The Marginalian
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Reads by Maria Popova

The Dalai Lama’s Ethical and Ecological Philosophy for the Next Generation, Illustrated
The Dalai Lama’s Ethical and Ecological Philosophy for the Next Generation, Illustrated

“We are all interconnected in the universe, and from this, universal responsibility arises… Everyone has the responsibility to develop a happier world.”

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Trust, Betrayal, and the Nexus of Mathematics and Morality: The Prisoner’s Dilemma Animated
Trust, Betrayal, and the Nexus of Mathematics and Morality: The Prisoner’s Dilemma Animated

Illuminating the pitfalls of the mind in felt and gingerbread.

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Thoreau on Living Through Loss
Thoreau on Living Through Loss

“Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident.”

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Einstein on Free Will and the Power of the Imagination
Einstein on Free Will and the Power of the Imagination

“Human being, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to an invisible tune, intoned in the distance by a mysterious player.”

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The Balancing Monsters of Love: Leonard Cohen on What Makes a Saint
The Balancing Monsters of Love: Leonard Cohen on What Makes a Saint

On loving the world enough to surrender to the laws of gravity and chance.

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How to Grow Re-enchanted with the World: A Salve for the Sense of Existential Meaninglessness and Burnout
How to Grow Re-enchanted with the World: A Salve for the Sense of Existential Meaninglessness and Burnout

A shimmering reminder that “the magic is of our own conjuring.”

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God, Human, Animal, Machine: Consciousness and Our Search for Meaning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
God, Human, Animal, Machine: Consciousness and Our Search for Meaning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

An inquiry into the eternal enchantment of why the world exists.

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How to Survive Hopelessness
How to Survive Hopelessness

“You can expect good and bad luck, but good or bad judgment is your prerogative.”

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Dostoyevsky on Animal Rights and the Deepest Meaning of Human Love
Dostoyevsky on Animal Rights and the Deepest Meaning of Human Love

“Treasure this ecstasy, however absurd people may think it.”

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Bear: A Soulful Illustrated Meditation on Life with and Liberation from Depression
Bear: A Soulful Illustrated Meditation on Life with and Liberation from Depression

Inside the silent scream of life.

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