Stoic happiness

	Ethics in Bricks ⁦‪@EthicsInBricks‬⁩ "The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things." - Epictetus pic.twitter.com/9miiYy3IwF   9/25/22, 10:05 AM

Tweet by Phil Oliver on Twitter

	Phil Oliver ⁦‪@OSOPHER‬⁩ Beautiful writing, deep reflection from ⁦‪@MargaretRenkl‬⁩ on seasonal transitions and why we must allow ourselves to "risk delight" while we can. nytimes.com/2022/09/19/opi…   9/19/22, 7:06 AM

“Barbara Ehrenreich on collective joy

	Boston Review ⁦‪@BostonReview‬⁩ "Barbara's call for collective joy was one that came from a deeply held belief that such celebrations were essential for the health of any society." Lynne Segal remembers Barbara Ehrenreich: bostonreview.net/articles/my-re…   9/18/22, 11:30 AM

Who is Pulling Our Strings?

 On the topic of free will as an explanation for human evil, I wanted to resurface this clip summarizing an experiment first conducted in the 80's that sought to gain some insight into who was calling the shots. This has since been replicated many times with similar findings. I wanted to post this as something to consider rather than stating my own thoughts about it. That said, I'm curious to hear yours. Also, for the skeptics who are only interested in increasing their skepticism, here is an article that I think provides some fair questions and criticisms about the methodology and interpretations of the study. 

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