What is knowledge? ... What are values made of? ... Free will and moral responsibility ... Imagining stateless, coercion-free politics ... What’s wrong with the left-right dichotomy ... The purpose of political philosophy ...

Crispin’s new book Entanglements: A System of Philosophy ... Individuals as knots on a thread ... Crispin’s materialism: The world is real, but it is "all the ways" ... A materialist’s way of understanding social reality ... Perception as being penetrated by the world ... How distinct from the rest of the world are we? ... Knowledge, power, and politics ...

How to raise a good robot ... The moral development of machines ... The trouble with robots who can reason ... Will AI have feelings? ... Is it wrong to hurt a zombie? ... How AI could shape human morality ...

Why it's okay to let thoughts happen during meditation ... The case for a busy mind ... Jason: The origins of our thoughts matter ... Looking beneath the mind's fictions ... The problem with pursuing nirvana ... Why memory is essential to growth ...

Teaching Buddhist philosophy ... Jay’s book, Engaging Buddhism ... Why “you” might not exist ... Buddhism and determinism ... When clarifying your view of reality makes you a better person ... The error of essentialism ...

What led Eboo to interfaith work ... The quandaries of religious pluralism ... Reflecting on Muhammad Ali’s refusal to serve in Vietnam ... Loving a country that doesn’t love you back ... Why Eboo thinks social action needs to be about persuasion ...

David’s essay Medium, Message, and Effect ... What sitcoms owe to small TV screens ... HBO brings film techniques to television ... Theatrics in movies ... When cinematics on TV became too much ... The new model: Binge-watching ... Why streaming shows are anti-social ...

Massimo’s new book, How to Be a Stoic, and Bob’s forthcoming book, Why Buddhism Is True ... Similarities between Buddhism and Stoicism ... The metaphysics of Stoicism ... Is there a Stoic version of the Buddhist “not-self” doctrine? ... Massimo’s Stoic advice column ... Seneca’s tips for anger management ... Achieving an objective awareness of your emotions ... Using meditation to cope with feelings of failure ...

Linda’s book, Dependent Arising in Context on a central Buddhist teaching ... An anatomy of suffering ... The first step on the path to suffering: Ignorance ... How the “self” is created ... What do Buddhists mean when they say “life is suffering”? ... Linda’s meditation advice ...

Sharon’s new book, Real Love ... How lovingkindness meditation works ... What Buddhists mean when they advise against attachment ... The stories that shape our self-perception ... What real love looks like in relationships ... How to cultivate love for strangers ... Loving people you hate ...