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Forgiveness Has Left the Chat
Earlier this year, Anthropic announced an update to its usage policy prohibiting “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior” toward...
“Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues.” — Franz Kafka,…
philosophybits: “Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues.” — Franz Kafka, The Blue Octavo Notebooks
Every intention is the product of a reflective judgment. When I have a concern about something it is…
suliqyre:Every intention is the product of a reflective judgment. When I have a concern about something it is because I...
The Buddhist Path Through Conflict, Anger, and Interdependence
Jay Garfield is an American professor of philosophy specializing in Tibetan Buddhism, philosophy of mind, cognitive science, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy...
Medieval Theories of Practical Reason
[Revised entry by Anthony Celano on November 8, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Medieval theories of moral reasoning have...
“What truth may objectively be is difficult enough to determine, but we should not, in our dealings…”
“What truth may objectively be is difficult enough to determine, but we should not, in our dealings with people, let...
Isaiah Berlin
[Revised entry by Joshua L. Cherniss and Henry Hardy on November 8, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] Isaiah...
“Time is too large, it can’t be filled up. Everything you plunge into it is…
philosophybits: “Time is too large, it can’t be filled up. Everything you plunge into it is stretched and disintegrates.” —...