Red Cedar
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Tag: philosophy
Sublimity and mountaintops.
(Sadly, you can’t experience the sublime through a photograph.) I’ve spent a fair bit of time hiking in and around mountains over the last several years – not as much as I would like, but enough to recognize that there is a distinction between… Continue Reading “Sublimity and mountaintops.”
Meaning and death.
The Death of Ivan Ilych seems like the right book to start the new year off discussing – filled as it is with meaning of life questions – the main character discovering (almost) too late that the good things in life are not measured… Continue Reading “Meaning and death.”
A few notes on Candide.
Since I believe I will be presenting on Candide for class (along with the Book of Job), I am going to confine myself here to some simple notes which will help trigger me when it comes to forming the presentation. Once I actually find… Continue Reading “A few notes on Candide.”
Hume and Kant with video back-up
I am at a loss with this week’s reading – not that I can’t understand them – but I’m not feeling inspired to write much about them. For the time-being I think I am simply going to post a brief synopsis of both –… Continue Reading “Hume and Kant with video back-up”
Ohhh, the morality!
This morning before work, I sat in bed with my morning coffee and read through a lecture on Pilgrim’s Progress which confirmed for me some initial thoughts I had upon reading Bunyan’s book – one of the most influential and popular works of literature… Continue Reading “Ohhh, the morality!”
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