All the Pages I Have Started
Here you can see the list of all the pages I have started so far in this hypertext book. If you want to see the (much shorter) list of pages I have started and completed, see here. The list below is meant to show you the current scope of the book. Keep in mind that every time I am working on it, new pages are added to the general list (the original document with the list is stored on my computer). I will be updating the list below once is a while by syncing it with the original file.
1. Me, looking for meaning
1.1. List of completed pages
1.2. Human thinking is nonlinear
1.2.1. Verbal vs. nonverbal communication
1.2.2. Human thinking
1.2.3. What is “natural”?
1.2.4. On being a writer
1.2.5. Paradox
1.2.6. Make sense
1.2.6.1. Interpretation
1.2.6.2. Knowledge
1.2.7. Human brain
1.3. Content and form of this book
1.3.1. Rhizome in philosophy
1.4. My quest for meaning
1.4.1. Why do people hurt each other?
1.4.1.1. Good vs. evil
1.4.1.2. Violence in the human nature
1.4.1.3. Mean and stupid
1.4.1.3.1. Free will
1.4.1.3.2. Can I give myself credit for being empathetic?
1.4.1.4. Circumstances
1.4.1.5. Cycle of violence
1.4.1.6. Doing the right thing
1.4.1.7. Norms
1.4.1.8. Everybody is connected
1.4.1.9. We hurt others when we are in pain
1.4.1.9.1. Emotional pain
1.4.1.10. (Mis)understanding each other’s needs
1.4.1.11. Self-awareness and empathy of higher order
1.4.1.12. Both sides
1.4.2. Postmodern philosophy
1.4.2.1. Truth
1.4.2.2. Reality
1.4.2.3. Binaries
1.4.2.4. Cognitive biases
1.4.2.5. Why do misunderstandings happen?
1.4.2.6. On being right
1.4.2.7. Postmodern worldview
1.4.2.8. Power
1.4.2.9. Us and them
1.4.3. Science, religion and art
1.4.4. Human nature
1.4.5. Meaning
1.4.5.1. Objectification
1.4.5.2. Meaning-seeking vs. meaning-making
1.4.5.3. Communication
1.4.5.4. “It is what it is”
1.4.5.5. Human needs
1.4.5.6. Meaningless
1.4.5.6.1. Common sense
1.4.5.6.2. Explain/excuse conflation
1.4.5.6.3. Choice
1.4.5.6.4. Subjectivity and objectivity
1.4.5.7. Meaning of life
1.4.5.8. Where do meanings come from?
1.4.5.9. Ideas
1.4.5.10. Meaning wars
1.4.5.11. Meaning communities
1.4.5.12. Individual meanings vs. shared meanings
1.4.5.13. How much do we understand each other?
1.4.5.14. Why do everyday objects make sense?
1.4.5.15. Feelings
1.5. Hypertext books
1.6. Why am I trying to stay sane?
1.6.1. Coronavirus and me
1.6.2. I am an optimist
1.6.3. What does it mean to “understand”?
1.6.3.1. Polarization
1.6.3.1.1. Parenting
1.6.3.2. Understanding ourselves
1.6.3.3. Why is language so unhelpful?
1.6.3.3.1. Synesthesia
1.6.3.3.2. Language
1.6.3.3.3. Media
1.6.3.4. Empathy
1.6.3.4.1. Story: “Little lady” and “differently-abled”
1.6.3.4.2. Self-empathy
1.6.3.4.3. When conflicts get out of control
1.6.3.4.4. Empathy as a matter of self-preservation
1.6.3.5. “I’ll never understand!”
