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WEBSeeing plants anew. The stunningly complex behaviour of plants has led to a new way of thinking about our world: plant philosophy. Stella Sandford. More. Aeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. We publish in-depth essays from the world's most incisive and ambitious thinkers, and a mix of original and curated videos — free to all.
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WEBMere imitation. Generative AI has lately set off public euphoria: the machines have learned to think! But just how intelligent is AI? Deepak P. More. The latest and most popular Essays from Aeon. Longform articles on philosophy, psychology, science, society, history and the arts, written by the world’s leading thinkers.
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WEBAnticolonial modernity was founded upon the fight for liberation from communists, capitalists and imperialists alike. Frank Gerits. More. Philosophy Essays from Aeon. World-leading thinkers explore life’s big questions and the history of ideas from Socrates to Simone de Beauvoir, political philosophy to philosophy of mind, the Western canon ...
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WEBIn praise of magical thinking. Once we all had knowledge of how to heal ourselves using plants and animals. The future would be sweeter for renewing it. Anna Badkhen. Society Essays from Aeon. World-leading thinkers explore big ideas from history, politics, economics, sociology, philosophy, archaeology and anthropology, and more.
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WEBPreserving memories of a Japanese internment camp, and the land where it stood. Psychology Essays from Aeon. World-leading psychologists, neuroscientists and science writers explore topics from personality to neurodiversity, consciousness and altered states to mental health, identity and more.
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WEBMedieval babycare. From mansplaining about breastfeeding to debates on developmental toys, medieval parenting was full of familiar dilemmas. Katherine Harvey. Society Essays from Aeon. World-leading thinkers explore big ideas from history, politics, economics, sociology, philosophy, archaeology and anthropology, and more.
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WEBScience Essays from Aeon. World-leading scientists and science writers explore topics from theories of evolution to theories of consciousness, quantum physics to deep time, chemistry to cosmology.
The Gospels of Paul don’t say what you think they say - Aeon
WEBJan 8, 2018 · But Paul is quite explicit: ‘Flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom.’. Neither can psychē, ‘soul’, the life-principle or anima that gives life to perishable flesh. In the age to come, the ‘psychical body’, the ‘ensouled’ or ‘animal’ way of life, will be replaced by a ‘spiritual body’, beyond the reach of death ...