In a beautiful meadow, there lived an ant and a grasshopper. The ant worked all the time storing food for winter and while the grasshopper sang and danced. Sometimes the ant would pause in his work at listen to the grasshopper sing. It was a lovely song, and made him think about when he was... Continue Reading →
As Philosophy Goes
My now favorite podcast, Philosophize This! has moved on to Augustine of Hippo. Stephen West treats him as a philosopher (and not as a saint, the podcast being strictly interested in the development of philosophy and not religion). He explains the long and winding route Augustine took to becoming a Christian and his development of... Continue Reading →
Capitalism
This was part of my big realization last weekend, thinking about why people are so unhappy today when everyone around me (in Europe at least) is pretty well-off, if taken historically. Just for example, in most of the western world today, poor people are overweight (from unhealthy, bad food) but in the past, and in... 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 →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 