On the Cusp of Wisdom
I’ll soon be among the rod and creel magi interjecting into other people’s conversations, with my far-off view, insights that begin with “Y’know, sometimes…”
Category: Philosophy
The Bridge To Reality
We are responding to reality personally. This is unhealthy and dangerous, as demonstrated by many a Florida Man.
Thoughts On Wisdom
To earn wisdom, you have to have an acquaintance with foolishness, You have to have harbored some regret, some embarrassment, some envy, lust and rage.
With Crisis Comes Clarity
What matters more, what should matter less, and what we spend our time, attention, money and bandwidth on changes. With Crisis Comes Clarity.
Obsolete Philosophy: The Senior Thesis on Theodicy
I’m mostly struck by the whole “I read a book. Then I read another book. Then I read another book. Then I read another book” thing that it’s got going on. Would I write this paper differently today?
Obsolete Philosophy: Paradox in the Baroque Mindset
Throughout the Baroque, there are many paradoxes, so many, that it could be said that paradox is a defining characteristic of it
Obsolete Philosophy: Stoicism and Judaism
If I were to rewrite it, I’d probably hammer on Stoicism, Early Christianity, and Judaism instead of squashing everything together.
Make Truth Self-Evident Again
It’s time to teach our children how to face reality, and that truth is still objective, whether you like it or not
Obsolete Philosophy: The Old Gods, AKA Politics and Religion
I’m completely wrong in my conclusion, of course, but I do think that there is a nut of something worth exploring about religion in the middle parts
Jonathan Haidt And The Preening About A Lack of Understanding
Questioning the work of Haidt work on how liberals fail to understand conservatives and how conservatives very much understand liberals.
Obsolete Philosophy: The Problem of Verification Within Logical Positivism
Logical Positivism made a valiant attempt to create a perfect philosophical language: a language with no emotive content whatsoever
How Do You Define Intelligence?
A recurring subject is the nature of intelligence. What makes a person smart? These are people that consider and argue.
Obsolete Philosophy: The Role of Revelation in Religious Epistemology
It seems that the role of revelation in religious epistemology is to pick up where the a priori leaves off, by giving experiences that are self-justified and can provide a foundation for other beliefs
Eudoxos & Tapeinōtos: A Fable
A fable by Bryan O’Nolan: “You have lived in a land of wonder. I have had every error, every fault, written indelibly upon my name.”
Obsolete Philosophy Kickoff: Marx vs Nietzsche
I present to you Obsolete Philosophy. To kick us off, comparing Marx’s Utopia with Nietzsche’s… whatever it is that Nietzsche saw coming.
Conservatives, The Language of ‘Culture War,’ and the Lessons of Counterinsurgency Theory
Developing virtues should be a prerequisite to political engagement and are vastly more important than jumping into any ‘culture war’ battle
A Reverie On Failure Part 5: The Dawn of Disappointment
I hereby confess to you, dear reader, that when I consider you, I am pitiless. In what manner do you deal out in judgment to me?
In Defense of the Middlebrow
Why does the middlebrow matter? Who cares what a Jane or John Doe has to say about the Great Books or politics? The answer is obvious…
A Reverie on Failure Part 4: Gerrymandered Ludditism
A moral gerrymandering of my personal Ludditism can become disciplined if I filter that jagged line through the lens of the human condition.
