Humanity Isn’t Cancerous; We’re Bacterial
And why what makes us special is our only hope for survival
“Growth for the sake of growth is the philosophy [...]
Moth vs Flame: Reason, Instinct and Humanity’s Struggle to Survive
Why moths fly into flames and what it has to do with the end of humanity
Scientists, philosophers and children have long been mesmerised by the [...]
Is Buddhism a Philosophy or a Religion?
Why Buddhism is a religion and why some people want to argue that it isn't
You’ll often hear it said that Buddhism isn’t a religion, [...]
Ecstasis & Catharsis: The Makers of Meaning
The Ancient Greek terms that point the two ways to transformation
Philosophy is born of the marriage of two Greek words, [...]
American Diogenes – Henry David Thoreau’s Living Philosophy
Philosophy’s not about having “subtle thoughts” but about loving wisdom so much that you “live according to its dictates”
There is a type of temperament that, when mixed [...]
Empedocles of Acragas: Philosopher, Poet, Shaman
The Ancient Greek philosopher who developed the first theory of evolution
The history of philosophy is a tapestry composed of colourful [...]
The Forgotten Father of Roman Stoicism
The Living Philosophy of Cato the Younger — the Roman Socrates
There are many fruitful comparisons between Socrates and the Roman [...]
The Living Philosophy of Diogenes the Cynic
When philosophy was living in an urn and masturbating in public
Diogenes of Sinope was a contemporary of Plato and Alexander [...]