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Who Needs Philosophy? Part 4
Alright. So upon further review, Part 3 of this series sounds like I'm advocating nothing more than mental masturbation as the basis for a philosophy. Not so. Doing this "serialized" makes it a little more difficult to piece together a roadmap for a...
Who Needs Philosophy? Part 3
So, in Parts I and II, I tried (and hope I succeeded) in at least justifying the need for a "philosophy" - an integrated view of one's own morals and ethics (i.e. which moral choices one will make when faced with competing moral imperatives). One point worth...
Who Needs Philosophy? Part 2
Okay, so in an attempt to clarify (hopefully quickly) what I said in my first post and move this forward, I was going to use some trite phrase as a launching point and go from there: but life interceded and offered an even better illustration of my point about the...
Who Needs Philosophy?
I'm not sure when I first became conscious of the need for philosophy - or "a personal philosophy" - probably better termed as "ethics." I remember joining the Marine Corps in college and being conscious of what I'll call "noble traits" - what Aristotle and...
Why is this the best sports commercial ever?
I've seen this commercial any number of times and every time I see it, I absolutely love it. It's not just that I'm a Pedroia fan (but I do love the kid, his attitude, and the way he plays the game). And the "laser show" reference is a great moment in an...