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Sleepwalking Towards Bethlehem
An essay on what we know but do not believe.
Jul 22
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David J. Frost
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June 2026
Ted Chiang's story "The Predictor" dramatizes the Libet experiments and free will denial
Behind the scenes... I cut this section for length before submitting to The Missouri Review.
Jun 29
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David J. Frost
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I have an essay forthcoming in The Missouri Review!
It's an essay about free will denial and is part of my larger project about truths we know but cannot believe, which I am exploring here in the Armchair…
Jun 18
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David J. Frost
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BTS: The ancient Greeks had no concept of free will because they had no concept of will
Go behind the scenes of writing the essay of mine forthcoming in The Missouri Review. I cut for length this perfectly good (albeit challenging) section…
Jun 17
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David J. Frost
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Anything’s Possible: Cartesian Epistemology Is Behind Conspiracy Thinking.
One day during the era of COVID-19 and Trump 1.0, my then-girlfriend, Kelly, and I hiked the Neahkahnie Mountain trail on the Oregon coast. We needed a…
Jun 8
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David J. Frost
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BTS: Gronk, the Deterministic Caveman
Behind the scenes ... Cut by The Missouri Review editor during the final edit—i.e., this section was in the submission draft of mine which got the…
Jun 6
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David J. Frost
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What a Beautiful Earth-Turning Tonight!
An introductory path into the theme of the Armchair Vertigo newsletter, namely truths we know but do not believe.
Jun 4
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David J. Frost
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May 2026
Derrida on Islam and Western Democracy, a Book Review
On the very day he learned he had contracted pancreatic cancer, Jacques Derrida participated in a deeply personal discussion with Mustapha Chérif.
May 25
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David J. Frost
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For my students: "Nobody can build the bridge for you to walk across the river of life, no one but you yourself alone," Nietzsche wrote.
On Nietzsche's essay "Schopenhauer as Educator"
May 18
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David J. Frost
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Rilke: "You must change your life." But wait, why?
Why is dissatisfaction assumed?
May 12
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David J. Frost
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The Italian Alps in High Resolution
Can you find the ant-sized hikers and their tiny shadows all in a line?
May 4
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David J. Frost
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April 2026
Essays on the Scientific Revolution
Especially the significance of the Scientific Revolution for happiness studies. Never thought of that, didcha?
Apr 15
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David J. Frost
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