Philosophy Gets Personal

One of the rewards of being interested in a number of different topics is the satisfaction of noting similarities and connections in seemingly disparate areas. For instance, after I re-read The Stranger, by Albert Camus, it struck me that the main character had some traits displayed by some autistic individuals. Perhaps the similarity is a trivial coincidence; perhaps by making […]

The Urge

Have you ever walked outside, seen something beautiful, and gotten an urge? Maybe that feeling is translated in my head as an urge. More likely, my appreciation of beautiful light, reflecting from or being transmitted through something I see every day, is short-circuited and comes to my attention as an urge. Is this familiar to anyone? This […]