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Everyday Philosophy

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Are religions simply cults that have gone mainstream?

Or are cults the religions we find distasteful?

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5 books that shaped 21st-century philosophy

Philosophy isn’t stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.

A statue of a man with his hands on his head, symbolizing regret.

How fear of regret influences our decisions

A simple dice game shines a bit of light on the psychology of regret.

An AI-generated illustration of a man sitting at a desk, accompanied by thought-provoking poetry.

Can AI write authentic poetry?

Cognitive psychologist and poet Keith Holyoak explores whether artificial intelligence could ever achieve poetic authenticity.

An illustration of an undergraduate man sitting at a desk.

Undergraduates’ average IQ has fallen 17 points since 1939. Here’s why.

College students once stood out from the pack on IQ tests. Today, they’re about average.

A man with long hair and a beard, embodying the concept of free will.

Yes, we have free will. No, we absolutely do not.

A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.

A man in a Chinese costume is holding a candle, exemplifying the essence of Taoism.

4 practical life lessons from Taoism

While Taoism can be paradoxical and abstract, it also offers daily life lessons.

A little boy finding lockdown compensation by reaching out to an old lady through a window.

Philosopher tells us why the elderly owe the young compensation for the COVID lockdowns

Lockdowns moved the burden of COVID from the at-risk elderly to the less-at-risk young. Does this sacrifice merit compensation?