Just as you are, not anything special

Vision for nobility in an era of chaotic decline and unexpected possibilities

David Chapman and Peter McEwen will be in open conversation about deity yoga, relational yogas, and the (potential) collapse of fixed identity. David writes at…

Jim talks with David Chapman about rethinking nobility for the modern age through his recent “nobility tetralogy” of essays. They discuss character & virtue as “risible” concepts, noblesse oblige & el...

A Note on the Production of Facts

GOP legislation would set back years of progress in expanding health care coverage, unwinding key parts of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.

In ignorance of nobility.

Building a bridge across postmodern nihilism to nobility

When secular authority fails to restrain virtue experts, vice signaling becomes tempting

The uneasy power balance between two elite classes, justified by virtue and nobility respectively

Describing the experience, rather than theorizing about mental mechanisms

The vow to cut un-seeing

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Explore R&D Gaps and their related Foundational Capabilities.

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A brief conversation with Varun Godbole about enlightenment in Dzogchen

A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”

Does “I don't do philosophy” negate itself by counting as philosophy? And: an apology.