Does the very idea of culture encompass all humanistic experiences and/or expressions? Mass media, science, religion, sports, fine arts, not so fine arts, poetry, music, graffiti, and so on. Do they belong under the umbrella of culture? If they do, and I’ll argue with sincerity that they do belong there, how are they communicating with […]
TEACHING THROUGH DIALOGUE
Can one teach through dialogue? Plato did it. Presumably, he learned it from Socrates. One’s intuition could respond to this question with an emphatic yes, and be done with it. But, what is dialogue? Two people talking? Several people talking, each taking his or her turn to speak his or her mind? There are of […]
PHILOSOPHY OF GOSSIP
Is gossip merely trivial worthless babbling and chatter? Or does it serve a cultural purpose much more profound? The fact of the matter is what Webster dictionary describes as “habitually revealing sensational facts about others in the form of chatty talk” is a universal cultural attribute. From a little village in Lithuania to Manhattan, men and […]
NARCISSISM & US
Given the new gilded age we find ourselves in, I think it is appropriate to discuss narcissism a bit. There is much evidence to suggest that we live in the age of narcissism, as much navel gazing, tattooing, reality shows, soft-pornography as music videos, professional sports, political process, business ethics (or lack thereof), and so […]
WHAT IS ANARCHISM?
Do folks who tend to support philosophy of anarchism wish to transform their society from a consensus-based contractual entity that has a conception of law and order into a society filled with pure and simple anarchy with no direction or meaning?Well, we mustn’t let the label fool us. Anarchists do not prescribe doctrines, formulas, and […]