Ego: A Defence
From Freud and Jung to the New Age Icarus
Ego is a bad word in our society. Unmoored from [...]
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 [...]
Thomas Sowell – A Conflict of Visions
The Constrained and Unconstrained Visions
At the core of every moral code there is a [...]
Nietzsche: The Many Uses of the Gods
How the Ancient Greeks used their gods to stave off guilt
We are used to the association between the religious and [...]
Epicurus: 4-Part Recipe for Happiness
And his long shadow through the ages
So the vital strength of his spirit won through, and [...]
The Difference Between Guilt and Shame
The difference between success and stagnation
You might expect the difference between guilt and shame [...]