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 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…1h ago1h ago
Paul DeFattaA Fresh Look at the Slave Revolt in Morals (12/7/2022)Responding to a questioner who has referred to the well-known religious/philosophical conception of the world (or universe) as “a mighty…5d ago5d ago
Paul DeFattaGranny and the GridI can’t tell if it is the way things are already beginning to move in the human world — and I’m just picking up the faint signals with my…6d ago6d ago
Paul DeFattaPerilous Slumber (11/22/2022)During Sunday’s discussion of Machiavelli’s The Prince, I found occasion to employ the metaphor of a thermostatic comfort zone to help…6d ago6d ago
Paul DeFattaA Scruple or Two Regarding Sublimation (12/12/2022)While there is no denying the fact that there are plenty of conscious and unconscious hypocrites and liars lurking among us — persons who…6d ago6d ago
Paul DeFattaCastor and Pollux (6/22/2022)I, for one, do not want to be caught with my pants down when my death drive finally succeeds in breaking through layers and layers of…Jul 27Jul 27