existentialism
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Get to know PROF. MARK LANCE
Mark Lance, Ph. D., is a Professor in the Philosophy Department at Georgetown University as well as a co-founder there of the Program on Justice and Peace. Continue reading
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Open Virtue, Closed Propriety: Considerations on Daoism and Bergsonism
No consideration of parallels between Daoism and Bergsonism has been accomplished. Yet there is a profitable comparison to be made between the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Dào Dé Jing and the more contemporary work of French philosopher Henri Bergson.… Continue reading
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Fallen — Forlorn — Forsaken
As I approach my 55th birthday this weekend, I really cannot tell if I am getting depressed or just bored in my situation. So much feels like “going through the motions.” After 25 years wandering along the margins of academia,… Continue reading
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Arriving by assistance of the Whole
Most who brag of being self-made—to the point of believing their own rhetoric—sooner or later will find themselves self-unmade. Yet even in this, they will become an unmaking alongside all those of whom they took advantage in Violent Struggle. Continue reading
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Finding a Way: Faith in Times of Crisis
“Philosophy is the faith which unifies man.” —Richard M. Owsley[1] For the entirety of my life in Bible Belt Texas, I have encountered both religionists and atheists who interpret “faith” as an irrational action: a totally emotive, rationally groundless hope… Continue reading
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On Bullshit Jobs – RSA
According to a 2015 YouGov poll, 37% of the UK population believe their job makes no meaningful contribution to the world. And despite the time-saving advances promised by technology, we’re now working longer hours than ever. How has this situation… Continue reading
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Do Asexual People Masturbate And Have Sexual Fantasies?
As a #queerplatonic, I am always learning so much about the fluidity of desire These findings reveal that masturbation and sexual fantasy are indeed less common among asexuals than they are among sexuals; however, it appears that a sizeable percentage… Continue reading
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The neuroscience of nostalgia | Al Jazeera America
The term “nostalgia” was coined in the late 17th century by a Swiss physician named Johannes Hofer. He used the roots of two Greek words, “nostos” and “algos” — meaning “suffering” and “origins” — to describe what he thought was… Continue reading
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Abnormal Responses: Coaxing Animal Being into a Clearing
There is a great responsibility in being those who not only name things but gather the world. Surely a part of that responsibility rests in letting things simply be themselves and not be turned toward some human end. It means… Continue reading
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Existentialism Course, Summer 2017
When I do lectures in this class, I will post the audio files here. Doing this lets students be a little more free to engage in the lecture without worry that they will miss taking notes on something important. It… Continue reading
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Aphorism 05Oct2015
Either I risk myself venturing into the world and beyond—or I never will have my ownmost Self as freedom Continue reading
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Night Vigil 22 Oct 2014
The enduring meaning of a process is the intuitive impulse to create. This is mirrored in the instinctual drives toward procreation and tool making. You can trace back any produced thing to its original. But the original is the expression… Continue reading
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