Echoes of the Self: Exploring Consciousness Across the Ages
Consciousness is the capacity for awareness; animals add subjective experience, and humans add self-reflection and inquiry.
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From hominins to sapiens to cities.
New looks with a focus on science, philosophy, and tolerance.
To think philosophically about reality, you need to embrace both the scientific understanding of the world around us and our collective stories and history. Before you can think wisely, you must grasp the wisdom of what we see and where we’ve been.
What is the “Parable of the Ship?”
The Williams parable is about government. A response to the colonies in New England inacted the same restrictions they escaped.
Was Roger Williams a Separatist?
A separatist is a person who supports the separation of a particular group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, ...
No Kings Has Deep Historical Roots
Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
Who is the father of numerology?
In the ancient world, numbers were not just tools but truths. For thinkers like Pythagoras, mathematics, nature, and meaning formed a single worldview.
Stories before 4004 BCE.
Epochs of wonder and survival.
Genus homo stories based on artifacts, fossils, and genetics.
Cultural stories of humanity going all the back to ancient humans, to genus Homo about 2.3 million years ago.
When and where was beer invented?
The earliest evidence of spirits is from China, around 7,000 BCE. The earliest traces of beer is 5000 BCE in Iran.
TST Evolution Timeline: Synapsids & Mammals
Synapsids & Mammals < Evolution
TST Evolution Timeline: Dinosaurs & Birds
Dinosaurs & Birds < Evolution
TST Evolution Timeline: Reptiles
Reptiles < Evolution
Stories from 4004 BCE to 500 CE.
The original age of reason.
New looks at a time before the rise of organized religion.
No Kings Has Deep Historical Roots
Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
Who is the father of numerology?
In the ancient world, numbers were not just tools but truths. For thinkers like Pythagoras, mathematics, nature, and meaning formed a single worldview.
Was the richest person in history an African just before colonial slavery?
Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire is widely regarded as the richest individual in history, illustrating Africa’s deep economic and political sophistication.
Was Pythagoras’ thinking flawed?
Yes and no. Pythagoras combined enduring empirical insights with personal beliefs that often overpowered sound reasoning.
Stories from 500 to 1500 CE.
The rise of belief systems.
New looks at the middle ages and the rise of organized religions.
No Kings Has Deep Historical Roots
Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
Was the richest person in history an African just before colonial slavery?
Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire is widely regarded as the richest individual in history, illustrating Africa’s deep economic and political sophistication.
How important was the printing press to cultural transmission?
Writing < Medieval < History
When was punctuation invented?
Writing < Middle Ages < History
Stories from 1500 to 1950.
The history of modern civilization.
New looks at the Renaissance, Enlightenment, and the rise of science.
What is the “Parable of the Ship?”
The Williams parable is about government. A response to the colonies in New England inacted the same restrictions they escaped.
Was Roger Williams a Separatist?
A separatist is a person who supports the separation of a particular group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, ...
No Kings Has Deep Historical Roots
Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
Is cause and effect certain?
With the motion of life, cause and effect feel certain. We see stable patterns. But Hume challenged this confidence, reminding us that correlation does not ...
Current issues back to 1950
History in the making!
Including current debates in philosophy, science, and history.
No Kings Has Deep Historical Roots
Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
Women’s Rights History in 3 Minutes!
History shows that when rights are left to the states, they’re often lost, limited, or delayed. Check out the story of women's rights from gaining ...
What is the cherry picking logical fallacy?
Logical Fallacies < TST Framework < Critical Thinking
The Limits of Language and Understanding
Philosophy of Mind < Philosophy
Mike’s Must-Reads
Pragmatism and Pythagoras
Pythagoras exemplifies rational pragmatism, balancing empirical insights with mystical beliefs. He reminds us that even flawed ideas can spark progress.
The Limits of Language and Understanding
Philosophy of Mind < Philosophy
Echoes of the Self: Exploring Consciousness Across the Ages
Consciousness is the capacity for awareness; animals add subjective experience, and humans add self-reflection and inquiry.
Mike’s New Ideas
Who were the Presocratic Philosophers?
Language itself is in flux. The Presocratic thinkers lived before philosopher was an identity, in a Greek world where sophist still meant “wise,” not yet the later deceiver.
Is cause and effect certain?
With the motion of life, cause and effect feel certain. We see stable patterns. But Hume challenged this confidence, reminding us that correlation does not guarantee causation.