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“The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.”
I am conscious of the slithery Faustian tendrils of technology. Continue reading
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Does it kill cats?
Again, we realize a calm in the turbulent sea of the unsettled. Continue reading
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I have a done a few things well…
I had a college literature professor, Colin Campbell, who likened writers to spiders. Colin would sit behind his desk, his eyes dancing behind his thick glasses, his face expressive and smiling, while with his fingers he would make itsy-bitsy spider motions, like one does for young children, and declare, “The spider makes its web from Continue reading
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“I was a haughty insufferable young man…”
…paradoxically control is most important to those who don’t have it. Continue reading
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The Americans
Everything interesting has an element of pain associated with it, it seems. Continue reading
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What the Hell?
When I die does this blog die with me? Or, rather, does a bit of it, like a clipped toe nail forgotten on the tile floor, remain indefinitely until someone comes along and cleans it up: “Yep, he’s gone. Better clean this mess.” I was in Paris only five days, but guess philosophy is in Continue reading
About doug
You might say that I’m philosopher in the classical sense, that is, “One who loves knowledge.” That sounds awfully pretentious, but I don’t know how else to put it. I’ve spent my life chasing questions, diving into wisdom traditions ancient and modern, including the philosophical schools of Existentialism, Pragmatism, and the ancient Greeks, as well as several of the Eastern traditions, principally Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Admittedly, I’m no expert on anything, just a curious pilgrim.
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