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Mind and psychology

Gender & Sexuality

Our Identities, Ourselves?

Adhering to a particular sexual or gender identity may mean abandoning the things that make us most unique. So why has identity become the default for talking about who we are and what we desire?

Mark D. Jordan

Philosophy & Religion

Don't Overthink It

A new book wants us to navigate life’s crossroads with the precision of a military exercise. But personal decisions are more difficult than even the most consequential political decisions.

Agnes Callard

Philosophy & Religion, War & Security

Let Loose the Line

Protest is not merely a matter of personal awakening, but of organizing and mobilizing the power needed to change social relations.

Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey

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THINKING IN A PANDEMIC

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