Category: philosophy
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sequels, spin-offs, remakes, nothing new under the sun
Ecclesiastes and existentialismThe book of “Ecclesiastes” is one of the “wisdom” books in the Judeo-Christian Bible. In a Christian Bible it is typically found in the “Old Testament” between “Proverbs” and “Song of Solomon.” In a Hebrew Bible the books are arranged differently and might be called Qohelet (Preacher)- but it is the same “Ecclesiastes.”…
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fidelity, wisdom, and virtue
First principles:As a first principle we can say that “conscious thought” always precedes “intentional action.” Volumes have been written on that concept – and it makes for an interesting “two drink discussion” – i.e. what exactly is “consciousness?” is a “reflex” action “thought?” We then wander into the concept of “mind vs body” – i.e.…
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Visibility, connections, purpose, “happiness”
Quick shout-out to the Merriam-Webster word of the day for August 1, 2021 – pulchritude. English has a large number of words – for any number of reasons that I won’t go on about here. “Pulchritude” comes into the language via the Latin adjective “pulcher” which means “beautiful.” The “ch” is pronounced as a “k”/”hard…