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Month: January 2021

January 22, 2021
A Philosophical Epistle

A Philosophical Epistle

Having grown up in a Christian family, I am familiar with the fact that spiritual teachings can come in the form of letters. Every week we would go to church and hear sermons derived from epistles (letters) said to be written by apostles such as Peter, Paul, or John. Rather than being confined to a …

January 13, 2021
Lazy Enlightenment vs Philosophical Practice

Lazy Enlightenment vs Philosophical Practice

Just as Marcellius was aware of something rotten in the state of Denmark when Hamlet exited the stage to confer with the ghost of his murdered father haunting Elsinore castle, so too are we aware of a rot growing at the core of the neo-liberal order. As the body politic decays, and the social fabric …

January 3, 2021
Sages and Fishes

Sages and Fishes

Pythagoras’ miracle of the fish I have been re-reading ancient accounts of the life of Pythagoras and was struck by a story about a miracle he performed regarding fish. Porphyry, a Neo-Platonic philosopher, recounts this story in the context of others which speak of the sage’s ability to commune with animals (e.g. petting a bear …

January 1, 2021
Resolutions

Resolutions

“I would prefer not to.”

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