Philosophy Archive

  • When Kierkegaard said "I conceived it as my task to create difficulties everywhere," he really had a great idea going in that practically it is rarely rewarding to live a life where everything is easy. It likely means that you are only exploring a small facet of experience, and leaving many rewarding paths left vacant. 0

    Lessons From Kierkegaard: Life Shouldn’t Be Easy

    When Kierkegaard said "I conceived it as my task to create difficulties everywhere," he really had a great idea going in that practically it is rarely rewarding to live a life where everything is easy. It likely means that you are only exploring a small facet of experience, and leaving many rewarding paths left vacant.

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  • First, let’s start with a good blue print of what makes up my personality. I am an INJT. This is a personality type from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. INTJs apply... 1

    How to Deal with Me (or any INTJ)

    First, let’s start with a good blue print of what makes up my personality. I am an INJT. This is a personality type from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. INTJs apply...

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  • It’s fairly easy, and a construct of existentialist philosophy. There are two branches of explanation to the meaning of life. These are broken down into consequences and content. Consequences would... 1

    The Meaning of Life

    It’s fairly easy, and a construct of existentialist philosophy. There are two branches of explanation to the meaning of life. These are broken down into consequences and content. Consequences would...

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  • I loved this little story that I came across tonight and just had to post it for anyone that happens to read it. It comes from “Buddhism Plain and Simple”... 1

    A Little Enlightenment Post

    I loved this little story that I came across tonight and just had to post it for anyone that happens to read it. It comes from “Buddhism Plain and Simple”...

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  • “Soon the Killer Bees will occupy territory north to San Francisco and Richmond, essentially half the United States” Well, I for one, await our Killer Bee overlords. And I am... 0

    What happened to Killer Bees?

    “Soon the Killer Bees will occupy territory north to San Francisco and Richmond, essentially half the United States” Well, I for one, await our Killer Bee overlords. And I am...

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  • This post is actually something that I wrote over a year ago. I am clearing out my saved posts in WordPress and found this one and many others. Of all... 0

    Escapism for the Disillusioned

    This post is actually something that I wrote over a year ago. I am clearing out my saved posts in WordPress and found this one and many others. Of all...

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  • This article, while slightly amusing being a man, is quite disturbing as far as trends go. This article in the New York Times basically outlines how women in top Universities... 0

    Women Throw in the Towel in Battle for Equality

    This article, while slightly amusing being a man, is quite disturbing as far as trends go. This article in the New York Times basically outlines how women in top Universities...

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  • I was listening to this Best of the 90′s mix I downloaded from that popular bittorrent site, when I came across that dumb song from 1995 “I Believe” by Blessid... 1

    Ethics of Time and Place

    I was listening to this Best of the 90′s mix I downloaded from that popular bittorrent site, when I came across that dumb song from 1995 “I Believe” by Blessid...

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