The Buddha of the West’s greatest essay
Trust Yourself: Emerson's Self-Reliance
Emerson’s essay Self-Reliance was one of the first pieces of [...]
The Myth of the Individual: ‘I’ is a Plural
Jung, Nietzsche and the population of the underworld
Why is it that, so often, when we commit to [...]
“God is Dead” — What Nietzsche Really Meant
Not a statement of atheism but a warning of nihilism
“God is dead,” surely Nietzsche’s notorious soundbite (in a portfolio [...]
Semiotics of Spirituality
What Zen Masters Know that We Don’t
In last week’s article, we looked at Ferdinand de Saussure’s [...]
What is Semiotics?
Ferdinand de Saussre's Linguistic Revolution
Semiotics is one of the cornerstones of so-called Continental Philosophy. [...]
Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Ne te quæsiveris extra.” Man is his own star; [...]
Nihilism vs. Existentialism vs. Absurdism
The birth of Modernity’s Meaning Crisis and two responses to it
In the 19th and 20th centuries, modernity came into its [...]
The 20th Century’s Greatest Philosopher’s Struggle with Suicide
How Bertrand Russell Saved Ludwig Wittgenstein
Wittgenstein (image via Wikimedia: Public Domain) Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of [...]
The Living Philosophy of Simone Weil: Philosopher, Soldier, Saint
"the only great spirit of our times" - Albert Camus
Simone Weil (image via Wikimedia: Public Domain) The Philosopher is a [...]
Albert Camus vs. Jean-Paul Sartre
Their Friendship and the Bitter Feud That Ended It
In the wake of the Second World War, it was [...]