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Idealism and the Unfolding of Experience

This post is meant to be the first in a set of posts to come—posts I have certainly not written. I merely put this as a preamble for anyone interested in the topic(s) I hope to continue discussing, both to help give a slight backdrop to said posts and explain how I see these intellectualContinue reading “Idealism and the Unfolding of Experience”

A Concern with Teleology

A common trope among many people who are ‘traditionally’ minded is to invoke a conception of human ‘purpose’ or ‘end.’ In philosophical jargon, this is typically called Teleology (from Greek τέλος (tel-os), often translated into English as ‘end,’ ‘purpose,’ or ‘goal’), a notion in which things have an inherent meaning that must be pursued. WeContinue reading “A Concern with Teleology”