Posts Tagged ‘life’

The Myth of Sysiphus

Friday, December 24th, 2010

“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” During my time in university I went through some dark times regarding my existence and the crushing nihilism of reality, especially with readings of Being and Time, Being and Nothingness etc. Today I recognise those events as being an existential crisis. But I did take [...]

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What do philosophers do?

Friday, November 6th, 2009

We pay attention and listen carefully to ourselves, the world, and others. We experience the inherent value in thinking and wield its instrumental value. We nurture the life of the mind. We summon the spirits of each age and culture to shine their lights on our time. We engage ourselves and the world with every [...]

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On The Shortness Of Life

Friday, August 7th, 2009

“So it is: the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully.” I believe this essay of advice from an ancient Roman philosopher on how to live fully could be insightful for anyone so I thought I’d post it here in [...]

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