Seneca On the Shortness of Life
Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC – AD 65) was a Roman Stoic philosopher and stateman. As with Marcus Aurelius, Seneca saw Stoicism as a philosophy … Read more
Philosophy
Baudelaire and The Philosophy of Toys
Can you remember what it was like to play as a child? Perhaps you had a favourite doll, toy car or set of figures that … Read more
What is Life?
Lynn Margulis (1938-2011) was an American biologist and writer who is mostly known for developing the theory of “endosymbiosis” in the 1970s, which had a … Read more
Buddhism Contra-Philosophy?
As Dominique Side puts it, perhaps one of the ‘most striking things about Buddhism is the way that the Buddha began teaching by talking about … Read more
Stride toward freedom
Liberal Arts has a long history in the USA. In recent years it has been exercising self-critique on the colour of its canonical literature, and … Read more
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was born in AD 121, died 180. He was Roman Emperor from 161-180. His main interest was Stoic philosophy. James Moore and Michael … Read more
What do you need to be a philosopher?
What do you need to be a philosopher? You discover that you are a philosopher: it is not something you ever become. Not a logical … Read more
What is Liberal Arts?
One of the questions we get asked most is “What is Liberal Arts?” closely followed by “What is a Liberal Arts Degree?”. While Liberal Arts … Read more