Pierz Newton-JohnEmbedded Suffering: The Long Arc of American Exploitation from Columbus to BezosThe world as we know it is on the brink of collapse. The indications of this — massive species extinction, climate disaster, epidemic…6d ago166d ago16
Pierz Newton-JohnMultiverses and Simulations: a Modern CrisisThe rise of the multiverse and abstract conceptions of reality in both science and culture reflects a tectonic psychosocial transformationJun 179Jun 179
Pierz Newton-JohnLiving in the Great ExplosionWe are living in times of unprecedented change. Never before in the history of the world has there been a time like the one we are living…Jun 1210Jun 1210
Pierz Newton-JohnThe Extraordinary Life of Leonard CohenThis article was first published in Dumbo Feather magazine in 2017Jun 9Jun 9
Pierz Newton-JohnThe Enlightened Plumber: Grounding the SpiritualAn aeon ago, at the start of my adult life, I dropped out of a science-law degree and entered a tumultuous period of spiritual seeking.Jun 114Jun 114
Pierz Newton-JohnTender or Tough: Revisiting an Old Dichotomy in the Age of PolarisationThe great American psychologist and philosopher William James, in his 1907 book Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking…May 2710May 2710
Pierz Newton-JohnSomething for NothingThere was a time when I was about nineteen or twenty when my older brother Jeremy and I became close again after years of…May 246May 246
Pierz Newton-JohnHow Long Will the Human Race Last? Reframing the Doomsday ArgumentThere’s a strange argument in philosophy called the Doomsday Argument. It attempts make a probabilistic prediction of the total number of…May 222May 222
Pierz Newton-JohnIs There Only One Mind in the Universe?When René Descartes, in an attempt to establish a solid foundation for knowledge, meditated on what it is possible to doubt, he famously…May 1635May 1635
Pierz Newton-JohnWhat is the Sound of One Hand Clapping? An Answer.The Zen koan which asks, “what is the sound of one hand clapping?” has become a cliche. For most people it is just a piece of Eastern…May 1226May 1226