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Nissa Tolton

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  • About
  • Blog
    • Dreaming
    • LGBTQ
    • Philosophy
    • Political
    • Surveillance
    • Technology
  • Books
    • Salt Island DiariesShunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own
    • Good-Bye HarajukuLove, speed, capitalism, and post-truth
    • Principle of FlocksHistorical romance, time-travel, and the metaverse
    • Titcomb’s LettersVery particular advice to young people, from 1858 onward.
  • Short Fiction
    • Audiobooks
    • Scripts
    • Humor
    • Poetry

Category: Philosophy

Involuntary Buddhist
  • Philosophy

Involuntary Buddhist

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 11 March 202511 March 2025

The limitations of time and space cultivates Buddhism, even in non-believers.

Moral Superiority — Again
  • Philosophy

Moral Superiority — Again

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 22 November 202330 September 2024

Yes, yes, but what of the people who have morals but do not consider themselves morally superior?”

  • Philosophy
  • Political

Alliances

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 7 November 202330 September 2024

A dinner table conversation about alliances

Frustration
  • Philosophy

Frustration

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 1 February 20236 June 2023

It is never appropriate to express frustration. Mind-blowing.

Post-Truth
  • Philosophy

Post-Truth

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 1 November 202230 September 2024

Post-truth is a curated presentation of the truth, for a particular purpose.

A Season to all Things
  • Philosophy

A Season to all Things

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 24 October 202224 April 2023

What is means to be alive is to be aware and purposeful.

Moral Superiority
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  • Political

Moral Superiority

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 22 October 202228 September 2024

Morality is not the basis of higher civilization. It is a threat to higher civilization.

Chaos and Order
  • Philosophy

Chaos and Order

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 21 October 202230 September 2024

To appreciate reality, one needn’t ask why it is the way it is — rather, how

Management of Similarity: Blame
  • Philosophy

Management of Similarity: Blame

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 10 January 20229 December 2024

To forgive is to condemn

Management of Similarity Moment
  • Philosophy

Management of Similarity Moment

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 17 November 20219 December 2024

Management of similarity is hard, precisely because we prefer to believe in ‘right and wrong.’

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