Philosophy

All proceeds from this article will go to help the victims of the recent Earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Different religions have different takes on suffering. Buddhism considers it to be a bad thing and the purpose of life is to free oneself from it by letting go of attachments…

A critique of Anthony Kronman’s pantheism — The new atheists are dead. Long live the old atheists! For the second time, after positivism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the fad of scientism has passed. The lessons of the “old” atheists, or rather of the existential ones can be heard again without the red herrings thrown…

Since the beginning of history, people have jumped to conclusions. Only afterward have they come up with reasons for those conclusions — all the while deluding themselves and others that the process happened in the other direction. …

The Janet Yellen memo is further proof ‘a strong economy’ has little to do with societal well-being anymore — If one is seeking to understand the world, they need a decent understanding of economics. …

A recent study found women who marry in their late 20s are less likely to divorce. — I had a Bengal cat once named Stella. Bengals are crossbred from Asian leopard cats, so they are intelligent, high-energy creatures full of feline precociousness. My feral pet would hide in corners and pounce on unsuspecting guests until they screamed for mercy. (Somewhat amusing with bad boyfriends.) One day, I…

Sultry breeze whispered longings in my ears, It sounded hazy and heavy, although honest. Earthy aroma fumed hinting daisy dreams of rebirth, rejoicing relevant tunes to reform. Sultry breeze whispered longings in my ears, Like soothing water touched my presence, gently reminding and pushing me towards my ever reshaping path; brick by brick…

In the first article on this topic, I used a more technical portion from the Science of Logic dealing with what it means for something to be posited and undergo a process of negation to illustrate this phenomenon. …

Philosophers, entrepreneurs, leaders, and scientists’ wisdom to help you through today and your many tomorrows — Over five years ago I realized that four decades of my life hadn’t taught me enough to think properly about the next forty years to come. So, I left on a mental quest of sorts. It involved seeking out the best minds I could find — living and dead —…