Introduction The idea for this essay arose from a conversation with a work colleague over the diabolical claim that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. The glib phrase reduces aesthetic judgement to private feeling and passing fancy, collapsing beauty into private appetite and … Continue reading A Just and Loving Gaze: On the Cosmic Task of Art
A review of Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America by Sam Tanenhaus.
This essay explores memory as a vital force connecting the past and present, asserting that memory is not merely a record but influences current perception and action. Influenced by thinkers like Plato and Augustine, it discusses how the past, through forgetting and transformation, actively shapes experiences, narratives, and our understanding of self and world.
This essay compares the philosophical perspectives of William James and Friedrich Nietzsche, focusing on their critiques of language, truth, and existence. Both thinkers advocate for creativity and the acceptance of life’s complexities, yet differ in approach: James emphasizes communal truth and pragmatism, while Nietzsche champions individualism and the pursuit of self-discovered truths.
Heidegger’s examination of religious life emphasizes the interplay between lived experience and historical context in Christianity. He critiques metaphysical frameworks, advocating for a phenomenological approach that recognizes the significance of temporality and authentic existence. Faith, for Heidegger, transcends dogma, focusing on how one enacts life amidst historical reality and existential uncertainty.
The Beginning of Terror 