philosophy
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You are in my tribe
Even though all wearable overtly labelled clothing is trying to appeal to you, the buyer, I think there may be an important distinction to be found in the motivation behind the purchase. These are tribal identifiers, no different from the bodily tattoos of a Māori or an Aztec or a modern gang member or motorbike… Continue reading
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Strategy for a post-truth existence
I’ve got to admit to struggling to get my head around the now. I thought maybe it was a generational thing, and there may be some truth to that yes. However, if I am honest, if we are still allowed to be honest, I think the issue might be that I do not have a… Continue reading
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A good life
The most important philosophy is the good life, unfortunately nobody has ever been able to define what this is satisfactorily. Every philosopher in history has been trying to give humanity their take on what is the best way to live, personally, spiritually, or structurally. Mozi is the origin of the golden rule, where the treatment… Continue reading
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A changing river
“No man ever steps in the same river twice” Heraclitus Meaning that everything changes, all the time. The river you stepped in that one time has changed now, it may be the same river nominally, but it is not made of the same material. The water and the fish are not the same, the banks… Continue reading
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Negativity is positivity
What is it to be negative? Is it to hope that bad outcomes arise, is it to make bad outcomes arise, is it to deride achievement or to downgrade the now, the present, in language so as to represent it in a way that is overly miserable? Is negativity found in bitter resentments and nasty… Continue reading
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A writing wish
If there is one TV series I wish I’d written it would be black mirror, it’s just so fudging clever. Most Sci-fi and fantasy, not sure this is the correct genre, postulates the idea of an alternative, a future trajectory, a misunderstood past event, or a clean slate after a disaster. Some imagine myths, some… Continue reading
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I’d eat the forbidden meat…
I’d eat a human… Weird thing to say that, but in some circumstances I believe it to be true. Peter Singer, a guy I am a big fan of, postulated the idea that animals are no different to people and people are no different to animals, we just happen to be smarter and more able… Continue reading
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