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A Hymn to Death
by Jason Stotts I am going to die and I’m glad of it. I have never understood those who live their lives constantly dreading their mortality, as though the fact that they were going to die meant that they should never actually live. While clearly death is the end of life, death is not antithetical…
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What Causes Sexual Desire?
by Jason Stotts It’s interesting how some phenomena defy all explanation. These mysteries are then handed down, from thinker to thinker, throughout the ages waiting to be unraveled; waiting for a true philosopher. It matters not how many, nor how often, mediocrities rail against these mysteries: they rail in vain, for the mysteries of the…
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The Danger of “What If?”
by Jason Stotts Hypotheticals are dangerous. Epistemologically, one should only ever consider an idea for which there exists some evidence. This epistemological principle gives rise to the logical principle of the onus of proof, which states that if one posits a positive position, then one is required to show some evidence for that position. Failing…
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Aporia: Threesomes
by Jason Stotts I’ve long been interested in the moral ramifications of a threesome and for just as long I have been unable to come to any firm judgement on the issue. Frankly, as I sit down to write this, I have no idea if a threesome is moral or not; which is not really…
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Le Finale
I am officially joining forces with my girlfriend M. to start a new blog named Erosophia. The idea is that with two authors, the blog will be published to more frequently. Also, we are very unified in our philosophical positions, so a fan of one of us will likely like the other as well –…
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Just Money
by Jason Stotts Today, money is no longer understood. Few understand why saying “it is just money” epitomizes decadence. Money is merely thought of as a tool of value commensuration: a means of equalizing disparate goods through a common standard. It is this, but also so much more. When I work, I trade my time…
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The Capitalist Machine
by Jason Stotts I’ve often heard people talk about the “capitalist machine”, about “gods and clods”, about “unnecessary jobs”, and about ignoble enslavement to the “system”. But frankly, I have no idea what this means. Capitalism is the misnomer, coined by Karl Marx, for the only moral system of production in human history. If we…
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Rush: A Philosophical Band
by Jason Stotts I have only just heard about the band Rush, but I’m already a big fan. They integrate philosophical thought into their lyrics and make them accessible to everyone while not losing their meaning. Here is a sample of one of their songs, I plan to write more about them soon when I’ve…
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