La Mettrie’s Last Stand
After the controversial fallout of Anti-Seneca, our philosopher physician gives his final caper in his writing of the Preliminary Discourse which was included in his Philosophical Works published in Continue Reading
Socrates the Athenian whom I admire…
I’ve recently finished reading and re-reading the Apology of Socrates, which is a highly recommended read and full of sage advice and insights into how one should live a good Continue Reading
God for Beginners.
A sharp line has been drawn right the way down the middle of reality where mind meets matter, where the objective external world of ‘things,’ and ‘events,’ meets the inner Continue Reading
The Existence And Essence Of The Galloping Horses – A Praxis Approach
I really think this is true, namely, If you can apply the tools of philosophy to make sense of the everyday waking world we all inhabit then it becomes a Continue Reading
Existentialist view on Halloween
Halloween, today it’s that time of year! The day of the year folkloric and pop cultural villains coalesce under this pagan commercial holiday. Dressing up on Halloween isn’t Continue Reading
What is Existence & Essence?
Existence and essence, ah that philosophical duality opposed daggers drawn and yet despite the antagonism they need each other in order to be. Though, If I were to hazard Continue Reading
Epictetus on insulting behavior and character assassination…
When I was a kid, going to school and growing up in the 1970’s the adults around us used to encourage us to be unbothered or indifferent to the name Continue Reading
Stoic Paradoxes – Paradox 6 That the wise man alone is rich
We finally arrive at the last paradox; Paradox VI. That the wise man alone is rich. Cicero gives us his definition, revealed later, on what makes us rich and Continue Reading
The Tyranny of Positive Thinking
I’ve got an app on my desktop that helpfully shows me little philosophical proverbs and quotes, every day. It’s been very good in the recent past but has crossed the Continue Reading
Little Blue Men
Derek started the truck, it’s electric engines powered up with a gentle whine, as the headlamps came on, illuminating the courtyard fence. He hated starting early, it was something about Continue Reading
Carbon Copies, Reincarnation in Materialist Form – Part 1
Did you know that due to the nature of matter that given enough time, material and space there will at some or other have to be an identical copy of Continue Reading
The Stoic approach to life and death.
“Nobody is born on purpose,” that’s an oft-quoted remark from one of my favourite tv shows at the moment, namely ‘Rick and Morty,’ that underlines a profound truth, that as Continue Reading
Stoic Paradoxes – Paradox 5 That the wise man alone is free, and that every fool is a slave.
Now to enter the world of Paradox V. That the wise man alone is free, and that every fool is a slave. As part of the commentary of Cicero’s Stoic Continue Reading
Stoic Paradoxes – Paradox 4 That Every Fool Is A Madman
Now to attend Paradox IV – That every fool is a madman. This one’s only two pages long! However Mark Webb in his CICERO’S PARADOXA STOICORUM:A NEW TRANSLATION WITH PHILOSOPHICAL Continue Reading
An Introduction to Mystic Philosophy
It’s like this if you have two identical sugar cubes, are they the same? They look the same, weigh the same amount, feel the same and when dropped in your Continue Reading
Musonius Rufus – How to Live by Ben White – Book Review
“Virtue isn’t simply theoretical knowledge-it is also practical application-just like the arts of medicine and music.” White, Ben. Musonius Rufus on How to live. I really like the ancient Stoics, Continue Reading
Stoic Paradoxes – Paradox 3 All the vices and all the virtues are equal
As this series continues on exploring these paradoxes presented by Cicero, I uncover and mine out the topics of each paradox. The next we come across is Paradox III Continue Reading
Stoic Paradoxes – Paradox 2 Virtue Is Sufficient For Happiness
The previous paradox stated that virtue is the only good and if virtue is the only good then logically virtue alone is sufficient for happiness and that is Continue Reading