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Dealbreakers and Gamechangers
Quite some time ago, I went to a dance club. At some point, I got off the dance floor and took a break and sat on some couches. These couches just happened to be near the ladies’ room. There were … Continue reading
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Tagged Dealbreakers, Epistemology, Gamechangers, Love
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The Ethics of Recognizing Sexiness Part Two
In my last post, I looked at Lintott’s and Irvin’s article about changing the way we perceive people as being sexy. They argue that we ought to see people as sexy subjects, meaning that we can respect people and also “see … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Ethics, Paper Topic, Sex Objects, Sexiness, Sexuality, Sexy Subjects, Values
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The Ethics of Recognizing Sexiness Part One
Suppose someone said to you, “you are sexy.” How would you respond? It obviously depends on the context, but let me offer two possibilities. On the one hand, you might experience something negative simply because you are seen as an … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Ethics, Paper Topic, Sex Objects, Sexiness, Sexuality, Sexy Subjects, Values
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Explaining CRISPR
First, let’s get an understanding of what CRISPR is. In an extremely oversimplification, CRISPR is an editing tool where a genetic engineer can cut and edit out parts of DNA—usually unhealthy bits—and replace them with benign parts. It has the … Continue reading
Sexual Desires, Mind-Body Dualism, and Somatic Practices
This is a somewhat lengthy post. You can read to tl;dr summary if you scroll toward the bottom. In Ann J. Cahill’s article, “Sexual Desire, Inequality, and Transformation,” she argues for an ethical transformation so that your sexual desires do not … Continue reading
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Tagged Brotto, Cahill, Chivers, Mindfulness, Sexuality, Somaesthetics
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history of the entire world, i guess
This entertaining video of the history of the world is remarkable. It starts from the big bang all the way up to current times. I’ve learned a lot and the way the narrator presents the facts in fast details really … Continue reading
Contributing to Stoic Blog
Over at Stoicism Today, I contributed to their blog on Stoic áskēsis. It was challenging, yet fun to write. You can see the post here.
Deceived into Learning the Truth
In the Discourses, Epictetus says: If one has to be deceived into learning that external things that lie outside the sphere of choice are nothing to us, I for my part would willingly undergo such deception… Discourses I.4.27 Now knowing … Continue reading
How Complacent Are you?
There’s a book coming out by Tyler Cowen called The Complacent Class. Cowen argues that Americans have gotten so comfortable to the point where they are complacent. We’ve sheltered ourselves to the point where we avoid change. In a way, … Continue reading
Is 2017 Going to be Better?
With 2016 dying off and 2017 already starting, I’ve already been bombarded with a couple big deaths that happened in the New Year. Moreover, I’m also getting news about upcoming political challenges for the upcoming Trump Administration. But wasn’t this … Continue reading
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