THINKING FOR A LIVING: A PHILOSOPHER’S NOTEBOOK (SECOND SERIES, INSTALLMENT 9) PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS IN THE SECOND SERIES #8: A philosophy of the future is already here and now. #7: You are identical to your life, for better or worse. #6: Was Socrates an anarchist? #5: Conceptual analysis from a non-conceptualist point of view. #4: Further … [continue reading]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
THICK: Navigating the Great Reality Sandwich With William James.
Introduction THICK: Navigating the Great Reality Sandwich with William James, is the first volume of a trio including vol. 2, The Work of Emotion, and vol. 3, Coincidensity, or The Pacioli Principle. The term ‘thick’ was used by both William James and his brother Henry to describe the world they lived in and tried to … [continue reading]
Thoughts On The Relationship Between Postmodernism And Fascism.
I. By fascism, I mean a political ideology that valorizes the nation-state, conceived as an organic whole, and seriously depreciates or even outright rejects the autonomy and human dignity of the individual; that places highly centralized governmental coercive power in the hands of a single charismatic leader, aka “the strong man”; that glorifies violence against … [continue reading]
A Philosophy Of The Future Is Already Here And Now.
THINKING FOR A LIVING: A PHILOSOPHER’S NOTEBOOK (SECOND SERIES, INSTALLMENT 8) PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS IN THE SECOND SERIES #7: You are identical to your life, for better or worse. #6: Was Socrates an anarchist? #5: Conceptual analysis from a non-conceptualist point of view. #4: Further implications of non-conceptualism: sometimes, hell is other species. #3: Implications of … [continue reading]
The New Agora.
In ancient Athens, shopkeepers, philosophers and politicians met at the foot of the Acropolis in the agora, the public square of the city. There they debated everything from the nature of justice to the wisdom of war against Sparta. There Socrates practised the dialectical method, asking the Athenian elite embarrassing questions that exposed their ignorance … [continue reading]