Romulans are an alien, imperial race in the original Star Trek TV show, sharing common ancestry with the Vulcans. Instead of using their considerable intelligence for the promotion of peace, as do Vulcans, Romulans are bellicose and at perpetual war … Continue reading
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Romeo and Juliet – Not my fav but respected
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare (1595-6). It portrays the brief lives of two “star crossed lovers” who come from feuding families, the Capulets and the Montagues. In Shakespeare’s time it was one of his most popular … Continue reading
The Glory and, sadly, the Gory of Rome
Embed from Getty Images young woman taking pictures at the Pantheon, Rome Rome is the vibrant capital of Italy, with a long and complicated history, dating back to the 8th century BCE. The founding of Rome is understood in terms … Continue reading
Panpsychism – The Future Calls?
Panpsychism is the belief that all things possess consciousness. Some extend this belief to say that the type of consciousness matches the complexity of a thing’s organization. The idea goes back to ancient times and has appeared around the globe. … Continue reading
Ants in the Anthill – What’s Missing in the Multiverse?
Most of us have probably heard the term multiverse. But what is it? Well, that might depend on who you are and how you look at things. In the most general sense, the multiverse is a hypothesis that describes many … Continue reading
A Pagan Place?
Embed from Getty Images The perception of Paganism has changed over the years. Pagans remain a religious minority in most places, and we find different opinions about Paganism as a spiritual path. In advanced countries it is rare and probably … Continue reading
Willard Quine – My unapologetic simplification
Willard Quine (1908-2000) was an influential American mathematician and philosopher who rejected Kant’s analytic-synthetic distinction¹ and advocated a form of holism. Quine argues that empiricism contains “two dogmas.” One dogma is the distinction made between intellectual constructs and facts. The … Continue reading
Ramanuja – Hindu sage likened to St. Thomas Aquinas
Ramanuja (1017-1137 CE) was a leading Hindu philosopher born in the Brahmin caste. Legend has it that he learned the Vedas when he was a baby, only eight days old.¹ Ramanuja was influential to the Bhakti movement, which favors devotion over … Continue reading
Plato – One of the most esteemed thinkers of all time
Plato (427-347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher born into an aristocratic Athenian family. Over the centuries he has come to be regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of all time, especially within Western philosophy. Plato’s quick wit and … Continue reading
Jean-Jacques Rousseau – Creative genius on the edge
Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a French speaking political writer and educator born in Geneva, Switzerland. After taking various odd jobs this self-taught intellectual moved to Paris in 1741, meeting up with Denis Diderot and the Encyclopedists. A kind of … Continue reading
