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Together as a Team
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Together as a Team

For a long time, humans have been opting for permanent communities instead of brief alliances. Scholars still wonder who came up with this idea, when, and why.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
Planthropocene
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Planthropocene

Let us try to redefine humanity by acknowledging its fragility and transience. These days, as philosophy seeks ways to overcome anthropocentrism, the classical theory of evolution can help. 
Monika Rogowska-Stangret: 
Different Horizons
Art + Stories
Experiences

Different Horizons

Is faith in the unity of the world simply naive, or perhaps the only hope we can still cling to in disorderly times?
Wojciech Bonowicz
Sacred Returns
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Sacred Returns

Scholar of religion Mircea Eliade observed that myths help similar customs and behaviors to develop in both religious and secularized societies.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
Ecstasy through Logic
World + People
Science

Ecstasy through Logic

The British philosopher was both a rebel and pacifist—and one who maintained his convictions and hopes for humanity until the day he died.
Paulina Wilk
The Essence of the Universe
Soul + Body
Good Mood

The Essence of the Universe

Originally conceived in China and Polynesia, these two concepts are ubiquitous in Western popular culture. They might also reveal something universal about the human experience.
Aleksandra Woźniak-Marchewka
The Apostle of (Inner) Peace
Soul + Body
Good Mood

The Apostle of (Inner) Peace

Thích Nhất Hạnh, the spiritual father of mindfulness, lived a remarkable life focused on empathy, forgiveness, and peace.
Paulina Wilk
The Many Faces of Decency
World + People
Dreams and Visions

The Many Faces of Decency

Professor of Ethics Paweł Łuków talks about moral norms, what it means to be decent, and how we can relate this to our own behaviour and that of others.
Paulina Wilk
Up and Down (and Up Again)
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Up and Down (and Up Again)

According to Stoicism, failure can be a source of strength and progress on the path to perfection.
Piotr Stankiewicz
The Russian Prophet of Immortality
Soul + Body
Good Mood

The Russian Prophet of Immortality

Nikolai Fyodorov believed that only resurrection of the dead could save the world. His extraordinary vision fascinated the likes of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy.
Michał Milczarek