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Thoughts on Impermanence: Schopenhauer
I believe it is time for my return to serious philosophical enquiry. One can only be permitted to dwell in grief for so long. The content of my mind will be the final monument to a love so cherished, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Schopenhauer, impermanence, pessimism, philosophy, Schopenhauer
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Happiness v. Virtue: A Quote by Henry Sidgwick
It’s been a week since my last post, and I apologize. In fact, my last post wasn’t that great. It was a drunk and delirious tirade that didn’t deserve to stay up, so I shit canned it. Needless to say … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Personal Life, Philosophy, Writing
Tagged aesthetics, Been Gone A Long Time, ethics, Facedownphilosophy, happiness, Henry Sidgwick, morality, philosophy, Schopenhauer, Sidgwick, The Methods of Ethics, virtue, writing
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White Privilege: A Brief Inspection
My Dear Readers, The following is a brief inspection of the theory of white privilege. I was forced by a terrible professor of mine to write a piece on white privilege as a way of making amends for offending her … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Writing
Tagged crux of the matter, error of my ways, intellectual honesty, intellectual integrity, kendall clark, oppression, Peggy McIntosh, philosophy, political correctness, political incorrectness, politically correct, politically incorrect, politics, Racism, racist, reason, road to damascus, saul on the road to damascus, WEB DuBois, whiskey, White Privilege, white supremacy, writing
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The Problem With the World
βThe problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.β β Charles Bukowski
Posted in Philosophy, Writing
Tagged Bukowski, certainty, Charles Bukowski, doubt, philosophy
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On Hope: Wisdom From My Beloved Professor
So I received some correspondence from a professor of mine who is vastly more enlightened than I am, and has powerful insight into very esoteric fields of study in philosophy and religion. The woman is a true master of minds, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Life, Philosophy, Questions, Writing
Tagged Grief, hope, hopelessness, philosophy, suffering
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J.S. Mill’s “On Liberty”: The Case Against Paternalism
A note before the reading: This entry is pure philosophy. Once I am able to better wrap my mind around some bewildering events that recently transpired with a certain someone, I’ll try to write about it. For now, there are … Continue reading
Interesting ideas in the works…
So I know that my last post seems… Well, a lot like shaking a fist at the heavens as opposed to serious philosophical work. If that’s your view, you’re pretty much right on. I was a lot less drunk than … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Love, Musings and Prose, Personal Life, Philosophy, Questions, Writing
Tagged philosophy, Sidgwick
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