Category: group conflict
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On meaning (Part 3): communities
This is the last part of a series of posts on meaning, like the meaning we could give to things or which we aim to find in life. Part 1 discussed absolute limits to meaning. Part 2 considered individualistic philosophical views, and Part 3 looks at the role communities can play. Among the three, it…
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On meaning (Part 1): nothing really matters
This is the first part of a series of three posts on meaning, like the meaning we could give to things or which we aim to find in life. It discusses absolute limits to meaning. Part 2 considers philosophical views. Part 3 looks at the role communuties can play, and how these can reconcile the…
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You versus society: how to better talk about problems
Here is the recent case. It’s a global pandemic of a potentially deadly virus which can spread through air. Wearing a facemask covering your mouth and nose can suppress transmission protecting you, if you are not sick, or others, if you are. However, you find it uncomfortable breathing with this thing in your face, think…