It's one of philosophy's greatest and oldest questions: how should we live our lives? Seeking pleasure? Knowledge? Self-actualization? Is there meaning to be found in this life? Must we create it ourselves?
Socrates
Socrates
Feel like Democracy is Crumbling? So Did Plato
16
Mar 2017
What happens when a society, once a model for enlightened progress, threatens to backslide into intolerance and irrationality? How should that society’s stunned and disoriented members respond? Do they engage in kind, resist, withdraw, even depart?
The Politics of Illusion: From Socrates and Psychoanalysis to Donald Trump
03
Jan 2016
2015年最引人注目(对许多人来说也是最令人担忧)的政治事件或许是唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)的崛起。起初，很多人认为特朗普是一个有趣的杂耍。几个月来，大众媒体的言论领袖(以及我的许多哲学家朋友)一直在重复，特朗普“没有机会”获得共和党提名，因此他“没有机会”成为美国总统。After each of his inflammatory statements, they declared thatthis time特朗普“走得太远了”，他预测自己会垮台。
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