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Considering the purpose of free speech, from courts to classrooms.
The Human Reader
Posted on April 26, 2023
in THR Web Features
Image: THR illustration [The Holloway Reading Stand; The Winterthur Library: Printed Book and Periodical Collection].
Calvino recognized the digital age as an existential condition as well as a technological one.
The Dao of Using Your Smartphone
Posted on April 20, 2023
in THR Web Features
Image: THR Illustration; Shutterstock: background; Confucius/Sahroe.
We can aim to harmonize with our phones through ritual.
Wonder-Working Powers
Posted on April 13, 2023
in THR Web Features
Image: Aurora borealis over Jokulsarlon, Iceland; John A. Davis/Shutterstock.
Philosophers are not the only cultivators of wonder.
The Leaning Tower of Progress
What might the world look like if we refined our understanding of progress?
David Hume’s Guide to Today’s Politics
The primary social forces disrupting American society today are modern versions of two false religions.
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