The DialecticThe dialectic has been a part of philosophy since the times of Socrates and Plato, however it doesn't really appear in Aristotle's work,...
How far have we come?Karl Marx said 'philosophers have only interpreted the world, the point, however, is to change it'. Plato believed the point of...
Persuasion requires ignoranceIn Aristotle's 'Rhetoric' he describes the levels of persuasion, from opinion to belief to knowledge to authority. Opinion is the...
Animate or inanimateWhat is this thing called 'being alive'? There is no doubt we can judge what is and what is not 'alive', I would even consider plants to...
My Purpose in LifeI see my purpose both in a general sense and in a particular sense. A general sense of my values and morality and also the particular...
The Illusion of beingThe ancient Hindu texts describe the oneness of being and the illusion of plurality. Essentially all beings belong to the same being,...