Category Archives: Existentialism

Aiden Reading on the Way to Preschool

Posted on February 23, 2014 by

So, Aiden was asking whether the being of self-consciousness is such that in its being its being is in question, and I said, “Come on, Aiden, you’re old enough to look that up yourself,” which he did, but not before … Continue reading →

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The Tractatus Comico-Philosophicus: Martin Heidegger

Posted on February 22, 2014 by

Martin Heidegger Cares (Except When He Doesn’t) We didn’t ask for this crap. We fell into it, like some amnesiac thrown onto a stage, without a script, in the middle of a play already underway. (So, your first reaction is, … Continue reading →

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The Tractatus Comico-Philosophicus: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard

Posted on February 22, 2014 by

Søren Kierkegaard Takes a Leap of Faith Being a human being is weird. We’re not predetermined. Because we are free, nothing is required of us. All that we have, then, are our absurd commitments. Real commitment is shown when we … Continue reading →

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It’s about Time (a Catena)

Posted on February 22, 2014 by

   A brief tour of fascinating (and lunatic) notions that philosophers (and a few poets) have had about time.  The Mystery of Time “What then is time? If no one asks me, I know; if I wish to explain it … Continue reading →

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