Philosophy

A list of easy to read literature on Stoic practice — The questions that I am often asked usually relate to book recommendations. Most people today find Stoicism through the internet such as social media, magazines and online articles therefore it can be difficult to know where to start sourcing good quality books. Luckily for us, there are many options for…

Philosophical Dialogues — “That’s a great choice!” Athena reacted with an overly lavish encomium. “But I think I’d rather get the other one. It’s pink. I want my favorite color!” her little face scrunched up. She smiled as she walked over to Jane, thinking of how a new backpack can be such a…

An antidote to confused thinking — During the 17th Century on the rue du Vieux Colombier, French poet La Fontaine entered the salon where he regularly met with three other literary giants of the time as a quartet. The three other members were Racine, Boileau, and Molière. With their combined wit and status, the quartet’s sharpness…

When bad guys try to change the world, heroes put them down — Years of movies have primed people to think that you can save the world by finding the right button and just pushing it. Or finding the bad guy and murdering him. Batman, James Bond, the Avengers, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, every blockbuster really. But the world doesn’t work…

It’s a bitter pill when you try to troll the libs but get dunked on — Unfortunately, Jordan Peterson is still out there rambling to live audiences, giving unsolicited and unhinged rants on podcasts, weeping in every single appearance, and has been tweeting his thumbs off. I’ve made my thoughts on the man public on numerous occasions, and recently met with a friend who loves him…

Define perfect — Is there a perfect life? FB Reddit Twitter * It would stand to reason that humans are inately imperfect. In such a huge grandness of the world. Such as life. There would be no way to objectively define a perfect life. Let alone create a perfect life. But everything has…