Tag Archives: philosophy

If You Kant Beat Them, Join Them

Posted on May 24, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Immanuel Kant (April 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804) Philosophers are a boring lot. It’s hard to get excited about them. ESOTERICA‘s video about Kant, yesterday, almost put me to sleep. But, because I’d previously written about Emanuel Swedenborg, whom … Continue reading →

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This Man was the Philosophical Spirit of His Age

Posted on November 27, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Arthur Schopenhauer (February 22, 1788 – September 21, 1861) Honestly, I cannot decide whether someone comes to mind because they’re connected to me, or they’re just interesting in their own right. This man is a case in point. Part of … Continue reading →

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I’m Finally Going to Bite the Bullet

Posted on June 6, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Philo Complete Works (2017) This may prove to be a hard slog. The book is very long, and the works are very dry, mainly because each chapter is written as a philosophical treatise But, I suspect, there will be many … Continue reading →

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On the Question of Jesus Being a Buddhist…

Posted on January 20, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Therapeutae All roads seem to lead back to Alexandria. Philo of Alexandria wrote about them. They may have been related to the Essenes in Palestine. And they may have actually been Buddhists. How’s that for a full circle? Their system … Continue reading →

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“Talking Out of Both Sides of His Mouth”

Posted on September 1, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Cecco d’Ascoli (Burned at the Stake – September 16, 1327) I knew eventually that I would come across an individual that was burned at the stake for his beliefs. Cecco d’Ascoli seems to fit the bill. Justin Sledge’s video discussion … Continue reading →

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Question: Is Reincarnation Real?

Posted on August 10, 2023 by cdsmiller17

The Answer Depends on What You Believe Or, perhaps more importantly, what you’ve been taught to believe. This question was asked of Ellie Dreams Down Under. Here’s her Tarot reading: As a comment, here’s what I wrote: “If we think … Continue reading →

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His Reputation is Far Worse Than It Should Be

Posted on June 16, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Niccolò Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) This book is the reason Niccolò Machiavelli is remembered to this day. Instinct tells me that it was written with his tongue firmly placed in his cheek, but subsequent generations have … Continue reading →

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Here’s a Modern Philosopher I Never Heard Of

Posted on March 28, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Ludwig Wittgenstein (April 26, 1889 – April 29, 1951) I wonder why. Frequently, revealed blind spots tend to show me connections that I’m not supposed to see until I am ready to acknowledge them. That seems to be true with … Continue reading →

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Eywa: The Living Spirit of Pandora

Posted on January 2, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) We went to the cinema yesterday and watched this marathon movie (except that I missed a bit in the middle when Kiri had some kind of seizure). The story continues the “Dances With Wolves” … Continue reading →

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Was that My Funeral Pyre in 340 BCE Greece?

Posted on January 15, 2022 by cdsmiller17

And was I an Initiate into Dionysian Mysteries? I should not have anything to do with the discovery of the Derveni papyrus, should I? And, yet, just for fun, I compared my birth chart with the ‘event’ chart from this … Continue reading →

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