Thank you, Chinese people
A noble man steeps himself in the way because he wants to find it in himself. When he finds it in himself . . . .
Philosophy of living general
Anxiety dissolved and recycled
A quickened video tells of facing anxiety and getting a sudden illumination, plus a method for dealing with anxiety when such a dramatic intervention does not occur.
Feeling: Mozart, Jesus, and evolution
Imagine a school of feeling that cultivates sensitive responses to the full spectrum of varieties of beauty–actual and potential. Imagine courses in the arts, studies of Jesus, and experiential education in living the ups and downs of evolution.
My YouTube interview with Dan Schneider
Today I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Dan Schneider, a widely successful various arts and culture host. Here’s the link to the interview. What a cool way to meet someone! Dan is highly intelligent and efficient, well read in lots of areas of science and in the arts. He reviews films and writes … Read more
How to defend “brotherhood” from ethicism in the form of languagism
Scientism reduces spiritual truths to lower level facts. Ethicism in the form of languageism handicaps spiritual truths by unbalanced devotion to worthy social and political values–for example, suppressing talk of the brotherhood of man by linking the phrase with sexism. I feel sad to see the language that expresses this grand concept be put down. … Read more
A secular view of life as art: the strongest alternative I’ve seen to my philosophy of living
The best alternative I have read to my philosophy of living takes a contemporary and secular turn which stimulates us to think anew. I believe I serve you best here by simply setting forth the position rather than by adding my replies. John Kekes, in The Art of Life (Ithaca, New York: Cornell University … Read more
This morning, joyously, wholeheartedly, spontaneously, I nailed my old self to the cross.
The headline says it all. But how can such sharing find a place in a weblog dedicated to the emerging philosophy of living—a philosophy which is to remain accessible to persons of every faith? Such a blogpost fits here if it is accompanied by an interpretation accessible to my Jewish brothers, Muslim sisters, Buddhist friends–indeed … Read more
A philosophy of living. Why?
A friend of mine went to the tenth reunion of his high school class, and in response to the standard question, “What have you been doing since high school?” the good-looking gymnast answered, “I’ve created a philosophy of living.” People were impressed. When you think of the effort many organizations go through to form their … Read more
C. S. Lewis, Peter Kreeft, and the sequence: truth, goodness, and beauty
Peter Kreeft Scrambling at the last minute to get all the data required to submit a book proposal to an editor. They all want to know how your book compares with similar books on the market. You think you know the “competition,” but just to see if anything has appeared recently, go to amazon. Type … Read more