Matt WyssA Culture of DistractionPeople say we live in a culture of distraction. Sometimes this is said of technology — that it distracts us from each other — and other…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
Matt WyssThe Loneliness of Public LifeModern life levels off meaningful interactions with people, and most encounters with others are both impersonal and anonymous. Impersonal…Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
Matt WyssOn Religion and Belief1. It is an odd thing to say that all mental states are brain states, that the mind is a biological piece software which churns out inputs…Aug 3, 2023Aug 3, 2023
Matt WyssThe Importance of Biography: What I’ve Learned so farSome of the things I’ve learning in chronicling someone else’s lifeMar 11, 2023Mar 11, 2023
Matt WyssWhat is existential anxiety?Anxiety takes on a special meaning in existentialism. Existential anxiety, it is said, differs from ordinary, psychological anxiety…Feb 25, 2023Feb 25, 2023
Matt WyssAuthentic Living in a Technological WorldI think that in many ways, today we are in an intimacy famine. I’ve read articles online declaring that Generation Z is the “loneliest…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Matt WyssJames Spencer Churchill and Existential PathologyIn this article, I offer an insight into a Heideggerian account of pathology.Oct 25, 2022Oct 25, 2022
Matt WyssThe Lost Art of Writing Letters & Why We Should Continue Doing It TodayI’ve written quite a lot in previous blog posts about loneliness from a philosophical point of view. Additionally, I’ve written about how…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
