Fwd: Nietzsche and the Cynics, love without jealousy, why ‘playing the victim’ is politically vital, and Stephen Hawking’s black-hole paradox

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Essay / History of ideas Nietzsche and the Cynics How Friedrich Nietzsche used ideas from the Ancient Cynics to explore the death of God and the nature of morality Helen Small Idea / Ethics 'Playing the victim' is politically vital and morally serious Ashwini Vasanthakumar

Video / Physics Stephen Hawking's final theory: untangling a peculiar black-hole paradox 9 minutes Essay / Ethics Imagine there's no jealousy Why we should understand jealousy as nothing more than a vice that ought to be replaced by the new virtue of compersion Luke Brunning

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Video / History of science The body as machine: first imagined in 1927, now brought to new, animated life 3 minutes Essay / Politics and government Rebirth of the body politic Individualism is not a sufficient foundation for social life: the image of the body politic reminds us that we are all one Nick Romeo & Ian Tewksbury

Idea / Stories and literature How translation obscured the music and wordplay of the Bible Robert Alter Video / Nature and environment Sand grab: how Singapore's growth is taking the land out from under Cambodians' feet 16 minutes

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