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Eroding Democracy

Eroding Democracy By Whitney A. Bauman In the state of Florida, we have what is called “the sunshine law.” This law was initially meant to curtail corruption at the state level government. As a state Read more…

December 13, 2023

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Change Comes from the Arts

Change Comes from the Arts By Kocku von Stuckrad The relational turn is in full swing. More and more people realize that thinking in strict categories, or even binaries, lies at the roots of the Read more…

November 28, 2023

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Esotericism and Indigenous Knowledge

Esotericism and Indigenous Knowledge By Wolfgang-Andreas Schultz Reflective natural scientists have known it for a long time: “. . . the existing scientific concepts each fit only a very limited part of reality, and the Read more…

November 1, 2023

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Explanations are Not Justifications: On the Need for Careful Deliberation

Explanations are Not Justifications: On the Need for Careful Deliberation (more…)

October 31, 2023

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Shallow Pluralism and Indigenous Communities in Indonesia

Shallow Pluralism and Indigenous Communities in Indonesia By Jear Nenohai Since the passing of Indonesia’s Minister of Education and Culture Regulation no. 27 of 2016, concerning “Education Services for Belief in God Almighty in Education Units,” Read more…

October 9, 2023

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We Should All Learn kōkua and kāko‘o

We Should All Learn kōkua and kāko‘o By Lina Aschenbrenner On Wednesday, 9 August 2023, Hawai‘i wakes up to devastating videos of Lahaina going up in flames and images of complete annihilation—houses, cars, and people—from Read more…

September 26, 2023

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The Strangeness of the Planetary Future

The Strangeness of the Planetary Future By Whitney A. Bauman Wicked problems call for puzzling solutions. Wicked, here, is of course not the slang skater/surfer/stoner complement when something is amazing. Rather, it is a technical Read more…

September 12, 2023

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“J” is for Nothing: Oppenheimer’s, Nolan’s, and My Enchantments

“J” is for Nothing: Oppenheimer’s, Nolan’s, and My Enchantments By Lisa H. Sideris In the Land of Enchantment My interest in J. Robert Oppenheimer began in earnest around 1990 when, as a graduate student in Read more…

August 28, 2023

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Divide and Rule: How the Growing Rift between Peace, Climate, and Social Justice Movements Is Cementing a Ruinous Status Quo

Divide and Rule: How the Growing Rift between Peace, Climate, and Social Justice Movements Is Cementing a Ruinous Status Quo By Fabian Scheidler Environmental and peace movements are profoundly divided in many countries today. The Read more…

August 16, 2023

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Celebrating Five Years of Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge

Celebrating Five Years of Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge By Whitney A. Bauman and Kocku von Stuckrad If we want to address the major challenges of the 21st century—first and foremost climate disasters, human and other-than-human interdependencies Read more…

July 4, 2023