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Tag: Stoicism

  • December 21, 2020 Dominique Venner 4
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    Christmas:
    Beauty in Life

    395 words

    Translated by Greg Johnson

    We are approaching Christmas (another name for the winter solstice). Associated with the evergreen tree, Christmas has always been celebrated in European countries (more…)

  • June 22, 2020 Fullmoon Ancestry 10
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    The Spark of the Stoics

    Epictetus.

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    Philosophy is a subject that never really sparked my interest. While I understand that philosophy is important to living a virtuous life, I simply think that virtue and morality are useless if you are forced to live around people that do not share your same morals and virtues. This is the situation that white people are now facing in our own countries. (more…)

  • March 18, 2020 Nicholas R. Jeelvy 5
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    Reaction is Best Served Cold

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    As the old Sicilian saying goes: don’t get angry — get even.

    I believe that everyone reading is familiar with the idea that revenge is a dish best served cold. Rage makes us stupid; anger drives us to make mistakes, waltz into traps set by our enemies, and go on embarrassing rants (more…)

  • December 23, 2019 Dominique Venner 1
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    Christmas at Counter-Currents
    Christmas: Beauty in Life

    Viggo Johansen, Glade Jul, 1891

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    Translated by Greg Johnson; Spanish translation here

    We are approaching Christmas (another name for the winter solstice). Associated with the evergreen tree, Christmas has always been celebrated in European countries since time immemorial (more…)

  • March 20, 2019 Buttercup Dew 2
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    Fighting the Forever War in NieR: Automata

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    “This pain, this sadness! This desperation! You know nothing about it!”

    (Major story spoilers ahead.)

    NieR: Automata is a critically acclaimed 2017 JRPG from renowned director Yoko Taro, and is an indirect sequel to his previous NieR and Drakenguard games. The game is a niche action-adventure gem, balancing engrossing narrative with tense, challenging combat. (more…)

  • December 24, 2018 Dominique Venner 4
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    Christmas at Counter-Currents
    Christmas:
    Beauty in Life

    398 words

    Translated by Greg Johnson; Spanish translation here

    We are approaching Christmas (another name for the winter solstice). Associated with the evergreen tree, (more…)

  • October 25, 2018 Greg Johnson 29
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    Blaming Your Parents

    Young Sailor Ripley lacked “parental guidance.”

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    In the past, people used to blame the gods or the fates for their misfortunes. These days, they like to blame their parents.

    • “My parents were sedentary and fat, and their bad example is why I grew up sedentary and fat.”
    • “My father was always uptight. And now I’m uptight and can’t enjoy life.”
    • “Growing up with a mother who drank, it was natural that I would take to drink as well.”

    (more…)

  • October 22, 2018 Alex Graham 16
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    Classics in an Age of Confusion

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    Donna Zuckerberg
    Not All Dead White Men: Classics and Misogyny in the Digital Age
    Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2018

    Homer
    The Odyssey
    Translated by Emily Wilson
    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2017 (more…)

  • August 16, 2018 Huntley Haverstock 8
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    On the Sky King’s Stoicism

    Richard Russell

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    We judge people. Even when people express sincere suicidal feelings, we can’t help judging them. They may be exhibiting a lot of self-pity or emotional chaos, because the situation they’re in justifies it. Their circumstances may be such that we would feel exactly the same way if we were in their shoes. Still, when we see these behaviors, it nudges us towards assuming that these tendencies must be what led to them ending up in their predicament in the first place. It’s unfair, but it’s natural: This often causes us to sympathize less. (more…)

  • January 24, 2018 Guillaume Durocher 3
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    Massimo Pigliucci’s Cognitive Dissonance on Illegal Immigration & the Fall of the Roman Empire

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    Massimo Pigliucci is an evolutionary biologist and professor of philosophy at the City University of New York. He has played an important role in the popularization of a modern Stoicism in recent years (see his useful collection of materials for practicing Stoicism on his blog).

    While some of the renewed interested in Stoicism, like Buddhism, has a somewhat commercial flavor, I for one think this is a very good development. (more…)

  • December 25, 2017 Dominique Venner
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    Navidad, la belleza de la vida

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    Traducción por Francisco Albanese; English version here

    Nos acercamos a la Navidad (otro nombre para el solsticio de invierno). Asociada al árbol de hojas perennes, la Navidad ha sido celebrada en los países europeos desde tiempos inmemoriales como la gran fiesta que presagia el renacimiento de la naturaleza y la vida después del reposo del invierno. Uno no puede dejar de pensar que Europa, también, algún día emergerá de su actual Dormición, incluso si es más larga que el ciclo de la naturaleza.  (more…)

  • December 24, 2017 Dominique Venner 1
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    Christmas:
    Beauty in Life

    398 words

    Translated by Greg Johnson; Spanish translation here

    We are approaching Christmas (another name for the winter solstice). Associated with the evergreen tree, Christmas has always been celebrated in European countries since time immemorial as the great feast presaging the revival of nature and life after the repose of winter. (more…)

  • December 1, 2017 Guillaume Durocher 3
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    The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964): Or, the Multicultural Dream That Was Rome

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    Cultural hygiene is a must. Every day, you must try to consume culture that is educational, that elevates your soul, but also culture which puts you in sync with your society. That is a tough dilemma.

