Daniel Lehewych

Daniel Lehewych

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Daniel Lehewych is a graduate of philosophy from the CUNY Graduate Center and a freelance writer. His areas of specialization include moral psychology, the philosophy of mind, and the history of philosophy.

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From bondage to freedom: Baruch Spinoza’s guide to the rational life.
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Humiliating powerful people was not a key to success.
Commodus lived the anti-Stoic life, pursuing lust, narcissism, and self-indulgence.
artificial general intelligence
Until robots understand jokes and sarcasm, artificial general intelligence will remain in the realm of science fiction.
Newspeak
In Orwell’s dystopian novel, the government uses Newspeak to control thoughts by controlling language. But thoughts do not require language.
self-actualization
If you want to be an authentic person, embrace reality. Don't try to clamber your way up Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
philosophy
Even some philosophers don’t think highly of philosophy, but we need it now more than ever.