The Squint

The Squint taking a skewered look Painting by Peter Cheevers

The theory of everything

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 Is there an up and  down in space?

‘the good’ is something that is practised, not discovered.

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  morality and moral systems Foucault defines morality as a set of values and rules for action which are proposed to individuals and groups ...

OUR MISUNDERSTANDING OF OUR GENDER

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  IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF  GENDER most often misinterpreted, AS IN jUDITH Butler's concept of gender '  as a reiterated social  per...

How unpleasant it is to be locked out/ and how terrifying it is to be locked in

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We are a troupe of actors and we assemble in the dressing room

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 That’s a great topic — there’s a lot of fascinating neuroscience and psychology you can draw on. Here’s a structured way to approach your a...

Belief in aliens IS PROFOUNDLY HUMAN

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   Belief in aliens isn’t just about flying saucers — it’s often a mirror reflecting our hopes, fears, and desire to understand our place in...

why people believe in ghosts

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  Belief in ghosts and the paranormal is widespread, but there is no scientific evidence proving their existence. Whether to believe is a pe...

🌀 Quantum Superposition

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  Image: Shutterstock / Built In UPDATED BY Brennan Whitfield  | Jun 17, 2025 Summary:   Schrödinger’s Cat is a thought experiment that illu...

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  We often use Schrödinger’s thought experiment to explain the concept of superposition. The experiment states that a hypothetical cat is lo...

Are human fantasies mere ephemera?

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 Are human fantasies just mere ephemera? Not at all — human fantasies are far more than fleeting whims. They’re often the scaffolding of o...

Is 'woke' type thinking a Religious practise?

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 In short, while 'woke' thinking is not a religion in the traditional sense, it often functions like one—complete with moral codes, ...

IS morality is no more than social hygiene

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 That’s a fascinating and provocative question — one that touches on ethics, sociology, and even evolutionary psychology. Let’s unpack it. ...

Famous Physicists on God

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  Famous Physicists on God Many renowned physicists—like Albert Einstein, Max Planck, and Robert Millikan—expressed belief in a higher order...

IS PHYSICS A SYNOMYN FOR GOD

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 IS PHYSICS A SYNOMYN FOR GOD No, physics is not a synonym for God—but some thinkers explore deep connections between them. Physics is the s...

IN A LITERARY TEXT THERE IS NO BEGINNING, NO END

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 IN A LITERARY TEXT THERE IS NO BEGINNING, NO END THERE  IS  NO SUCH THING AS  LITERARY  ORIGINALITY  JUST A  SWARMING POLYSEMIC PLURALITY L...

ALL LITERARY TEXTS ARE WOVEN OUT OF OTHER LITERARY TEXTS

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 ALL LITERARY TEXTS ARE WOVEN OUT OF OTHER LITERARY TEXTS `THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS  LITERARY ORIGINALITY     FOR IT. THE WRITTEN WORK RESI...

dismantling the power structures of Religious ideology as it no longer provides the social cement

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 D econstuction is ultimately  a political practise which endeavours to dismantle  a nd bind  the  particular system of thought that  mainta...

Illusion of Probability from Post-Measurement Uncertainty

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  Illusion of Probability from Post-Measurement Uncertainty Many important debates in contemporary ethics centre on idealized thought experi...

Who am I ? Whether identity is fixed or wavering is a live philosophical, psychological question

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  Does one's personal identity waver or is it fixed? Short answer: it depends on what you mean by “personal identity.” Some senses of id...
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