The Pocket Philosopher
Matt MalcomTimeless wisdom. Modern Questions. Global Community.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 262 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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"I don't want to kill anyone"
“The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasp...
Sharing something new
Good morning, philosophers.
There’s an essay I’ve been writing for a year. I’ve realized that virtually every other essay has been a way of approaching it without quite getting there.
It’s called “I Don’t Want to Kill Anyone.”
It starts...
The Better Question
Good morning, philosophers.
Here’s what I’ve been building toward.
Meaning is something your brain makes. It is not a substance waiting to be found. It is not external to your experience. It is your experience — the particular output of a...
Is a hidden evolutionary error making you suffer?
To understand why meaning feels so real, we have to zoom out from philosophy and look at something older: evolution.
Many of the systems we experience as uniquely human—sleep, hunger, fear, attention—are not uniquely human at all. They are...
Stop trying to find your purpose
If meaning is not an external truth waiting to be discovered, then the most important shift is not philosophical.
It is practical.
Because the question is no longer:
“What is the meaning of life?”
but instead:
“What am I doing with th...
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