Content Catalog
A comprehensive index of all available content in A Postmodern Sage, organized by category and type.
Last Updated: October 2025 Total Content Pieces: 6
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Ethics in Practice
Navigating moral complexity without religious certainty
Essays
- The Algorithm Doesn’t Care About Your Flourishing
- On Ethics, AI, and What Gets Optimized
- Tags: AI ethics, virtue ethics, technology, human flourishing, algorithms
- Word count: ~2,200
Insights
- What You Can’t Control
- Buddhist-Stoic Synthesis
- Tags: stoicism, buddhism, non-attachment, acceptance, control, tranquility
- Word count: ~360
Purpose and Meaning
Finding direction in a post-grand-narrative world
Essays
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Insights
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Technology and Humanity
Living authentically in the digital age
Essays
- Coming soon…
Insights
- Friction as Gift
- On the value of difficulty in human flourishing
- Tags: technology, humanity, virtue ethics, human flourishing, friction, resistance
- Word count: ~180
- Presence as Resistance
- Mindfulness in the attention economy
- Tags: buddhism, mindfulness, technology, humanity, attention economy, contemplative practice
- Word count: ~430
Relationality
Connection, love, and community in hypermodern society
Essays
- You Are Not Self-Made
- On Confucian Relationality and the Myth of Autonomy
- Tags: Confucian ethics, relationality, identity, autonomy, community, ren
- Word count: ~2,500
Insights
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Transcendence
The vertical dimension in a horizontal world
Essays
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Insights
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Identity and Authenticity
Who you are when culture won’t tell you
Essays
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Insights
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🌍 Contemporary Challenges
Direct engagement with 21st-century existential dilemmas
- The Attention Economy and Fragmented Consciousness
- Tags: attention economy, consciousness, technology, mindfulness, deep work, presence
- Word count: ~2,100
🛠️ Practical Guides
Actionable frameworks grounded in philosophical depth
- Coming soon…
Planned guides:
- Daily presence practices
- Decision-making frameworks for complex choices
- Reading guides for philosophical depth
- Conversation starters for meaningful dialogue
- Reflection prompts for self-examination
đź“– Recommended Resources
Curated books, essays, podcasts, and thinkers
- Coming soon…
Browse by Tag
See the Tags Index for cross-referencing content by topic.
Reading Paths
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Content by Type
Essays (Long-form: 1,000-3,000 words)
- The Algorithm Doesn’t Care About Your Flourishing — AI ethics & virtue
- You Are Not Self-Made — Confucian relationality
Insights (Brief: 100-500 words)
- What You Can’t Control — Buddhist-Stoic synthesis
- Friction as Gift — Technology & human flourishing
- Presence as Resistance — Mindfulness practice
Contemporary Challenges
Content by Philosophical Tradition
Western Virtue Ethics (Aristotle, Aquinas, MacIntyre)
Buddhist Wisdom
Confucian Ethics
Stoic Philosophy
Cross-Traditional Synthesis
- What You Can’t Control — Buddhist-Stoic
How to Use This Catalog
For Topic-Based Exploration: Browse by category (Ethics, Technology, Relationality, etc.)
For Format Preference: Choose between Essays (deep dives) or Insights (quick reflections)
For Philosophical Tradition: Scroll to the tradition that resonates with you
For Curated Learning: Follow the Reading Paths for guided exploration