A life update of the second half of 2021.
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Spinoza’s Ethics — Part III: Of the Affects
[12000 words] "Affects" are basically emotions. But I think keeping the term slightly technical will be useful. The first half of this piece will remain slightly abstract: "what the heck is actually happening?!!" kind of thing. The second half will finally get more concrete. We'll run through the nature of human emotions, with a bunch …
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Spinoza’s Ethics: Introduction
[2000 words] The Ethics is a book which was published in 1677. It was written by Baruch (or Benedict) Spinoza. His first name means "Blessed". His surname means "Thorny", or, if you will, "spiky", or even "prickly". In other words: he's one of the most beautiful things to ever happen on this planet, but he …
Why it’s OK to exist in a time of mass extinction
[300 words] The Anthropocene is one great mass extinction event. So, why is it alright to continue to exist as part of it? Firstly, we, as individuals, did not choose this or even really cause it. It cannot be anything but madness to try and hold ourselves accountable for it...... so help me God. Secondly …
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David Leon 