The Purpose of Studying Philosophy

“Philosophy grew in me through my finding myself in the midst of…

The Present as Awareness

We Can Never Experience Reality

When we have the realization that we are “alive,” what comes to mind? What is it one of the first things we realize when we jolt awake into the consciousness of our Being?

The Problem of Incommensurability in Philosophy

One of the most perplexing problems of our time

Knowledge of Self, Our Instinctual Nature, and Ignorance

“Modern man knows himself only insofar as he can become conscious of himself…”

The Apprehension of Nothingness, Anguish, and Vertigo.

“It is in anguish that man gets the…

“I Act as if God Exists”

What does it mean to believe?

Lately, I’ve been thinking about beliefs and their impact on how we see and interact with the world.

There is an objective nature to fact and reality. I exist, you, the readers exist…

Red-Brick Buildings and Metaphysical Hedonism

A Story of the Fragility of Happiness and Pleasure

Is Virtue Sufficient for a Good Life?

“Virtue is that perfect good which is the complement of a happy…

Musings on the Relevance of Philosophy

Philosophy doesn’t feel real. It seems in our modern world that wisdom is a hoax and truth…

Inexhaustible Joy, Catharsis, and Purification

O God, Beast, Mystery; Come!