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The ‘Genius Tax’: Schopenhauer on Why Intelligent People Often Suffer More

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There’s a curious paradox at the heart of human intelligence: the very capacity that should liberate us from suffering often becomes its most reliable generator. Arthur Schopenhauer, the 19th-century German philosopher who made pessimism intellectually respectable, spent considerable energy exploring why smart people seem to have drawn the short straw in life’s happiness lottery. His […]

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How to Read Friedrich Nietzsche Without Becoming a Nihilist

Must Read, Age of Ideology, Friedrich Nietzsche, Thinkers

Friedrich Nietzsche remains one of the most misunderstood philosophers in Western thought. His proclamation that “God is dead,” his critique of traditional morality, and his often fiery prose have led many readers to conclude that he was a prophet of nihilism—the belief that life is meaningless and all values are baseless. This interpretation couldn’t be

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Can Machines Really Think? Let’s Ask the Man Who Defined Formal Thought: Gottlob Frege (Artificial Intelligence)

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The question if machines can truly think has haunted us since the first computers began solving mathematical problems at speeds that put human calculators to shame. Today, as artificial intelligence systems write poetry, diagnose diseases, and engage in conversations that can fool us into thinking we’re talking to another person, the question feels more urgent

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Hume’s Intellectual Legacy: The 18th-Century Shock That Still Echoes

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When David Hume published A Treatise of Human Nature in 1739, he expected to revolutionize philosophy. Instead, the book, as he later lamented, “fell dead-born from the press.” Yet this initial failure masked what would become one of the most profound intellectual earthquakes in Western thought. Nearly three centuries later, Hume’s ideas continue to reverberate

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The Problem of Profit: Why Karl Marx Misunderstood Entrepreneurship

Economics, Age of Ideology, Editors Pick, Karl Marx, Must Read, Thinkers

Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism, articulated most comprehensively in Das Kapital, remains one of the most influential economic theories in history. At its heart lies a powerful indictment: profit represents exploitation. According to Marx, capitalists extract surplus value from workers by paying them less than the value they create, pocketing the difference as profit. This

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Nobel Prize Economics 2025: Mokyr, Aghion, Howitt — The Innovation Trilogy

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On October 13, 2025, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the recipients of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt were honored for their groundbreaking work in explaining the role of innovation in driving economic growth. This Nobel Prize recognition celebrates the

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Exporting Enlightenment: Why Voltaire’s Free Speech Vision Doesn’t Translate Globally

Philosophy, Editors Pick, Enlightenment, Must Read, Thinkers, Voltaire

The saying often attributed to Voltaire—“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”—has become a cornerstone of Western thought on free expression. Although Voltaire never actually wrote these words, they encapsulate an Enlightenment ideal that has influenced constitutional frameworks, particularly in Europe and North America.

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