Eidolon – Needull in a haystack

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Have been reading Seneca this month. This needull takes a look at stoicism in today’s context.

The value for our globalized society of thinking and acting in a manner that emphasizes our similarities and increases our capacity for compassion and justice can hardly be overstated. Solving the problem of climate change, for example, will undoubtedly require us to draw upon and develop these qualities further than ever before. And yet, it seems to many that as a society we are only growing more fractured and detached from one another, focusing on our divergent political views, or our racial and religious differences, or our distinct lifestyle choices (all this notwithstanding our ubiquitous connectedness via the internet).The value for our globalized society of thinking and acting in a manner that emphasizes our similarities and increases our capacity for compassion and justice can hardly be overstated. Solving the problem of climate change, for example, will undoubtedly require us to draw upon and develop these qualities further than ever before. And yet, it seems to many that as a society we are only growing more fractured and detached from one another, focusing on our divergent political views, or our racial and religious differences, or our distinct lifestyle choices (all this notwithstanding our ubiquitous connectedness via the internet).

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Chiara Sulprizio — EIDOLON

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An age-old question with many differing views. This needull is part of a 5 part series.

Fears of genetically engineered cyborg babies make sense, but such prospects can also be seen as extensions of a stratification of medical resources that already exists. In the United States today, class, wealth, and especially race (as Khiara Bridges shows) determine a great deal about the kind of treatment and counseling a pregnant woman will receive — how she will be judged, measured, and cared for in a clinical setting. Indeed, countless studies have shown the extent to which women’s control over their bodies is eroded during pregnancy, and this is especially true for women of color. Overwhelmingly, women bear the lion’s share of responsibility and blame when things go wrong.

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Anna Bonnell — Eidolon

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