Diogenes
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Dyadic not dualistic
It’s difficult to break out of the Western habitude of dualism. But it is especially important to make the effort when thinking of the Chinese notion of Yin Yang. Rather than another form of dualism in the history of philosophy, it… Continue reading
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Beware of the Philosopher: the Cynics | History of Philosophy
This is a nice quick lecture on the Ancient Cynics. Since the speaker references “The Bare Necessities” from The Jungle Book, I also include that song below. You might watch it before you listen to the lecture. In this episode we… Continue reading
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▶ Cynicism | YouTube
As a humble anarchocynic, I am a bit ashamed that I have not posted anything on the history of ancient Cyncisim in a while. Please recognize-please RE-COG-NIZE–that the contemporary usage of the term “cynic” is a slap in the face… Continue reading
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Diogenes in the Marketplace > Babette Babich
A most joyous thing to read for an old anarchocynic like myself… But ‘know thyself” works dialectically in an extraordinary way to make such sundering readings redundant: “for Thales, knowledge of the heavens and self-investigation could proceed directly parallel to… Continue reading
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More response to the New York Times’ Latest Irritating Analysis of the Hipster
Another reaction to Wampole’s diagnosis of overly tragic irony among Millenials that nicely bookends the other response I posted yestereve. If the prototypical highly educated, white, 20-something city dweller is a skinny dude in a vintage Stryper T-shirt with elaborate… Continue reading
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a millenial response to being accused of “irony”
I posted Christy Wampole’s piece on Millenials and the great issue she takes with them: they are too ironic. I argued that I thought she was missing something, but I did not go too deeply into why. This wonderful response… Continue reading
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How to Live Without Irony – NYTimes.com
Thanks to Andrew J. Taggart for pointing out this entry to the Stone blog at NYTimes.com. A good read. Not sure I agree with the whole premise. In my view, while Millenials do present a lot of irony (at least… Continue reading
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Whatever, Etc., #5
Three Maxims for Diligent Identity Continue reading
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Whatever, Etc. #3
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Whatever, Etc # 2
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Whatever, Etc. #1: 20120321
The first issue of my VLog, Whaterver Etc., is now available for watching. Rough but I am hoping I will get the hang of this quickly. After you watch the video, you might want to check out these other posts:… Continue reading
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