Charles Taylor describes the modern self as a "buffeted self" that treats life as a project to be controlled and optimized

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Fyodor Dostoevsky explored themes of faith and autonomous moral decision-making in his novel The Brothers Karamazov

Jean-Luc Mélenchon's political confrontation strategy is derived from the political theories of Belgian philosopher Chantal Mouffe

Hal Elrod's operating philosophy combines personal responsibility, proactive effort, and rigorous execution with faith in unseen possibilities

Liminality in a crisis describes a tipping point after which conditions permanently change, requiring adaptation

The Stoic practice of premeditatio malorum involves deliberately contemplating potential negative outcomes to reduce anxiety and prepare responses

Nassim Nicholas Taleb defined antifragility as the attribute of systems that grow stronger when exposed to volatility, stressors, and disruption

The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius authored the classic Stoic philosophical text known as Meditations

Graham Wood argued in The Atlantic that watching violent death irreversibly damages a spectator's humanity and dignity

Following World War II, writer C.S. Lewis argued against abandoning the retributive theory of punishment

C.S. Lewis argued that prioritizing rehabilitation and deterrence over retribution dehumanizes a criminal and can lead to tyranny

C.S. Lewis argued that a sole focus on deterrence could justify punishing an innocent person to set an example

Societies that reject truth, evidence, and systems of analysis will ultimately collapse

Fighting for history is equivalent to fighting for truth

Cornell math professor Stephen Strogatz suggests that the rise of AI may lead people to a greater appreciation of what makes them human

The conclusion drawn from the book of Ecclesiastes is that life is precious because it is short and that one must find meaning in their limited time

The advancement of AI in math is causing some in the profession to question the meaning of life and their purpose

Cornell math professor Stephen Strogatz has been reading the book of Ecclesiastes to explore philosophical questions prompted by AI

The work of Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford provides a framework for understanding the failure of economic policies proposed by John Maynard Keynes

The philosophy of Effective Accelerationism (E/ACC) is to 'move fast and break things'

The Effective Accelerationism (E/ACC) movement was created as a counter to the Effective Altruism (EA) movement