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From one of the world’s most celebrated intellectuals, a brilliantly insightful work that explains how we think about each other’s thoughts about each other’s thoughts, ad infinitum. It sounds impossible, but Steven Pinker shows that we do it all the time. This awareness, which we experience as something that is public or “out there,” is called common knowledge, and it has a momentous impact on our social, political, and economic lives.

In the wake of a personal loss and the global upheaval of the pandemic, philosopher Justin Smith-Ruiu found himself at a California cannabis dispensary, pondering a simple yet profound question: Who am I, and how did I get here? This moment marked the beginning of a transformative journey for Smith-Ruiu, one that would take him deep into the realm of psychedelics and alter his perception of the world.

Book two of three of Andrew J. Galambos' course V-50 and book two of fifteen for the entire set of SIC ITUR AD ASTRA (This Is the Way to the Stars). This second volume of V-50, subtitled V-50: The Natural Republic, consists of sessions nine through twelve and workshop number one of V-50.

كانت ليلة باردة من شهر ديسمبر في كيوتو؛ عاصمة اليابان القديمة. سرت بالدراجة عبر الظلام الدامس إلى شورين-إن؛ وهو معْلم روحي صغير بعيد عن المسار السياحي المعروف، يقع عند سفح جبال هيجاشياما.كانت حدائق المبنى في تلك الليلة تضيئها إضاءة خافتة تلقي خيوطًا غامضة على أشجار الصنوبر التي تبدو كالظلال وبساتين الخيزران الخرافية. خلعت حذائي وخطوت على أرضية تلمع بقوة عمرها يتجاوز ثمانمائة عام، داستها ملايين الأقدام، ومسحتها العديد من الأردية الطويلة. كانت ألواح الأرضية العريضة، المرقطة والداكنة من تتابع السنين، قد استخدمت من قبل في...

Human history is the story of symbols turning against their makers. Myths, laws, identities, each begins as a tool for survival, coherence, and meaning. But every symbol hardens. Every order closes. And when the lock tightens too far, collapse follows. The only thing that has ever broken the cycle is rupture. Visionaries, mystics, rebels, and neurodivergent minds have stepped outside the circle, cracked the mirror, and forced reality back in. Without them, every civilization would have suffocated in its own stories. Today, the lock-in is digital and global.

The Thinking Abyss explores profound questions at the intersection of philosophy, science, and human experience. From consciousness to quantum mechanics, free will to artificial intelligence, we dive deep into ideas that challenge our assumptions about reality and what it means to be human. Thoughtful conversations for curious minds.

We live in a time between worlds and a time between stories. The demand, obligation, and joy of this time is to cross over. This is what we have called The Crossing. At the core of the crossing is the evolutionary journey from Homo sapiens to Homo amor. This is not a fanciful conjecture but an authentic evolutionary potential. The root of the meta-crisis is not a crisis of resources; it is a crisis of imagination. We need to reimagine our identity and in doing so reimagine the future. We address anew the three great questions of life: Where am I, where are we? Who am I, who are we?

Cities in the Sky is a podcast examining the relationship between communication technologies and the rise and fall of civilizations. Host Anthony Caruthers presents his “Cities Theory,” a framework that traces human history through successive stages—each defined by a dominant medium of communication, from language and codices to print and social media. Through monologue and reflection, the podcast explores collapse, renewal, and the shifting boundaries of human consciousness.

Stories move people—and people move business. In Story Business, Gavin McMahon takes you on a journey from ancient cave paintings to billion-dollar tech unicorns, revealing how storytelling is a powerful—and undervalued—tool for driving business success. Drawing on vivid examples of the rise and fall of real-world companies, McMahon exposes a timeless truth: It’s not the best ideas that win, but the best-packaged ideas.

This book is a ruthless anatomy of pseudo-philosophy—the solemn spectacle that imitates thought while avoiding its responsibilities. With a steady hand and a clear eye, it exposes how vague concepts, poetic slogans, and grandiose systems come to be mistaken for serious reflection. From the cult of "Being" to the seductions of "Spirit," from the fog of postmodern prophecy to the closed architecture of metaphysical monuments, this is a tour through the landscapes of admired confusion.

