PinnedPaul DeFattaSome Thoughts about Meaning (7/14/2023)In what does meaning (in the existential sense of ‘the meaning of life’) consist — for me? To what extent might such meaning possess…Jul 19, 20231Jul 19, 20231
Paul DeFattaThe Terrible Twos (1/18/2022)I talk and write a great deal about the compelling power of affects and feelings — and how they govern or determine our actions, lend shape…20h ago20h ago
Paul DeFattaOn the Passions and their Power (10/13/2022)Desire and fear. Conscious or unconscious motion towards one thing, activity, state, person and from another thing, activity, state…20h ago20h ago
Paul DeFattaThe Real Battlefield Might be a Playground (4/10/2022)Putin is presently a conspicuous player on the main stage. A more or less continuous human drama has been underway for millennia, full of…21h ago21h ago
Paul DeFattaEx Cathedra (8/11/2024 — Karpacz)(There are perhaps as many ‘takes’ on individuation as there are individuals, but I offer this one, penned this morning, for your…3d ago3d ago
Paul DeFattaGateways and Inner Growth (7/31/2022)In last night’s dream I was lying in the back of a truck that was speeding down Fairfield and then Kings Highway in Shreveport. A woman was…Aug 4Aug 4