Rediscovering the Past: The Value of Rereading Books

“A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a Continue reading →

That Uncertain Feeling: The History of Emotions and a Critique of Contemporary Emotionality

Emotions “At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.” George Orwell What are emotions? Are they a set of reactions Continue reading →

Adorno on Pleasure, 2: Purpose and Play

In part 1, we saw Adorno reject the bourgeois disgust with sexuality and instinctual urges through his engagement with Freud Continue reading →

The Question Concerning Memes

In what follows we shall be questioning concerning memes. Our question is: what is the essence of the meme? According Continue reading →

The Idea of Just Punishment in Buddhism and Utilitarianism

What is Justice?If we pay 1,000 yen and are given something worth 500 yen, we will complain, angry. If we Continue reading →

Morality Not Normality: The Instru-mentality of Pandemic Responses

With COVID-19 and its consequences still unfolding at the time of writing it is tempting to speculate what the future Continue reading →

Merleau-Ponty on the Relationship Between Self and World

As much as the world can feel separate from our discrete selves, upon closer examination, we will see that our Continue reading →

How the Wilderness Calls: A Critique of Red Dead Redemption 2

Life persists in wildness. Technique turned the world into a wildlife park, domesticating all within its borders. Yet it didn’t Continue reading →