“Bread, A Roman Emperor’s Attempt at Price Control
In ancient Rome, bread was a staple food and an essential part of daily life. However, the cost of bread could fluctuate greatly in the era of Rome, causing hardship Continue Reading
Everybody Hates the WEF
A couple of quick Google searches would if taken literally suggest that the World Economic Forum (WEF) is a sham of an organization that pretends to bring about positive change Continue Reading
The Importance of the Philosopher as a Social and Political Critic
The philosopher as a social and political critic has played a significant role throughout history, shaping the way societies and governments have been viewed and evaluated. Philosophy, which comes from Continue Reading
Alexander Hamilton and Protectionism
Alexander Hamilton who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries believed that protectionism was in the best Continue Reading
Cicero, the Roman I most admire…
Marcus Tullius Cicero, was a man of exceptional talent, intelligence and integrity, who I like to call Rome’s most learned man. A polymath skilled in a range of areas such Continue Reading
Socrates, the superstar philosopher of the ancient world.
Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher who lived in Athens in the 5th century BC. He is widely considered to be one of the founders of Western philosophy and is Continue Reading
Imperium, dominium, capitalism, communism and the WEF
According to itself, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international organization that aims to improve the state of the world by engaging leaders in business, politics, academia, and civil Continue Reading
The influence of Plato’s Apology of Socrates on the history and development of the West
Plato’s Apology of Socrates is one of the most significant texts in Western philosophy. The work is a record of the trial and defense of Socrates, who was charged with Continue Reading
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was the result of a combination of factors, including economic, political, and social conditions, as well as the leadership of key figures like Vladimir Lenin Continue Reading
Who was Plato and why is he important in the Western Canon?
Plato (428 – 348BC) is considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. His contributions have had a lasting impact on the development of Western Continue Reading
The Marxian Model: Base and Superstructure
The following quote is the famous passage that seeded the famous base and superstructure model in Marxian theory. “The sum total of these relations of production constitutes the economic Continue Reading
A POLITICIANS GUIDE TO THE ANGER OF THE WORKING CLASSES
I want you to imagine briefly, for a few moments if you will, how it feels to do the most menial work that you can imagine, whether that’s washing dishes Continue Reading
POLITICIANS, THE WORKING CLASSES AND THE WILL TO POWER
The working class are not ‘Woke,’ which is supposed to be ‘alert to injustice,’ on account of the fact that they don’t need to be, having experienced much more discrimination Continue Reading
Your Purpose in (Post)Modernity
Your reason for being here? Your parents met and you were born. That explains the ultimate cause for your existence up to this point in time, and any questions asking Continue Reading
Why is Sophistry Bad?
Thanks to Plato and his dialogues of Socrates the term ‘Sophist,’ is not held in high esteem. To accuse someone of ‘sophistry’ is to imply that they are acting in Continue Reading
Philosophical Virtues – Humility
Socrates was by nature a very humble man, he was always the first to admit that he didn’t know anything and spent his entire adult life trying his best to Continue Reading
Hierocles and The Cosmopolitan Ideal in the Ancient World.
The origins of cosmopolitanism can be traced all of the way back to the 4th Century BC, to the then much loved (as indeed he still is today) Diogenes of Continue Reading
The Legislative State
In the developed world with western economies such as the USA, Europe and the UK there are a never-ending plethora of new laws being passed by government day in day Continue Reading