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In Praise of the Inventor of Debate Tournaments
What debate tournaments can teach us about breaking out of the prison of our perspective.
Nov 16
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Doug Bates
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Charlie Kirk and the Failure of Stoic Virtue
How Stoicism Stumbles on the Question of Good and Evil
Nov 8
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Doug Bates
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There Is Nothing Either Good or Bad, But Thinking Makes It So
Pyrrhonist Eudaimonia
Sep 16
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Doug Bates
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The Buddhist Three Doors of Liberation in Pyrrhonism
Emptiness, Signlessness, and Wishlessness
Aug 26
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Doug Bates
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Tad Brennan on Pyrrhonism: A Reply
If an interpretation leads to absurdities, it’s probably a faulty interpretation.
Jul 8
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Doug Bates
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The Weaponization of Expertise
A book review that underscores the current urgent need for skepticism.
Jun 22
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Doug Bates
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Buddhist Dependent Origination in Ancient Greek Philosophy
In Buddhism, “dependent origination” is an observation that nothing exists independently.
Jun 17
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Doug Bates
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Science Without Belief
Pyrrhonism isn’t just compatible with science — it helped make science possible.
Jun 15
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Doug Bates
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We Should Judge Less
Judge not, lest ye waste precious mental energy
Jun 11
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Doug Bates
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Aenesidemus Was Not the Founder of Pyrrhonism
And there was no ancient “neo”-Pyrrhonism
Jun 9
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Doug Bates
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Goodhart’s Law of Unhappiness
A law the philosopher Pyrrho was aware of 2,300 years ago.
May 16
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Doug Bates
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Empirical Evidence that the Ancient Pyrrhonists Were Right About the Causes and Consequences of Dogmatism
A recent paper, Psychological Features of Extreme Political Ideologies by Jan-Willem van Prooijen and André Krouwel, provides empirical insights into…
Apr 30
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Doug Bates
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