    Thus, I am on the lookout for old, good films. Generally speaking, older is better.

    The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) is an amusing epic, especially if you can enjoy the Sixties kitsch. The film is attractive in that it does try to show some aspects of Roman life which most films ignore: the animal sacrifices for omens, the Roman saluting, the enthusiastic “Hails Caesars.”  (more…)

  • June 22, 2017 Way of the World 2
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    Video of the Day
    A Poem for Our People

    10:16

    A reading and brilliant exposition of the relevance of Rudyard Kipling’s “If” to the White Nationalist struggle.

    https://youtu.be/PCgZTAH6P0w

  • December 24, 2016 Dominique Venner 1
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    Christmas: Beauty in Life

    395 words

    Translated by Greg Johnson

    We are approaching Christmas (another name for the winter solstice). Associated with the evergreen tree, Christmas has always been celebrated in European countries since time immemorial as the great feast presaging the revival of nature and life after the repose of winter. (more…)

  • September 29, 2016 Guillaume Durocher
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    Marcus Aurelius on Tribe & Passion

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    The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are a remarkable spiritual diary and, in general, a sure way for the modern reader to imbue himself with the practical wisdom of our ancient forefathers. That said, I do not believe we should uncritically defer to anything, and on two points in particular, I believe comment and criticism are warranted.

    Firstly, a pervasive theme of Marcus’ is his struggle to control his judgment and emotions, in particular anger, and thus be as detached and “philosophical” as possible. (more…)

  • September 15, 2016 Guillaume Durocher 5
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    The Prayers of Marcus Aurelius

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    Marcus Aurelius
    Meditations
    Trans. Robin Hard
    Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011

    The following are quotes, sometimes edited for succinctness, from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. These statements are incantatory, meant to truly internalize and affirm simple yet profound truths for daily life. For daily life has no need for the distraction and artifice of full argumentation (more…)

  • December 21, 2015 Dominique Venner 1
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    Christmas: Beauty in Life

    395 words

    Translated by Greg Johnson

    We are approaching Christmas (another name for the winter solstice). Associated with the evergreen tree, Christmas has always been celebrated in European countries since time immemorial as the great feast presaging the revival of nature and life after the repose of winter. (more…)

  • July 31, 2015 Greg Johnson
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    Znaczenie filozofii dla zmiany politycznej

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    Tytuł tego eseju jest poniekąd mylący, ponieważ zamierzam dowodzić, że filozofia ma znaczenie dla wszelkiej ludzkiej aktywności, nie tylko dla polityki. Filozofia jest nie tylko metapolityczna, ale „meta-wszystko”[1]. Ale wiem, że moi czytelnicy zainteresowani są zmianą polityczną, zatem był to mój wybieg, aby zachęcić Was do lektury. Co więcej, twierdzę, że filozofia nie jedynie znacząca dla życia, ale jest sprawą najwyższej wagi.  (more…)

  • June 13, 2015 Greg Johnson
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    La filosofía como una Forma de Vida

    Hadot1,138 words

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    Pierre Hadot
    Philosophy as a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
    Ed. Arnold I. Davidson, trans. Michael Chase
    Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 1995

    El tema de Pierre Hadot es extenso. Él presenta una nueva forma de entender la naturaleza de la filosofía antigua y cómo deberíamos leerla. (more…)

  • June 9, 2015 Greg Johnson 2
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    Philosophy as a Way of Life

    Hadot1,063 words

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    Pierre Hadot
    Philosophy as a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
    Ed. Arnold I. Davidson, trans. Michael Chase
    Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 1995

    Pierre Hadot’s topic is sweeping. He presents a new understanding of the nature of ancient philosophy and how we should read it. (more…)

  • April 24, 2015 Greg Johnson
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    Heidegger sobre Nietzsche, Metafísica y Nihilismo

    bythesea3,431 words

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    El tema central de la filosofía de Heidegger tiene un gran número de nombres: el sentido (Sinn) o significado del Ser, la verdad (Wahrheit) del Ser, el claro (Lichtung) del Ser, el “sujeto indefinido”[1] que “da” Ser, y el “Ereignis” (“evento” o “apropiación) del Ser, refiriéndose a la pertenencia mutua del Ser y del hombre.[2] (more…)

