Once again, I'm promoting the excellent podcast Philosophize This! which talks about the history of philosophy. Stephen West has moved on to John Locke (episode no. 35), and I'm finding myself profoundly disturbed. I learned about John Locke, inadvertently, when I studied the US Constitution when I was in school: "We hold these truths to... Continue Reading →
Lost the Point
Been listening to Philosophize This! which is a great podcast by Stephen West who tries to make learning about philosophy easy and fun. Take a listen if you think it might interest you: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ It's also on Apple podcasts and Spotify. As I like thinking about why people are like they are, I find it... Continue Reading →
The New World
I was, in the past, of the school that everything we experience is just a variation on a theme, and everything has more or less happened before. I was a "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," sort of person; look at the past and learn from it. Shakespeare still resonates... Continue Reading →
Taking Your Own Advice
A woman I know had the courage to ask for advice from a yoga group I'm part of. She said she's been feeling out of sorts recently, repeatedly falling sick and not taking time for her own practice. I wrote back to her, knowing that the whole group would respond to such an appeal (we... Continue Reading →