JosephlearnsworldSophocentrism: Day 3One knows they are a philosopher when they say: “I do not know”, because they are in search for wisdom. But when one is a sage, they can…2 min read·Oct 1, 2022----
JosephlearnsworldSophocentrism: Wisdom and TechnologyIs wisdom significant in the modern world? I believe that it is not, compared to the past. That in Greco-Roman times people came to revered…7 min read·Oct 1, 2022----
JosephlearnsworldSophocentrism: Philosophy for the Everyday Man.The philosopher Epictetus taught philosophy as a way of life, and not only as a theoretical discipline. This implies that he was practical…7 min read·Oct 1, 2022----
JosephlearnsworldSophocentrism: Why Being Yourself is Bad AdviceThe world wants to tell you to be yourself, but ultimately, this is foolishness: do not be yourself but develop your character in the face…1 min read·Sep 14, 2022----
JosephlearnsworldSophocentrism: Career as a Form of Spirituality, Marx and Alienation from WorkA career is essentially self-expression into work: it is one’s expression of production. To produce things is a form of spirituality. Marx…1 min read·Sep 14, 2022----
JosephlearnsworldSophocentrism: How to not be Holier than Thou and be HumbleTo not be holier than thou, is to realize one’s place in the world: to realize that one is capable of great sin whereas they are also…1 min read·Sep 14, 2022----
JosephlearnsworldSophocentrism: Day 2We continue to realize ourselves more and more in social situations, the Pythian Oracle: “know thyself”.4 min read·Sep 2, 2022----
JosephlearnsworldWisdom: Day 1“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” — William Shakespeare7 min read·Aug 28, 2022----
JosephlearnsworldSophocentrism: Meditations on WisdomI was a fool so I wanted to speak the truth, now I am wise so I am going to remain silent. I believe in my own experience that speaking the…124 min read·Aug 7, 2022----