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The Data Nobody Expected
A convergence of neuroscience, environmental history, and evolutionary psychology is producing a quietly uncomfortable conclusion: the generation everyone wrote off as slackers may have been operating at the highest cognitive ceiling in recorded human history — and the conditions that built that ceiling are gone. In 2018, two Norwegian economists published a study that should…
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Etymology of Epistemology
The word epistemology is derived from two classical Greek roots: episteme and logos. 1. Episteme (\epsilon\pi\iota\sigma\tau\eta\mu\eta) 2. Logos (\lambda\acute{o}\gamma o\varsigma) Structural Assembly The term was formalized in English during the 19th century—notably utilized by philosopher James Frederick Ferrier in his Institutes of Metaphysic (1854)—to define the branch of philosophy investigating the nature, origin, scope, and…
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Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita: Core Narrative & Original Texts The Bhagavad Gita (“Song of the Lord”) is a 700-verse Hindu scripture embedded within the 6th book of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata (Arnold, 2013). The text records a dialogue between the Pandava prince Arjuna and his charioteer, Krishna (who is revealed as an avatar of the…
