PAUL MATTHEW CARR
The Big Ideas
What You reading? Roundup (1/24/21 thru 1/31/21)
I didn't do much reading this week comparatively speaking. I am still doing my deep dive into Buddhist thought and philosophy, something I have been interested in since my teenage years when I read
What You reading? Roundup (1/13/21 thru 1/23/21)
This is something new I'll be trying out. On any given week I'm reading a handful of things; novels and comics, historical non-fiction, and various essays and articles as research for sundry projects. So
Fearful Symmetry: William Blake’s The Tyger
On the most recent episode of the Collected Edition I and my co-host Brian Reese discuss the classic Spider-Man story Kraven's Last Hunt also known as "Fearful Symmetry" the title of which comes from
This Harmonious Order of Things: Boethius: The Big Ideas (Excursus I)
Whenever I am feeling down, or confused, or overwhelmed by the particular situation I find myself in I turn to philosophy. And yes, I do recognize how pretentious that statement sounds - but regardless it
The Philosopher’s Song: G’Day Bruce: The Big Ideas (Reboot)
So about a year ago - or was it two? (hard to say really, time is so difficult to grasp and there is no way pinning down a definitive date on anything...wait, I looked at
The Übermensch Fallacy or Why Nietzsche Can Go Fuck Himself: The Big Ideas Part II
I do not like Friedrich Nietzsche. This is a fact that you probably could have figured out simply by reading the title of this article, but I feel that it is something that I need
Aristotle Was Not Belgian: Philosophical Musings: The Big Ideas Part I
I read philosophy. It is something I enjoy. It is something that makes me happy. Something that makes me uncomfortable. Occasionally it is something that makes me afraid. Always it is something that makes my
A Layman’s Guide to Philosophy. I genuinely love reading philosophy. It is a wonderful thing to do to pass the time. But how do the lessons learned from philosophy actually help you live your life on a day to day basis? Well that’s what I will clumsily explore! Join me as I attempt to understand philosophy and no doubt get completely wrong.
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