by On the Objective | Mar 26, 2020 | Articles, Audio, Philosophy, Steven Menking
Welcome back to The Amateur Society for another set of aphorisms from The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Our goal in this series is to demonstrate that philosophy is neither boring nor unapproachable. Everyone must engage with our own thoughts and dig...
by On the Objective | Sep 24, 2019 | Articles, Audio, Philosophy, Steven Menking
Welcome back to The Amateur Society for another stimulating conversation! What would you write in a note to yourself that would be opened in ten years. Over that time frame plenty of uncertainty can come into play. Our first instinct is usually to hope that some goal...
by On the Objective | Jul 30, 2019 | Articles, Audio, Philosophy, Steven Menking
Welcome back to The Amateur Society for another interesting philosophical conversation! We begin with the definition of solipsism before venturing into the territory of immediately difficult questions by considering whether or not we even exist. How would we think...
by On the Objective | Jun 11, 2019 | Articles, Audio, Philosophy, Steven Menking
Welcome back to The Amateur Society for a conversation about an important component of practical philosophy: thought experiments. While sitting down and running through systematic metaphysics and other complex topics is not going to be feasible for everyday amateurs...
by On the Objective | Jun 5, 2019 | Articles, Audio, Philosophy, Steven Menking
Welcome back to The Amateur Society for a conversation about a critical topic in philosophy and life: free will. The idea of the extent of our freedom is a worldview-driven concept that has been pondered for millennia. However, despite its significance it isn’t...
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