Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche cannot be described as a traditional philosopher. He consistently returns to the the theme of health, he refers to himself as a cultural physician, and he famously wrote, “my genius is in my nostrils.” He may be referring to how in everyday life we are predominantly conscious of the divide between true [...]
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Anarchist Republicans
Imagine for a moment: Anarchists who are also Republicans. They agree with anarchists that no government is needed. Instead, people make rules with a handshake and enforce them with social pressures. These anarchist Republicans decide to move to a smallish city in Wisconsin and set up shop. There are no laws or government. Instead, there [...]
Hare and tortoise. A not modern version
For a long time there was no doubt and no acrimony among the beasts as to whether Hare or Tortoise could run the swifter. Everybody knew that Hare was faster and that Tortoise was slower, it had been like that since everyone could remember, there were no new wings in Tortoise, and no new illness [...]
Ragnarok
Apocalyptic prophecies, as well as religion in general, easily garner an eye-roll from most everyone. What we see on the surface is an extravagant threat made to cow non-believers into fear of eternal damnation, or slaughter at the hands of forces above themselves; a desperate attempt to accrue validity to an ideology. Growing up, it [...]
