by Jason Stotts It’s times like these that show me clearly why the Existentialist decried the world as absurd, why the wise often take themselves out of the society and into small select circles. It’s times like these – that last vestige of darkness before the world comes alive again, when the craziest things happens [...]
by Jason Stotts So today I found out that I’m going to be travelling to Jacksonville Florida to present a paper on Aristotle’s “De Anima” at the UNF philosophy conference! Needless to say, I’m rather excited and I think this should be quite the interesting affair! Automatically Generated Related Posts:No Related Posts
by Jason Stotts Yesterday (Friday) was officially a day of celebration of the aesthetic qualities found particularly instantiated in certain individuals. Congrats to the one person who knows what I’m talking about! Automatically Generated Related Posts:No Related Posts
by Jason Stotts In response to my essay “On God” I received this reply from M.: This is a very well thought-out essay, but you must remember that the entire point of the concept of God is that it transcends human reason. I do not think that there is anything wrong with attempting to relate [...]
by Jason Stotts Being in the “Bible-belt” of the south last summer has given me ample cause to ponder the idea of God – that purported first metaphysical principle and act of existence (St. Thomas). Yet, even after having given more careful thought to this issue, I am left in the same position which I [...]
by Jason Stotts Has there ever been a time in your life when you just feel down? Has there ever been a time in your life when, evern though you know what you’re doing is the right thing, you nonetheless wish that things were otherwise? Have you ever just thought “if only just this, it’d [...]
by Jason Stotts So apparently there are at least some people in this country who have a strong sense of Justice combined with a strong sense of irony. This is probably the greatest bit of news I’ve ever heard in my life! (I’m sure I’ll write a real essay about this soon) ——————– Hotel Lost [...]
by Jason Stotts I’d like to agree with Nietzsche and also move beyond what he said with my own thoughts: “Without music life would be a mistake – but without philosophy, human life would be impossible” ~js (the first part, before the dash, is a quote from Nietzsche) Automatically Generated Related Posts:No Related Posts
by Jason Stotts So recently I received a call for papers for a undergrad philosophy conference to be held at the University of North Florida in early March. I decided “what the heck” and I submitted a version of my De Anima paper that I had revised for my grad school applications to the head [...]
by Jason Stotts One thing I’ve found, and which has recently become all too clear to me, is that a philosopher is a different kind of person than most. We are not like non-philosophers: we do not think like them, we do not speak like them, and in the presence of most of these non-philosophers [...]
