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Tag: philosophy

Invasion of the Waking World
  • Dreaming

Invasion of the Waking World

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 27 May 20253 June 2025

I dreamt the waking world had been invaded by aliens who could be seen only in dreams. Somehow, it made the dream world seem more real.

Post-Truth
  • Philosophy

Post-Truth

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 1 November 202227 May 2025

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

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  • Philosophy
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Quotes

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 22 September 20216 May 2022

Quotes from very famous authors and less famous authors

Good-Bye Harajuku
  • Books

Good-Bye Harajuku

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 10 June 202128 May 2025

Good-Bye Harajuku is a series about love, speed, capitalism, and post-truth.⁠⁠ Funny, quirky, and irreverent, it’s deeply philosophical at its core.

Poles of Attraction
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  • Philosophy

Poles of Attraction

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 30 May 202119 February 2023

An organizing principle spanning physics, biology, and society. And a critical principle for people seeking meaning in their lives.

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  • Salt Island Diaries

Salt Island Diaries Back Cover

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 2 May 202130 July 2023

Shunned by Victorian society at every turn, the residents of a cliff-top boarding house build a society of their own.

Attention is the Fundamental Event
  • Good-Bye Harajuku
  • Philosophy

Attention is the Fundamental Event

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 28 April 202119 July 2024

Attention is the fundamental event.

  • Historical
  • Philosophy

Apology of Socrates

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 1 July 189130 June 2023

Socrates was accused of not worshiping the right gods and of corrupting Athenian youth by teaching them logical thinking. Regardless of era, the problems of being out of one’s own time are the same.

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