Emboldened actions by white supremacists and neo-Nazis have given rise to a movement committed to “direct action,” which includes a willingness to use violence in self defense. Can people philosophically committed to violence ever be defeated by nonviolence alone, or must we rely on the threat of agitators, even anarchists, to succeed?
The Brain Has a Mind of Its Own
We often think of ourselves as the masters of our own house, of our own universe—that our conscious brain, with our orchestration and approval, makes our decisions and defines our values. But science and psychology suggest another layer. Beneath the surface of our waking mind lies a vast, silent ocean, an invisible director known as […]