Julian Baggini — I still love Kierkegaard “The materialistic world offers innumerable opportunities for instant gratification without enduring satisfaction and so life becomes a series of diversions. No wonder there is still so much vague spiritual yearning in the West: people long for the ethical but cannot see beyond the aesthetic.”
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Particularism
2013.05.12 – 10:01
Particularism “I’m looking for a philosophy which brings us back to earth. That philosophy is particularism, a fancy word for a simple idea: that in our ethical lives, rules are useless. Instead we should pay attention to real people in real situations.”
Blog: Science: Our Very Normal Solar System Isn’t Normal Anymore
2013.05.11 – 10:37
Our Very Normal Solar System Isn’t Normal Anymore by (author unknown) Science
HIGH-INTENSITY CIRCUIT TRAINING USING BODY WEIGHT
2013.05.11 – 00:31
HIGH-INTENSITY CIRCUIT TRAINING USING BODY WEIGHT
YouTube: Osada Warmów w Nadleśnictwie Zaporowo
2013.05.08 – 12:25
Osada Warmów w Nadleśnictwie Zaporowo EBiker24
Søren Kierkegaard on aesthetic, ethical, religious lives
2013.05.07 – 20:46
Søren Kierkegaard on aesthetic, ethical, religious lives "For the knight of faith, having sacrificed all, being willing to sacrifice all, means that life has been taken away and then returned, just as Isaac was for Abraham. As the saying goes, after that ‘it’s all gravy.’ Everything in life is a gift."
Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: The Syrian Mess
2013.05.07 – 20:22
The Syrian Mess by Rod Dreher The American Conservative » Rod Dreher
Blog: Ezra Klein: Study: Higher levels of homeownership can kill jobs
2013.05.07 – 19:52
Study: Higher levels of homeownership can kill jobs by Brad Plumer Ezra Klein
Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: Happy 200th Birthday Søren Kierkegaard
2013.05.06 – 20:22
Happy 200th Birthday Søren Kierkegaard by Rod Dreher The American Conservative » Rod Dreher
Blog: Ta-Nehisi Coates : The Atlantic: How To Be An Opinion Journalist Cont.
2013.05.05 – 11:26
How To Be An Opinion Journalist Cont. by Ta-Nehisi Coates Ta-Nehisi Coates : The Atlantic
Blog: Ta-Nehisi Coates : The Atlantic: Social Power And The Central Park Five
2013.05.05 – 09:07
Social Power And The Central Park Five by Ta-Nehisi Coates Ta-Nehisi Coates : The Atlantic
Blog: Athletics Nation – All Posts: AN Exclusive: Eric Kubota on the Draft and Drafting
2013.05.03 – 16:53
AN Exclusive: Eric Kubota on the Draft and Drafting by cuppingmaster Athletics Nation – All Posts
Blog: FanGraphs Baseball: Q&A: Jim Summers, Astros Video Coordinator
2013.05.03 – 16:53
Q&A: Jim Summers, Astros Video Coordinator by David Laurila FanGraphs Baseball
Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: To Be A Mother, To Be A Daughter
2013.05.02 – 22:37
To Be A Mother, To Be A Daughter by Rod Dreher The American Conservative » Rod Dreher
Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: ‘Organicism’
2013.05.02 – 21:07
‘Organicism’ by Rod Dreher The American Conservative » Rod Dreher
Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: On Not Seeing Terrence Malick’s Art
2013.05.02 – 21:07
On Not Seeing Terrence Malick’s Art by Rod Dreher The American Conservative » Rod Dreher
The Role of Opinion Journalism
2013.05.01 – 12:02
The Role of Opinion Journalism “1. Be intellectually consistent. 2. Don’t debate straw men. If at all possible, link to them and quote their argument. 3. Guard against more than one kind of bias.”