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Category: Philosophy

Epictetus, Aversion, and the Escape From Cosmic Demand
Philosophy

Epictetus, Aversion, and the Escape From Cosmic Demand

Libraries are wonderful resources. Several times at my local Barnes & Noble, I’ve scoured the local philosophy section (Shiny new … Continue reading Epictetus, Aversion, and the Escape From Cosmic Demand

Philosophy, writing

The True Audience of Art is God

Provocative idea found in an old Zero HP Lovecraft essay in The American Mind: What does the divine care for … Continue reading The True Audience of Art is God

Doing Things For a Reason: Miller’s Crossing and the Friend/Enemy Dynamic
Art, Philosophy, Politics, Uncategorized

Doing Things For a Reason: Miller’s Crossing and the Friend/Enemy Dynamic

Carl Schmidt was a German jurist and political philosopher of the Weimar and Nazi eras. True to the time, his … Continue reading Doing Things For a Reason: Miller’s Crossing and the Friend/Enemy Dynamic

The Need of Myth
Art, Philosophy

The Need of Myth

We are used to hearing about Myth as untrue, and also as “a special kind of truth”. I like the … Continue reading The Need of Myth

Logic and Word Games
Letters, Philosophy

Logic and Word Games

Over at Rotten Chestnuts, a post on Hegel and Marx that underlines the giant Problem of Philosophy. One reason “underpants … Continue reading Logic and Word Games

The Three Tiers of Aesthetics
Art, Books, Letters, Philosophy, Pop Culture

The Three Tiers of Aesthetics

A long essay, but worth your time, which dovetails nicely with other things I’ve written on the subject. Our Cranky … Continue reading The Three Tiers of Aesthetics

Lucretius’ Poetic Epicureanism
Art, Letters, Philosophy

Lucretius’ Poetic Epicureanism

There once was an Epicurean Roman named Titus Lucretius Carus, who lived in the 1st Century BC. I say “Epicurean” … Continue reading Lucretius’ Poetic Epicureanism

Storming Mottes & Baileys
Philosophy, This Modern Life

Storming Mottes & Baileys

A very long essay on Medium.com by Gerald Crayon, describing how the pretentious rhetoric of the Academy, their overheated logorrhea … Continue reading Storming Mottes & Baileys

Ovid, Virgil, and Lucretius Walk Into a Palace…
Books, History, Philosophy, writing

Ovid, Virgil, and Lucretius Walk Into a Palace…

Back when I first conceived The Meditations of Caius Caligulia, I had a list of books I wanted to read … Continue reading Ovid, Virgil, and Lucretius Walk Into a Palace…

The End is Never The End: Nietzsche and the Temptation to Prophesy
Philosophy, This Modern Life

The End is Never The End: Nietzsche and the Temptation to Prophesy

Running through The Birth of Tragedy is rewarding so long as you recognize that Friedrich Wilhelm was not primarly speaking … Continue reading The End is Never The End: Nietzsche and the Temptation to Prophesy

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