Comfort is the Enemy — Nietzsche’s Last Man
Nietzsche's Prophetic Nightmare of Modern Life
The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those [...]
What is Liminality?
Our World in One Word
If you’re feeling lost and aimless in today’s world and [...]
Why Jung Hated Philosophers
The rampage against philosophers in Jung's letters
Neurosis addles the brains of every philosopher because he is [...]
The Mythical History of Camino de Santiago
The history and mythology of Europe’s greatest hiking trail
In May and June this year I walked the ancient [...]
Lenin, Marx and America’s Rural Poor
Conservative reactionaries or the driving force of leftist revolution?
The far-left in America is famous — some say infamous — for being partial [...]
Structure vs. Communitas/Antistructure
Victor Turner on the two modes of human society
The anthropologist Victor Turner’s work turns up a theme of [...]
What is a Radical? — the Political Archetype of Our Time
Not just for the Left
I started reading some political philosophy recently and it amazed [...]
Vegans vs Carnivores: the Culture War’s Strangest Frontier
The bizarre fight for the essential human
In this week's instalment we're going to visit one of [...]
Dionysus vs. The Buddha
How Nietzschean spirituality offers a third way between enlightenment and selling out
This week’s instalment was prompted by a question from one [...]
Why it Matters: Nietzsche
Why I find Nietzsche so compelling (and you should too)
Why it Matters is a type of content that I [...]