Joshua AyerLeviathan Part 1I got to read Lord of the Flies in Highschool and to those familiar with Golding’s book this may be the best jumping off point. Ralph…Dec 13, 2019Dec 13, 2019
Joshua AyerThe IrishmanThe decision in the Irishman, the one of moral quandary for Frank Sheeran, is the decision to kill Jimmy; which I think can be framed as…Dec 8, 2019Dec 8, 2019
Joshua AyerLove’s Hidden Life and Its Recognizability by Its FruitsThus, we come to Kierkegaard’s take on the ‘thing in itself’ paradox. For Kierkegaard the thing in itself is real, but inaccessible to the…Dec 7, 2019Dec 7, 2019
Joshua Ayer500 days of SummerOur good friend Richard McGonagle, sets up Tom’s character in the beginning by explaining that Tom did not believe (due to a misreading of…Dec 7, 2019Dec 7, 2019
Joshua AyerKierkegaardian EthicsSomething eerily similar happens to his friendships, oh how badly he wants friends just so he can fend off the feeling of being utterly…Dec 7, 2019Dec 7, 2019
Joshua AyerHistory NarcissismCentral to phenomenological philosophies (including Husserl’s and Heidegger’s) was the idea of horizons, the backdrop against which our…Dec 7, 2019Dec 7, 2019
Joshua AyerThe Joker (Todd Phillips)We begin on Arthur’s side, Todd Philips does a good job creating a sympathetic character but also a pitiable character. If one engages…Dec 7, 2019Dec 7, 2019
Joshua AyerEconocideDrescher is responding to a theory proposed by Eric Williams, the author of the decline theory. According to William’s theory, Abolition…Dec 7, 2019Dec 7, 2019
Joshua AyerFrozen II: Tillich and KierkegaardTillich and Kierkegaard’s texts are more similar than different. Having read The Courage to Be and nothing else by Tillich, I do not know…Dec 7, 2019Dec 7, 2019
