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Most people have no idea what they're doing. They don't know what they want, why they want it, or what they're striving for. They just make up ideas. I asked my homie earlier what he meant by happiness. Try defining it. #NoCapZone #Philosophy #RealTalk

I had a great time discussing the dilemmas we face in life, #medicine, and research with the #Philosophy Department at University of Nevada Las Vegas!

Great things happening there, including a new #MedicalEthics course!

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#health #ethics #bioethics #xPhi #morality #edu

New article on #worldviews and the problem of #evil. 😊

I develop methods of describing the ways world-views respond to evil. Christianity offers a test case. #philosophy #theology #religiousstudies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"Robot" Is A Social Construct: Why Your Dishwasher Is Not A Robot https://lobste.rs/s/ha0qt7 #philosophy

New essay on my blog, in which I discuss the rise of Musk, Thiel, and the techno-utopian ideologues.

Feel free to read if you are so inclined.

#philosophy #science #technology #currrentevents #writing

9th Annual New England Metaphysics Workshop taking place in a couple of weeks hosted at Rhode Island College. It’s a pretty solid lineup! #philsky #metaphysics #philosophy

We assume karma always collects its debts, but reality is far colder. What if the villain doesn't just get away with it—and genuinely, profoundly happy? A dark, subverted look at success and moral relativism.
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#FlashFiction #Psychology #Philosophy

Explore Jivavarta’s worldbuilding, storytelling, philosophy, framework, and lexicons: shonmehta.com

Jivavarta, “The Abode of Sentient Souls,” is a secular, grounded sociopolitical narrative systems philosophy created by Shon Mehta.

#Jivavarta #ShonMehta #Philosophy #storytelling

Jivavarta’s significance lies in expanding the forms through which philosophy can be created, communicated, and used making philosophical ideas tools for interpreting human behaviour, systems, choices, constraints, and outcomes.
#Jivavarta #philosophy #CriticalThinking #SocialPhilosophy

Jivavarta represents a contemporary return to public-facing philosophy, distributing philosophical ideas through fiction, aphorisms, lexicons, essays, and practical heuristics.

#Jivavarta #philosophy #PublicPhilosophy

Does Shon Mehta’s Jivavarta Reject Academic Philosophy?

Jivavarta does not reject academic philosophy; it questions the idea that philosophy must be confined to academic forms.