Is Existentialism closer to Anarchism than Marxism? The clearest anarchist element in Sartre’s political thought is the pursuit of a society free from authoritarianism and social forces designed to quash individual freedom. The post Sartre’s Anarchist Philosophy appeared first on Void Network.| Void Network
The Pale Criminal? In Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra, the chapter titled “Of the Pale Criminal” presents one of the most enigmatic and psychologically rich parables in all of his Continue Reading| The Stand Up Philosophers
I’m tired of this phrase and this simple way of thinking about tools. This blog post is a wandering train of thought on the topic of what tools are and why it matters to be even slightly more mature in how we think about them.| Frank Elavsky
The other morning, I noticed that a large cocoon, which had been stuck to our bathroom wall for some time, was empty; the brand-new butterfly had emerged. Such are the cycles of nature: flora and fauna change, decay, and perish. The beauty and magic of nature lie in these transformations and in decay. The shifting […]| The Immaterialist
Bruno Perreau Translated by Susannah Dale Fredric Jameson, literary critic, Marxist philosopher and Knut Schmidt Nielsen Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University, has published the transcripts of the graduate seminars he led in the spring of 2021 exploring … Continue reading →| In the Moment
The meaning of life needn't be found. It's already within you. The meaning of life is simply to be alive – everything else is extra.| Stephan Joppich
Deism, nihilism, existentialism and postmodernism are four worldviews considered in this article. It is helpful in understanding how postmodernism impacts our thinking today.| Probe Ministries
Here is one of the quintessential 20th-century novels. Often assigned to college students as an introduction to Existentialism, it is the story (quoting from the back of the book now) “an ord…| Phil's Scribblings
The word authentic comes from the Medieval Latin authenticus and Greek authentikos, meaning “original, genuine, principal”, from authentes or “acting on one’s own authority”. It derives from the term autos or “self, of oneself (independently)” and hentes meaning “being”, and the modern use of authentic implies that to be authentic, the contents in question should […]| The Confucian Weekly Bulletin
X (erstwhile Twitter) might be a ghastly place nowadays, but it continues to remain a great source of book recommendations (for me at least), and thanks to Andrew Male (who writes wonderfully about…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
As I struggled to make sense of my life as a young multipotentialite, the journals of Søren Kierkegaard seemed to echo my thoughts. It turns out that this nineteenth century philosopher's thoughts on identity and anxiety are more relevant than ever.| Puttylike
