Aeon Magazine
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- Botswana’s Tsodilo Hills – sometimes called the ‘Louvre of the desert’ – contain one of the highest concentrations of rock art in the world. This short documentary examines the significance of the hills, as well as ongoing efforts to preserve them for future generations
- In Japanese philosophy, unlike the atomised Western self, we are ‘ningen’ (人間), each enmeshed with other humans and nature @takeshimorisato.bsky.social
- The German philosopher Martin Heidegger believed that true knowledge requires stepping into the realm of the unknown. This excerpt from ‘Being in the World’ interrogates Heidegger’s ideas via conversations with philosophers that explore how highly skilled individuals venture beyond the comfortable
- Neuroscientists have long relied on the metaphor of ‘brain rewiring’ to communicate their complex findings. In this Essay, the retired neurologist Peter Lukacs argues that while some metaphors can be helpful, it’s time we recognise the true complexity – and incompleteness – of brain change
- Inside the murky underworld of scam compounds, the line between victim and perpetrator is being continually redrawn
- It seems these days that it’s difficult to find time to think. This is what Aeon offers to its readers: time to consider, ponder and marvel at what it means to be human. Today, we launch our annual donation drive, inviting you to support us in this mission. Donate now at aeon.co/donate
- This short captures stunt performers in the state of West Bengal as they circle the 18-metre-high walls of the Well of Death, exploring how thrills, freedom, camaraderie and unconventional life paths have drawn them to this work
- Drawing from myriad historical and contemporary examples of social movements driven by anger, this Essay from the Aeon archive argues that it is often unfairly maligned. A clear-eyed exploration of anger that still resonates