  • March 19, 2015 Greg Johnson 5
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    Heidegger on Nietzsche, Metaphysics, & Nihilism

    bythesea3,298 words

    Spanish translation here

    One of Heidegger’s most striking claims is that modern nihilism is the consummation of Western metaphysics. Generally, people think of nihilism and metaphysics as polar opposites. Nihilism is associated with the dissolution of an objective world into subjective impressions, the transformation of objective values into subjective preferences, the loss of shared meanings and a common frame of reference. Traditionally, metaphysics upholds the objectivity of reality, knowledge, and values. (more…)

  • March 18, 2015 Greg Johnson 1
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    La pertinence de la philosophie pour le changement politique

    socrates23,898 words

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    Le titre de cet essai est quelque peu trompeur, puisque je vais arguer que la philosophie est pertinente pour tous les efforts humains, pas seulement la politique [1]. La philosophie n’est pas seulement métapolitique, mais méta-tout [2]. Mais je sais que vous vous intéressez au changement politique, donc c’était mon hameçon pour vous faire lire. (more…)

  • November 29, 2014 Jef Costello
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    Mein Kodex, Fortsetzung

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    Aristoteles vor der Universität von Thessaloniki, Griechenland.

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    Übersetzt von Deep Roots

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    In einem früheren Essay teilte ich zehn Aphorismen aus „meinem Kodex“ mit. Falls euch dieser Essay entgangen ist, sage ich nur, daß ich vor ein paar Jahren beschloß, einen Kodex zu erstellen, um danach zu leben. Wie die meisten Dinge, die ich tue, verwandelte sich das in ein größeres Projekt, und ich sammelte schließlich Nuggets „praktischer Weisheit“ aus allen möglichen Quellen: Aristoteles, die Stoiker und Epikureer, die Eddas und Sagas, (more…)

  • November 29, 2014 Jef Costello
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    Mein Kodex

    Peter Paul Rubens, "The Four Philosophers," with a bust of Seneca, 1611-1612

    Peter Paul Rubens: „Die vier Philosophen“, mit einer Büste von Seneca, 1611-1612

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    Übersetzt von Deep Roots

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    Vor ein paar Jahren entschied ich, daß ich einen Kodex brauchte, um danach zu leben: eine Reihe von Prinzipien, die mein Leben leiten. Nun, es ist nicht so, als hätte ich nicht bereits einige Prinzipien entdeckt, die mir als richtig erschienen; es war nicht so, als ob ich im Blindflug unterwegs gewesen wäre, ohne irgendwelche Überzeugungen. Aber ich hatte mich nie hingesetzt und darüber nachgedacht, woraus genau mein „Kodex“ bestand, und das alles zu Papier gebracht. (more…)

  • November 14, 2014 Ricardo Duchesne 11
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    Martha Nussbaum:
    Premier Citizen of the World

    Nussbaum

    Ecstatic with herself

    3,166 words

    The world of academia is full of hyper-inflated academics with multiple titles, prizes, honors, publications, grants and “original” ideas. Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, is a typical case in point; (more…)

  • April 28, 2014 Jef Costello 9
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    My Code, Continued

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    In an earlier essay, I shared ten aphorisms from “my code.” In case you missed that essay, I will just say that a few years ago I decided to establish a code to live by. Like most of the things I do, this turned into a major project and I wound up gathering nuggets of “practical knowledge” from all manner of sources: Aristotle, the Stoics and Epicureans, the Eddas and Sagas, medieval Chivalry, Japanese Bushido, Tyler Durden, G. I. Gurdjieff, and even Indian Shaivism. (more…)

  • February 19, 2014 Greg Johnson 3
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    Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 92 
    The Pursuit of Happiness 
    Detachment, Part 1

    Epictetus

    Epictetus

    47:19 / 144 words

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    Beginning in August of 1999, I gave a series of eight lectures on “The Pursuit of Happiness: Philosophies East and West,” dealing with different conceptions of the good life. (more…)

  • January 27, 2014 Jef Costello 15
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    My Code

    Peter Paul Rubens, "The Four Philosophers," with a bust of Seneca, 1611-1612

    Peter Paul Rubens, “The Four Philosophers,” with a bust of Seneca, 1611-1612

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    German translation here

    A few years ago, I decided I needed a code to live by: a set of principles to guide my life. Now, it’s not as if I hadn’t already discovered some principles that seemed right to me; it wasn’t as if I was flying blind, without any convictions. But I had never sat down and reflected on exactly what my “code” consisted in, and put it all on paper. So, I decided one day to do just that.

    (more…)

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