If you, as an Old World philosopher, were a worm who wanted to know why you were born, who would tell you?
Well i wanted some secondary material on PlatoThe Cambridge and Oxford Companions, the former is more introductory, i had to research for 5 minutes to clarify on the distinctions each has, and Proclus's commentary on The Republic, i'm a sucker for OLD secondary material Proclus was writing in... See More »
People often make the argument that karl marx didn't understand human nature.I'd argue that accusation is more accurate to ayn rand. Especially with her strange black and white perspective on morality
Old World philosophers, is it best not to comment casually because it may turn into squabble and in 10 years, what was said would be forgotten anyway?
i believe nothing is better than somethingit's wrong that something has harmed some people very, very badly. it doesn't make it ok just because he made some people happy. nothing would hurt no one.
The Edge of PerceptionWhen reality folds in on itself, the only way forward is to question everything you see. (1)