PinnedI.M. SavageNihilism and Our Present MomentThere is a shadow that has fallen over us; an umbral challenge that lives in the crevices of our culture, within our political discourse…Mar 23, 20202Mar 23, 20202
I.M. SavageOn Love and FriendshipWhat do we need out of each other? We can much more easily ask: what we can expect from the world, more so than we can our fellow humans…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
I.M. SavageOn Ethical InquiryIn life, one of the most fundamental inquiries that must be grappled with, at least as Aristotle understands it, is whether or not an…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
I.M. SavageBuddhism as PhilosophyAs philosophers, perhaps the greatest challenge we continue to face, is the problem in which we must distinguish between faith and…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
I.M. SavageCan We Talk About God Objectively?On the matter of God, Immanuel Kant suggests that as long as the highest good is the ultimate goal and consequence of our faculty of…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
I.M. SavagePhilosophy and Death: Socrates as a Tragic FigureBefore reading this essay, please take into consideration that the views expressed here are necessarily understood by a reading of…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
I.M. SavageOn Guilt and DomesticationIn Friedrich Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals, the nineteenth century philosopher describes the transition of humanity, from animal…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
I.M. SavageCapitalism and CircumstanceWhen examining questions of inequality and hierarchies of power dynamics, we must consider all of the variables that we have access to…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
I.M. SavageThe Necessary Objectification of SubjectsNo one lives in a vacuum; nor do they live complete solitary lives without some human interaction; at least mostly. So it is difficult to…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
I.M. SavageOn Responsibility: Finding Freedom in a Determined WorldFreedom is an idea that is lacking in consensus when it comes to its ubiquity and presence in our lives. The most common conversation held…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020