Philosophy

Make Peace With Boredom 37
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Philosophy, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- July 31, 2025
In the city of Drachten in the Netherlands a four-way intersection sits in the middle of a town square. Cars, trucks, buses, and bicycles all weave between one other as they navigate the road. A middle-aged Dutchman walks casually into the intersection, talking with a friend. He turns around, walking backwards. He closes his eyes.
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How to Have the Epitaph of a Famous Man 21
- Culture, Featured, History, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- July 28, 2025
Have you ever noticed that there are times in life when a whole rash of famous people die in a short time span? People bemoan the loss in public posts or statements, recalling the great exploits of these individuals, be they actors, musicians, or other types of public figures. Despite their fame, the remembrance of
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Know Thyself By Knowing the Temperaments 25
- Culture, Featured, History, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- July 22, 2025
Between pop psychology, personality tests, enneagrams, and horoscopes, there’s someone on every corner giving the answer to the self. But the quest for self-discovery is nothing new. The ancient Greeks had their own Myers-Briggs: the four temperaments. In fact, much of our current personality analysis boils down to these. A temperament refers to the natural
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Jordan Peterson’s Contorted Wrestling With God 21
- Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- June 20, 2025
Over the last 10 years, psychologist, author, and online influencer Jordan Peterson has won renown and sparked controversy. His Roman candle ascent to fame began in 2016 when he posted the three-video series, “Professor Against Political Correctness,” followed by his book, “12 Rules for Life,” which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Peterson’s rules include
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Did You Know a Famous Philosopher Just Died?8
- Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized
- June 17, 2025
Had you been a Greek or an educated Roman, you would have known the names of certain philosophers. Any Greek would have known of Socrates, Plato or Aristotle, and maybe even have been able to tell you a few of their important ideas. But if you asked a person on the street today to name
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To Be an Individual, You Must First Accept Authority 22
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized
- June 10, 2025
Once, when giving a talk to a room full of young men, I told them to consider asking their parents to hold them accountable for what they did on the internet. Guffaws rippled through the crowd. “Our parents? Is he serious?” It wasn’t that they couldn’t imagine limits being placed on their online activity. (As
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