1.6.4. Everybody has their struggles
1.6.5. Privilege
1.6.6. “The death of the author”
1.6.7. What is a text?
1.6.8. Literal vs. nonliteral communication
1.7. What will this project become?
1.7.1. Suggested citation format
1.8. What’s the point?
1.8.1. Depression
1.8.2. Do children ask themselves about the purpose of life?
1.8.3. The importance of having a purpose
1.8.3.1. Knowing your true purpose
1.8.3.2. Self-awareness
1.8.3.3. Inner compass
1.8.3.4. The importance of forgetting about your purpose
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1. Me, looking for meaning
1.1. List of completed pages
1.2. Human thinking is nonlinear
1.2.1. Verbal vs. nonverbal communication
1.2.2. Human thinking
1.2.3. What is “natural”?
1.2.4. On being a writer
1.2.5. Paradox
1.2.6. Make sense
1.2.6.1. Interpretation
1.2.6.2. Knowledge
1.2.7. Human brain
1.3. Content and form of this book
1.3.1. Rhizome in philosophy
1.4. My quest for meaning
1.4.1. Why do people hurt each other?
1.4.1.1. Good vs. evil
1.4.1.2. Violence in the human nature
1.4.1.3. Mean and stupid
1.4.1.3.1. Free will
1.4.1.3.2. Can I give myself credit for being empathetic?
1.4.1.4. Circumstances
1.4.1.5. Cycle of violence
1.4.1.6. Doing the right thing
1.4.1.7. Norms
1.4.1.8. Everybody is connected
1.4.1.9. We hurt others when we are in pain
1.4.1.9.1. Emotional pain
1.4.1.10. (Mis)understanding each other’s needs
1.4.1.11. Self-awareness and empathy of higher order
1.4.1.12. Both sides
1.4.2. Postmodern philosophy
1.4.2.1. Truth
1.4.2.2. Reality
1.4.2.3. Binaries
1.4.2.4. Cognitive biases
1.4.2.5. Why do misunderstandings happen?
1.4.2.6. On being right
1.4.2.7. Postmodern worldview
1.4.2.8. Power
1.4.2.9. Us and them
1.4.3. Science, religion and art
1.4.4. Human nature
1.4.5. Meaning
1.4.5.1. Objectification
1.4.5.2. Meaning-seeking vs. meaning-making
1.4.5.3. Communication
1.4.5.4. “It is what it is”
1.4.5.5. Human needs
1.4.5.6. Meaningless
1.4.5.6.1. Common sense
1.4.5.6.2. Explain/excuse conflation
1.4.5.6.3. Choice
1.4.5.6.4. Subjectivity and objectivity
1.4.5.7. Meaning of life
1.4.5.8. Where do meanings come from?
1.4.5.9. Ideas
1.4.5.10. Meaning wars
1.4.5.11. Meaning communities
1.4.5.12. Individual meanings vs. shared meanings
1.4.5.13. How much do we understand each other?
1.4.5.14. Why do everyday objects make sense?
1.4.5.15. Feelings
1.5. Hypertext books
1.6. Why am I trying to stay sane?
1.6.1. Coronavirus and me
1.6.2. I am an optimist
1.6.3. What does it mean to “understand”?
1.6.3.1. Polarization
1.6.3.1.1. Parenting
1.6.3.2. Understanding ourselves
1.6.3.3. Why is language so unhelpful?
1.6.3.3.1. Synesthesia
1.6.3.3.2. Language
1.6.3.3.3. Media
1.6.3.4. Empathy
1.6.3.4.1. Story: “Little lady” and “differently-abled”
1.6.3.4.2. Self-empathy
1.6.3.4.3. When conflicts get out of control
1.6.3.4.4. Empathy as a matter of self-preservation
1.6.3.5. “I’ll never understand!”
1.6.4. Everybody has their struggles
1.6.5. Privilege
1.6.6. “The death of the author”
1.6.7. What is a text?
1.6.8. Literal vs. nonliteral communication
1.7. What will this project become?
1.7.1. Suggested citation format
1.8. What’s the point?
1.8.1. Depression
1.8.2. Do children ask themselves about the purpose of life?
1.8.3. The importance of having a purpose
1.8.3.1. Knowing your true purpose
1.8.3.2. Self-awareness
1.8.3.3. Inner compass
1.8.3.4. The importance of forgetting about your purpose
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