Essays - C.P. James

The Addiction to Thinking

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The human mind can't stop. C.P. James examines our addiction to thought — what it costs us and whether we can ever truly rest.

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A Kid Killed Himself to Be with an AI Chatbot. Who’s Responsible?

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A teenage boy died after falling in love with an AI chatbot. C.P. James asks the uncomfortable question: who bears responsibility?

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Answering the Question, ‘Is This All There Is?’

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The question 'Is this all there is?' is one of the most dangerous a person can ask — and one of the most necessary. An essay on meaning and the life examined.

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On the Very Real Dangers of Surety, as Inspired by Kathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite'

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Kathryn Bigelow's unreleased film becomes a lens for examining the most dangerous human trait: absolute certainty.

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The Beauty and the Darkness: The Power of Narrative to Create or Destroy

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Stories shape reality. An essay on how narrative can build or destroy — and why the stories we tell ourselves matter most.

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This Could Be the Last Good Day

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A meditation on presence, mortality, and what it means to truly live a day as if it might be the last good one.

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