How To Think More and Better
William B. IrvineHow to think more and better about your life and the world in which you live
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The Meaning of Life, Reconsidered
Imagine that you are strolling through a park, communing with nature, when a stranger walks up to you. He reaches into a bag, pulls out a handful of pencils, and asks you to explain them. Puzzled, you ask for clarification. “I want to know...
Too Clever by Half
We humans are a clever bunch. About 3.3 million years ago, we were clever enough to make and use stone tools. We subsequently started using tools to make other tools, which allowed our progress to snowball.
By ~1.7 million years ago, we ha...
Your (Ultimate) Origin Story
As we have seen, genetic ancestry tests are misleading. When they trace your ancestry back to a region, what they are really telling you is that at a particular time in the past, many—or maybe even all—of your direct ancestors lived there....
Your Family Tree, Reconsidered
You have almost certainly met your direct ancestors, including your parents, grandparents, and (maybe) your great- and even great-great grandparents. You might also have undertaken a project to fill in your family tree. A decade ago, I did...
Help, Hear, or Hug? Dealing with Emotionally Distraught People
Imagine that you are a grade-school teacher and that an emotionally distraught seven-year-old has approached you. They clearly seek your help, but how can you best help them? Some teachers have adopted a strikingly direct strategy for deali...
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I am emeritus professor of philosophy, author of nine(ish) books (depending on how you count them), and have played a role in the 21st century renaissance of interest in Stoicism. I am also a curious fellow, in at least two senses of the word.
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