Euler diagram representing a definition of knowledge**
I finished my last post with the phrase “So much to learn, so little time.” I wanted to elaborate. Continue reading So Little Time To Learn
Monthly Archives: September 2024
A Potpouri of Philosopical and Political Books and Articles
A book and a few of the articles I’ve been reading lately. Continue reading A Potpouri of Philosopical and Political Books and Articles
Who Wants?
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(Editor’s Note. I rarely post fictional short stories but this one was too good to pass up.) Continue reading Who Wants?
Summary of Voltaire’s “The Good Braham”
In Voltaire’s story the Brahman is “a very wise man, of marked intellect and great learning” who lives with his companions in a beautifully decorated home with “charming gardens attached.” Nearby lives “a narrow-minded old Indian woman: she was a simpleton, and rather poor.” Continue reading Summary of Voltaire’s “The Good Braham”
The Absent Self
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Insist on your self; never imitate. —Emerson
How can a man of consciousness have the slightest respect for himself? —Dostoevsky
The key promise of the modern world was the freedom of the individual. It was the motivating cry of the great revolutions of the modern age, meaning two things, at least: Continue reading The Absent Self