Philosophy & Theory Roundup - December 5, 2025
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Fritjof Capra
12 min read
The article leads with a discussion of Capra's 'The Tao of Physics' - readers would benefit from understanding Capra's broader intellectual project connecting systems theory, ecology, and Eastern philosophy with Western science
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Derveni papyrus
13 min read
Directly mentioned as a featured conversation topic - this is the oldest surviving European manuscript and contains an allegorical interpretation of an Orphic poem, a fascinating piece of ancient Greek philosophy most readers won't know deeply
ROUNDUP
The Dynamic Universe : Fritjof Capra, “The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism” (1975) #10. By in Philosophy and Beyond.
Is it morally acceptable to put your family first?: The philosophy of blameless wrongdoing. By and in Mini Philosophy.
Reject AI “Art”: Resist the ceding of your soul. By in New Means.
Rebuilding the Productive Middle Class: A Nonpartisan Blueprint for Income, Assets, and Opportunity. By in The Structural Lens.
Large Language Models As The Tales That Are Sung: Gene Wolfe, Albert Lord, machine culture. By in Programmable Mutter.
Dehumanization and the Horror of Killing. By in Dehumanization Matters.
Where Is My Mind? Bernard Stiegler and the Fight for Our Memory: On human nature, technics, and stupidity. By in Hey Slick.
Culture Wars Are For Cowards: And most people don’t like bullies. By in How Things Work.
150. Aztec Philosophy with Sebastian Purcell (Extended) . By in Overthink Podcast.
The Derveni Papyrus : A Conversation with Richard Janko, Professor of Classical Studies, University of Michigan. By in Ideas Roadshow Behind The Lens.
Irving Singer, Love as Valuing: Lecture 12, Intimate Relationships: What if love isn’t an emotion or a matter of union, but a way of valuing someone? By in Intimate Relationships.
Liberation From Education?: Learning About The Liberationists (Satire) - Part 5. By in Free Society.
Grateful for what we don’t yet have: The dark side of manifestation, and the ancient Japanese practice that breaks the cycle of wanting and lack. By and and in Hello Mortal.
Evolution is a Fact, not “Just a Theory”: Or, how to stop making silly claims in religious apologetics arguments. By in PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.
Christmas lights and free riding: Why do I feel like I have a duty to decorate? By in Humaning is Hard, but Philosophy Can Help.
Death and the Social : The Social Question in the Twenty-First Century. By in Daniel’s Journal.
Populism for Realists: Fast-thinking, Ignorance, and Irrationality are not Enough to Understand Contemporary Populism. By in The Archimedean Point.
Twelve Questions For Spinoza, Finit: the final four. By in Philosophy As Therapy.
#7 Jon Mills: The Psychology Behind Our Self-Destructive Civilisation. By in
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