making, as we attempt to pin down the nature of things like justice, time, and knowledge. Yet the same could be said of life in general. Everywhere we go, we encounter things—works of art, terms and conditions, body language, texts alarmingly unadorned by emojis or exclamation marks—whose less-than-obvious meanings we feel the need to uncover. But while the act of interpretation is often c
Gaslighting Recap (opens the original)
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IntroductionBy Adrian MaThe American Psychological Association defines gaslighting as the act of “manipulat[ing] another person into doubting their perceptions, experiences, or understanding of events.” This, however, is just one of the many ways this controversial and extremely elastic buzzword has been defined. Does gaslighting always involve manipulation, or the intent to manipulate? Is it always done by one person to another, or can it also be done, say, by governments to their people? At ou
Moral Failure and Improvement Recap (opens the original)
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IntroductionBy Adrian MaNo one is morally perfect (or, let’s be honest, perfect in any other way). There is often a gap between what we do and what we think we ought to do. We act in ways we believe to be wrong, or fail to do what we believe to be right. Recognition of these failures—perhaps accompanied by feelings like guilt or shame—may spark a desire for moral self-improvement, but that process often turns out to be frustrating and non-linear. What does it take to bring our actions in line wi
Our Upcoming Café on Moral Improvement (opens the original)
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Good morning! We missed you. Here are the details on our upcoming café:Curiosity Café: Bi-weekly on Tuesdays, tickets below!We will host our next Curiosity Café on Tuesday, August 4th, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Madison Avenue Pub (14 Madison Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 2S1). Come and hang out with us, grab food, and read through our handout from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Our structured discussion will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with a 10-minute break in the middle!The topic of our next café is: Moral Impro
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