The philosopher’s product is his life.
Nietzsche
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Is Human Suffering Metaphysical or Mundane?
Originally published at Three Quarks Daily. If we are to believe the most prominent of the writers we now lump under the category of “existentialism,” human suffering in the modern world is rooted in nihilism. But I wonder whether this is the best lens through which to view human suffering. According to existentialism, as the…
Does Deleuze Slay the Hegelian Monster?
I have been posting occasionally on the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze because I think his work is important regarding questions about how to live and how philosophy contributes to answering those questions. (Here is a post summarizing what I find attractive about his approach.) However, Deleuze thinks questions about how to live are at bottom…
Why I Am Not a Stoic
This quote from a Roman emperor and one of the most prominent stoics in the ancient world should dissuade anyone from Stoicism “Observe, in short, how transient and trivial is all mortal life; yesterday a drop of semen, tomorrow a handful of spice or ashes. Spend, therefore, these fleeting moments of earth as Nature would…
Life Is Hard. Can Philosophy Help?
Originally posted at Three Quarks Daily. Does philosophy have anything to tell us about problems we face in everyday life? Many ancient philosophers thought so. To them, philosophy was not merely an academic discipline but a way of life that provided distinctive reasons and motivations for living well. Some contemporary philosophers have been inspired by…
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Philosophy: A Way of Life 