Virtue & Paradox https://virtueandparadox.com/ Philosophy you can do, not just read. en Bhagavad Gita 2.47: It Also Forbids Clinging to Inactionhttps://virtueandparadox.com/yoga-philosophy/bhagavad-gita-2-47/https://virtueandparadox.com/yoga-philosophy/bhagavad-gita-2-47/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBhagavad Gita 2.47 word by word: four quarters glossed, four public-domain translations compared, and a fourth quarter that forbids clinging to inaction. Dichotomy of Control: Your Body Is on Epictetus's Other Listhttps://virtueandparadox.com/stoicism/dichotomy-control/https://virtueandparadox.com/stoicism/dichotomy-control/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEpictetus's dichotomy of control in the Greek and five public-domain translations: the body is the first item on his list of things not up to you. Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever: You Never Learn What 'Ja' Meanshttps://virtueandparadox.com/puzzles/hardest-logic-puzzle-ever/https://virtueandparadox.com/puzzles/hardest-logic-puzzle-ever/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe hardest logic puzzle ever, solved in three questions: why a direct question fails, the embedded question that makes ja harmless, and all 96 cases checked. The Paradox Index: 9 Paradoxes, 5 With an Accepted Answerhttps://virtueandparadox.com/puzzles/paradox-index/https://virtueandparadox.com/puzzles/paradox-index/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA list of paradoxes with sources: Zeno's four, the liar, the heap, Meno's paradox and Carroll's two, each with its status in the SEP or IEP as of 2026. Seven Virtues of Bushido: Same Order as Nitobe's Chaptershttps://virtueandparadox.com/martial-philosophy/seven-virtues-bushido/https://virtueandparadox.com/martial-philosophy/seven-virtues-bushido/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe seven virtues of bushido follow chapters 3–9 of Nitobe's 1900 English book, in order. His titles are English; meiyo and chūgi are not in the revised text. Stoic Evening Routine: Seneca Credits the Habit to Sextiushttps://virtueandparadox.com/stoicism/stoic-evening-routine/https://virtueandparadox.com/stoicism/stoic-evening-routine/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSeneca's De Ira 3.36 sets out a Stoic evening routine and credits the habit to Sextius: his three questions, Epictetus's bedtime verses and a one-night drill. Stoic Quote Ledger: 3 of 15 Lines Match a 1634–1928 Texthttps://virtueandparadox.com/stoicism/stoic-quote-ledger/https://virtueandparadox.com/stoicism/stoic-quote-ledger/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFifteen common Stoic quotes from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus, checked against the Greek, the Latin and 1634–1928 translations: three match exactly. Trolley Problem: Foot's Original Has a Driver, No Bystanderhttps://virtueandparadox.com/dilemmas/trolley-problem-original-version/https://virtueandparadox.com/dilemmas/trolley-problem-original-version/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPhilippa Foot's 1967 trolley problem has a tram driver, not a bystander. Thomson named it in 1976, added the switch bystander in 1985 or 1986, reversed in 2008. Trolley Problem Variations: 18 of 26 Keep Five vs. Onehttps://virtueandparadox.com/dilemmas/trolley-problem-variations/https://virtueandparadox.com/dilemmas/trolley-problem-variations/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT26 trolley problem variations from Kamm's 2013 lectures, two Stanford Encyclopedia entries and German law, mapped: 18 keep five against one. See what changes. Yoga Sutras on Postures: Three Sutras, and No Pose Namedhttps://virtueandparadox.com/yoga-philosophy/yoga-sutras-postures/https://virtueandparadox.com/yoga-philosophy/yoga-sutras-postures/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWoods's 1914 Yoga Sutras: 195 sutras, only three on posture (2.46–2.48), and no pose named. Word-by-word readings, a sutra-count table and Vyāsa's twelve names. Zebra Puzzle: Drop Any One of Its 14 Clues and It Breakshttps://virtueandparadox.com/puzzles/zebra-puzzle/https://virtueandparadox.com/puzzles/zebra-puzzle/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Zebra Puzzle solved in seven steps, plus a full search: one arrangement fits all 14 clues, and 2 to 42 fit whenever any single clue is dropped. Zen in the Art of Archery: No Sign Its Master Trained in Zenhttps://virtueandparadox.com/martial-philosophy/zen-art-archery/https://virtueandparadox.com/martial-philosophy/zen-art-archery/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTYamada's 2001 study finds no sign that Awa Kenzō, archery master of Zen in the Art of Archery, trained in Zen; Awa called the famous night shot a coincidence.