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  1. 7 hours ago

    This is the final resting place of your cast-off clothing. From the Aeon Video archive:

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  2. 11 hours ago

    On Paul Gauguin, authenticity and the midlife crisis: how the philosopher Bernard Williams dramatised moral luck. Editors’ pick

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  3. 13 hours ago

    The modernisation of the world’s fishing fleets was good for fishermen, but it was very bad for fish. Is there hope for fish stocks? From the archive:

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  4. 15 hours ago

    What did Max Weber mean by the ‘spirit’ of capitalism? Editors’ pick:

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  5. 17 hours ago

    The intellectual legacy of philosophy’s greatest pessimist: life is suffering, art is supreme. Last week’s most watched on Aeon Video:

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  6. 19 hours ago

    Hope for the world’s devastated oceans rests on a change in the hearts of the fishermen that know them best. From the archive

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  7. Jun 15

    Many of us reify fictional versions of ourselves and our partners. Buddhism offers a set of guidelines that can help you resist becoming actors in each other’s narratives. Last week’s most read:

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  8. Jun 15

    There are some Holocaust survival stories for which there is no redeeming ‘Hollywood filter’. Aeon Video:

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  9. Jun 15

    In Indonesia, high ritual power is held by those whose identity goes beyond female and male. The West is just catching up

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  10. Jun 15

    Rabbits grimace, and rat pups cry: the non-human urge to display pain has profound and intrinsic communicative value

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  11. Jun 15

    A central tenet of Buddhism is letting go of strong attachments, yet Buddhist wisdom offers sound advice for building and maintaining strong intimate relationships. Last week’s most read:

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  12. Jun 15

    For some survivors of the Holocaust, relief from haunting memories never comes. Aeon Video:

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  13. Jun 15

    The soldier in battle is confronted with agonising, even impossible, ethical decisions. Could studying philosophy help?

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  14. Jun 15

    Does Buddhist detachment allow for a healthier togetherness?

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  15. Jun 15

    Buddhism offers a set of guidelines for how to treat your partner (and yourself) to minimise suffering. Last week’s most read:

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  16. Jun 15

    We readily accept the human ability to communicate feelings non-verbally. Why do we struggle when it comes to the way non-human animals suffer?

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  17. Jun 15

    Continents and decades away from the Holocaust, this family is still shaped by its persistent trauma. Aeon Video:

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  18. Jun 15

    Whether to attract comfort or to attract friends in the presence of foes, animal pain might be a kind of signalling

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  19. Jun 15

    Have you ever heard a friend complain that a partner isn’t the person they thought they were? Buddhism warns that the enduring self is an illusion – no one is who they thought they were. Last week’s most read:

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  20. Jun 15

    For all of the stories of those who reclaimed their lives after the Holocaust, there are stories of those who are broken – who never escaped the horror. Aeon Video:

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