In The Paradox of Progress, Dr. Michael M. Karch delves into the ethical complexities of AI’s rapid evolution. Drawing from a career spanning three decades in robotics, orthopedic surgery, and international disaster response, Dr. Karch investigates AI’s far-reaching impact and initiates critical discussion about its duality. This is a compelling exploration through historical precedents of progress and AI’s challenges today, including fears of data bias, deep fakes, technological hegemony, and job displacement.

The EGS Podcast provides a deep exploration into the world of contemporary theory and art, offering listeners exclusive insight into the always-evolving intellectual landscapes of leading thinkers and artists. Its aim is to become an invaluable resource for those seeking to stay informed about the latest developments in contemporary thought. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This paper proposes a parallel system of intelligent, non-monetary resource distribution modeled on biological metabolism, in which needs are met dynamically through feedback-driven regulation rather than symbolic exchange. Inspired by the way organisms distribute nutrients and resources without currency—using signaling, prioritization, and homeostasis—we outline a framework in which artificial intelligence performs a similar coordinating function at the societal level. Such a system would gradually render traditional money obsolete, not through ideological abolition, but through redundancy.

This book explores the concept of abstraction as both a central method of philosophical inquiry and a process that inevitably encounters multiple forms of limitation. Through logical, epistemological, ontological, linguistic, existential, and mystical perspectives, it examines how abstraction can clarify, distort, transcend, or collapse into self-reference and emptiness. It argues that while abstraction is essential for conceptual thought, it also risks severing ties with lived experience, language, and meaning.

Dive into the legendary Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean through Maurice Doreal’s classic English translation.

In The Bushido of Bitcoin I distill lessons from experience and the great stories of the past into a playbook for the modern warrior: for the new elite to channel their power, wealth and influence with Character. It combines insights from powerful military cultures with the great thinkers of all time: Nitobe, Nietzsche, Spengler and Hoppe; Feudalism, Christianity and Austrian Economics. The book focuses on virtue in action – not morality. My goal is to show you how the great and noble behave. All warrior cultures lived by codes of virtue, and it's time we found ours.

In conventional political philosophy, law is understood as consciously created rules that are a necessary mechanism for regulating the excesses of the free market. Although coercive in nature, law is seen as a necessary defense against anarchy. But is the situation that simple? In his examination of the purpose and functioning of the legal system, John Hasnas challenges this false dichotomy, presenting a new theory of liberalism that demonstrates that the common law can serve as an effective alternative to traditional politically created legislation.

Michel Onfray engage un nouveau grand cycle philosophique : une « Histoire philosophique de l'Occident ». En quatre volumes – chacun étant lisible indépendamment – il propose de reparcourir l'histoire de notre civilisation à travers le prisme de la guerre des idées. Dès l'antiquité, notre vision du monde a en effet été structurée par des antagonismes radicaux entre penseurs et écoles philosophiques : l'idéalisme platonicien contre le matérialisme de Démocrite, le mariage pythagoricien contre le libertinage cynique, la vie philosophique de Socrate contre la vie mercenaire des sophistes, etc.

Imagine this: You're walking past a shallow pond and spot a toddler thrashing around in the water, in obvious danger of drowning. You look around for her parents, but nobody is there. You're the only person who can save her and you must act immediately. But as you approach the pond you remember that you're wearing your most expensive shoes. Wading into the water will ruin them—and might make you late for a meeting. Should you let the child drown?

If you’ve wrestled with life’s deepest questions and found traditional answers wanting, The Objectivist’s Guide to the Galaxy by Zoltan Cendes provides truth and clarity to the queries that have puzzled man for centuries. Inspired by Douglas Adams’s whimsical The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, this book goes further, offering a manifesto for rational thinking and providing scientific and philosophical answers to life’s ultimate questions.