Philosophy as a Way of Life – Page 34

September 30, 2012

Ending The War Between Athens & Jerusalem: LA Review of Books

THE VIEW THAT ATHENS AND JERUSALEM represent two very different and antagonistic sources of Western civilization has long been a feature of the Western tradition. It dates back at least to Tertullian’s passionate second-century polemic against Greek philosophy. Those Enlightenment… Continue reading

September 25, 2012

Klee Conference – Institute for the Liberal Arts – Boston College

Wow. If I had known that this was going to be happening, I would definitely have saved up some funding for myself and Christopher to go to it. Just too much cool stuff happening in the world. If there are… Continue reading

September 24, 2012

Textimony 20120923

Attend. Adjust. Acknowledge: Unhindered by regret, this WAY lets-go the insolence reposing within success & embraces the humility residing within failure Continue reading

September 23, 2012

The Method of the Moon Bridge

The Moon was one of humankind’s first measures for time. Thus, to this day the word “month” recalls that original measurement. “Moon” itself probably arises from a variation of the Indo-European term “me-” which is also the root for “to… Continue reading

September 23, 2012

Tolkien & Teaching

In his mythology, Tolkien tells us that the elves crossed the sea in rebellion, and even those who linger yet in Middle Earth do not forget and yearn for a return to their land of origin. For elves, the sea is… Continue reading

September 17, 2012

Using a Compass Now vs. an Outdated Map from Before

One of my good friends, Andrew Wicklander, runs his own project management group and software company. His wife, Maile, owns a yoga studio. They are both the sort of “job-creators” touted as crucial to the success of America. Andrew says… Continue reading

September 15, 2012

Killing the Liberal Arts… A Non-Conservation

The importance of the humanities in educating citizens is why we have undoubtedly seen the consequences of the decline in of the liberal arts nowhere more than in the quality of the public debate. The disappearance of the liberal arts… Continue reading

September 11, 2012

WhateverEtc00020: Remonstration against Violent Struggle

August 25, 2012

How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later

Well, I will tell you what interests me, what I consider important. I can’t claim to be an authority on anything, but I can honestly say that certain matters absolutely fascinate me, and that I write about them all the… Continue reading

August 25, 2012

Quora answer: What is the value of accepting paradoxes in life? « thinknet

I thought I would clarify the nature of paradox in relation to superrationality. Paradox is mixture, it is where there is mixture between contradictory opposites. However, superrationality is when you have two things at the same time but they do… Continue reading

August 25, 2012

Be gentle « Joshi Daniel Photography | Images Of People

Be gentle « Joshi Daniel Photography | Images Of People. Continue reading

August 25, 2012

Catching the morning sun. | garyschollmeier

Catching the morning sun. | garyschollmeier. Continue reading

August 25, 2012

Seeing the World Close-Up | Tracie Louise Photography

Interacting with the people of the Ether, these communities of sentiment & devotion that share the singular situation of their vision… this is a wonderful privilege and used in the most mindful manner allows us to envision possibilities that we… Continue reading

August 25, 2012

Shimer College and the Future: Text of David Shiner’s Euthyphro lecture

Every Shimer student in the Weekday program reads Plato’s Euthyphro as their first assignment in preparation for Orientation. This is appropriate, because Platonic dialogues such as the Euthyphro are typical of the sorts of texts that work particularly well in… Continue reading

August 24, 2012

CALL ME MAGGIE

Ending The War Between Athens & Jerusalem: LA Review of Books

Klee Conference – Institute for the Liberal Arts – Boston College

Textimony 20120923

The Method of the Moon Bridge

Tolkien & Teaching

Using a Compass Now vs. an Outdated Map from Before

Killing the Liberal Arts… A Non-Conservation

WhateverEtc00020: Remonstration against Violent Struggle

How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later

Quora answer: What is the value of accepting paradoxes in life? « thinknet

Be gentle « Joshi Daniel Photography | Images Of People

Catching the morning sun. | garyschollmeier

Seeing the World Close-Up | Tracie Louise Photography

Shimer College and the Future: Text of David Shiner’s Euthyphro lecture

Textimony 20120824

Textimony 20120822

Textimony 20120816

WhateverEtc00019: the Boundary Situation of Struggle, a First Meditation