Skepticism and conservatism are often at odds. If one acknowledges the limitations of knowledge, why would one defend a troubled system? The great Roman orator, … Read More ›
Category: Philosophy
As a child growing up in the evangelical church of the ‘80s and ‘90s, I heard plenty about the “end times.”
Our world is groaning under the destructive influence of toxic ideologies, poverty, and war. As a student of the Humanities, specifically Christian Civilization, I realized … Read More ›
Read part three. Why You Can Thank Medieval Nominalism for Your Modern Neuroses Your problems aren’t just your problems, and they won’t be solved overnight, … Read More ›
Read part two. Of All Evil I Deem You Capable Jung said each of us must possess the utmost possible knowledge of our own wholeness, … Read More ›
Read part one. A Tale of Two Elephants: Metaphors for the Unconscious Because you are a hybrid creature, a mixture of the mortal dust of … Read More ›
Jung believed that dream symbols had the value of parables. He said that dreams do not conceal, but rather teach in the best way they know how — not in words but in images.
Suppose you see a trolley racing down its tracks, unable to stop. Further down, there are five people tied to said tracks. You, meanwhile, are … Read More ›
“Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit.” William James … Read More ›