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Female philosophers: Héloïse

2026-06-17 18:01:00

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Morality is rooted in love, not institutions: the enduring impact of Héloïse’s 12th-century romance with Abelard

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What is this rock?

2026-06-16 18:00:00

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Not natural, not quite unnatural, the strange new rocks of the Anthropocene stretch the boundaries of geology

- by John MacDonald

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Our neighbors, the peacocks

2026-06-15 18:01:00

Photo of a peacock with its feathers fanned out standing in front of the white gate of a suburban home.

A portrait of the pristine suburb of Arcadia, where hundreds of feral peacocks are embraced by some, despised by others

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Therapy for billionaires

2026-06-15 18:00:00

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As my grandfather’s money taught, wealth can be a poison. The rich must reckon with its costs to recover their humanity

- by Alexa Clay

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A philosophy of home

2026-06-12 18:00:00

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The household is a community, as much as the state, and ancient philosophy had much more to say about it than we think

- by Sandrine Bergès

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Don’t touch the art

2026-06-11 18:01:00

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Yoko Ono’s painting invites us to step on it, challenging both galleries and audiences. Why is touch transgressive?

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