An Important Issue About Stereotype
Honestly, what can really be said about ‘the Jewish people’ as a whole? Is it not a lamentable stereotype to…
Category: Philosophy
The Virtues as States of Character: An Exploration of Aristotle’s Philosophy
If the virtues are neither passions nor facilities, all that remains is that they should be states of character. Aristotle__…
The Ethics of Truth: An Exploration of Exceeding One’s Being
There is always only one question in the ethics of truth: how will I, as some-one, continue to exceed my…
Love can only consist in failure
Love can only consist in failure…on the fallacious assumption that it is a relationship. But it is not. It is…
That is what I believe love to be
What kind of world does one see when one experiences it from the point of view of two and not…
The Importance of Saying What Goes Without Saying
And, like many philosophers, I am of the school that what goes without saying often goes even better with saying.…
Humility & Learning: Socrates’ Wisdom
One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing Socrates. Socrates___ Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher, famously…
How Focusing on Building the New Can Transform Your Life
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the…
Education as Kindling: Igniting Lifelong Learning
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. Socrates___ The quote, “Education is the kindling…
Worthless People vs. People of Worth: Living a Purposeful Life
Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live. Socrates___ The quote,…