Metaphilosophy

Why study philosophy, and why study history? What is the nature of philosophy and history? What makes for good philosophy in light of eventual death? — Why do philosophy when all men must die? This is the question on which I have puzzled for some while, as well as the question of whether it is a question worth asking. But perhaps a better way to phrase it would be to ask: what good does philosophy do…

Can and should philosophy calm us before death? How do ethics, phenomenology, and ontology relate to philosophy? How might we return values to philosophy? — A common quip I hear from Europeans is that Americans and Asians work too much; and a common thought that floats around my head in response is that the Europeans are too lazy and too good at wasting their time. I do not detest taking breaks, and it is not…

The best would have been to never have been born; the second best would have been to never have studied philosophy — If one were to die tomorrow, would one still study history? This is an important question. The historian in the moment studying history, or the philosopher studying philosophy, may not necessarily enjoy the struggle of going through the work. When I read Heidegger, I do so with the expectation that…

Trailer to new podcast — References & Show Notes: The Next Left — The Atlantic by Scott Stossel The Engaged Left: The Emergence of a Political Movement by Matt McManus Mutations — Cultural philosophy, futurism, consciousness by Jeremy Johnson PlasticPills — Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast PlasticPills — YouTube The Michael Brooks Show Harbinger Media Network

Long ago — at a time when human history was just starting to be captured — there lived a boy who, tragically, lost both of his parents when he was quite young (at a mere ten years old). Several years later, and now a young man of seventeen, the boy…