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Patricia Churchland argues that brain science does not undermine free will or moral responsibility. A decision without any causal antecedents would not be a responsible decision. A responsible decision requires deliberation. The brain is capable of such deliberation.
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Happiness is an essentially nihilistic ideal — it is the best goal to follow when there is nothing else on the table. A meaningful life on the other hand can embrace more of life including struggles and suffering because it is oriented towards a higher ideal
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Andrew Tate, Nietzsche , and The Matrix | The appearance-reality distinction that underlies Tate’s references to the Matrix stretches all the way back to Plato. Nietzsche warned the belief reality is accessible only to the few is a dangerous life-denying ideology.
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The Best Books on Neoplatonism - To the modern reader, Neoplatonist thinkers can seem quite alien, but engaging with them helps us to understand ourselves and modern philosophy better, says Ursula Coope, Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Oxford.
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