Don't Stop Your Thoughts: Do This Instead

What is the meaning of life? When we get down to it, why are we here as individuals? Why does life itself exist? What is all this for?I round off this month's theme of deep questions with the mother o...

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When we deconstruct paradigms like self and other, it's tempting to dismiss it outright. But self-other consciousness serves a clear function, and without it you would be lost. We want not to lose it,...

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You have not always had a sense of self and other: you had to develop it during childhood. It is not a given, but a construct.This also means you can see beyond it and realise it is not the whole stor...

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We tend to assume that other people are separate from us and have their own, independent experiences.Except these are highly questionable assumptions that we will begin to see through in this snippet ...

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We tend to assume other people are separate and independent from us. But what if this was simply a useful assumption or paradigm, not the be all end all?Do other people exist? My conclusion: well... k...

18 Helmi 53min

I propose that the materialistic paradigm is deeply flawed.While it is extremely useful and explanatory, it is underpinned by some highly questionable assumptions.In this snippet from last week's epis...

17 Helmi 8min

There are very good reasons why materialism is the standard philosophical paradigm in the modern world, and here I outline them in a practical way.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 11/2 episode, Is ...

15 Helmi 11min

There are three simple, essential critiques of materialism that seriously jeopardise its legitimacy.This is a snippet from yesterday's episode, Is The World Physical?Explore all my episodes on philoso...

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