The Wisdom Of

So as we all know, there’s the popular or cliched idea that we should be “nonjudgmental”. But by and large, I don’t think that’s right! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

The philosopher Theodor Adorno lays a powerful groundwork for thinking ethically about animals! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

Humour can have real revolutionary force! Ask the philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin. Let's keep laughing at the powerful. It will work! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

The love letter has become an extinct species! This is a symptom of a much larger problem - at least according to Heidegger! ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

In our world of more and faster and louder, we might do well to remember that less is often more! Just ask Miles! ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

These giants of literature, they're often viewed as similar from afar. But they're not. Especially when it comes to how they see the human soul and the road to salvation! ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

Is human well-being and flourishing really all about detachment? I would argue, no! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

Inspired by Gabriel Marcel and Martin Buber, I argue that being a good father requires the invisible labor of presence.... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

Modern beauty has become tepid and smooth. It lacks the depth and friction and power of genuine beauty! Or so say Han and Plato! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

When I was growing up teenage rebellion seemed to be everywhere! Where is it now? At the heart of this decline: social media and technology! ...  Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

Socrates argues that ignorance is the worst of all evils! Especially in the service of power! Ring any bells today? ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

De Beauvoir and Arendt both argue against passive forms of happiness! Find out more! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

One could argue that we live more superficially than ever before. Pascal and Kierkegaard are particularly relevant here! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

Plato chose not to write essays. He wrote dialogues instead. Why? And how is this relevant for us today? Find out more! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

I think this ancient myth is more relevant today than ever before! Find out more! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

According to Nietzsche, cultures can be healthy or decadent. How do we see the culture today? ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

The psychologist Erich Fromm argues that we tend to willingly submit to authoritarianism! Relevant today? ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

Carl Jung believed that UFOs have their basis in a vital psychic need! Find out more! ...  Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

What Camus has to say in The Rebel is very relevant to our current trend towards absolutist and binary thinking! ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

Scary times... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

Kierkegaard spends a lot of time talking about the connection between existence and passion! We'd do well to listen to him! 

The archetype of the earth is crucial for understanding Dostoevsky's view! Find out more! 

As friends we gratify and pamper too much, or so these philosophers say! Find out more!

The Beats were a group of poets and writers who emerged after WWII. What was their philosophy all about? Find out more! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

The Ancient Greeks had two words for time - chronos and kairos. What is this distinction and how might it be important for us today? ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/