Tag Archives: Stoicism

The Spark of the Stoics

Fullmoon Ancestry

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. Read more …

Published: June 22, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged ancient Rome, articles, Epictetus, ethics, Fullmoon Ancestry, Marcus Aurelius, morality, North American New Right, originals, philosophy | 10 Responses

Reaction is Best Served Cold

Nicholas R. Jeelvy

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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 Read more …

Published: March 18, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged anger, articles, conservatism, controlled opposition, metapolitics, Nicholas R. Jeelvy, North American New Right, originals, political infrastructure, self-discipline, whitepills | 5 Responses

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 Read more …

Published: December 23, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged aesthetics, articles, beauty, Christmas, Dominique Venner, ethics, North American New Right, originals, translations, winter | 1 Response

Fighting the Forever War in NieR: Automata

Buttercup Dew

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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. Read more …

Published: March 20, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Buttercup Dew, North American New Right, originals, role-playing games, science fiction, video game reviews | 2 Responses

Christmas at Counter-Currents
Christmas:
Beauty in Life

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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, Read more …

Published: December 24, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged aesthetics, beauty, Christmas, Dominique Venner, ethics, North American New Right, originals, translations | 4 Responses

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.”

Classics in an Age of Confusion

Alex Graham

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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 Read more …

Published: October 22, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged A. Graham, feminism, Homer, political correctness, Roosh V, the manosphere | 16 Responses

On the Sky King’s Stoicism

Huntley Haverstock

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. Read more …

Published: August 16, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged anti-white discrimination, articles, Huntley Haverstock, North American New Right, originals, suicide | 8 Responses

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. Read more …

Published: January 24, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Guillaume Durocher, North American New Right, originals | 3 Responses

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. Read more …

Published: December 25, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged aesthetics, beauty, Christmas, Dominique Venner, ethics, in Spanish, in translation, North American New Right, originals, translations | Leave a comment

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. Read more …

Published: December 24, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged aesthetics, beauty, Christmas, Dominique Venner, ethics, North American New Right, originals, translations | 1 Response

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.” Read more …

Published: December 1, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged cosmopolitanism, Guillaume Durocher, Marcus Aurelius, movie reviews, multiculturalism, North American New Right, originals, Rome, the Jewish question | 3 Responses

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Video of the Day
A Poem for Our People

Way of the World

10:16

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

Published: June 22, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged manliness, morality, poems, Rudyard Kipling, videos, white nationalism | 2 Responses

Christmas: Beauty in Life

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Translated by Greg Johnson

Published: December 24, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged aesthetics, beauty, Christmas, Dominique Venner, ethics, North American New Right, originals, translations | 1 Response

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. Read more …

Published: September 29, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles originals, cosmopolitanism, detachment, ethnocentrism, Guillaume Durocher, Marcus Aurelius, North American New Right, philosophy, thumos, universalism | Leave a comment

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 Read more …

Published: September 15, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Guillaume Durocher, Marcus Aurelius, North American New Right, originals, philosophy | 5 Responses

Christmas: Beauty in Life

395 words

Translated by Greg Johnson

Published: December 21, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged aesthetics, beauty, Christmas, Dominique Venner, ethics, North American New Right, originals, translations | 1 Response

Znaczenie filozofii dla zmiany politycznej

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English original here

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. Read more …

Published: July 31, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aristotle, articles, ethics, Greg Johnson, in Polish, in translation, morality, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, Plato, political philosophy, Socrates, wisdom | Leave a comment

La filosofía como una Forma de Vida

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English original here

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. Read more …

Published: June 13, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged book reviews, Epictetus, Greg Johnson, in Spanish, in translation, living well, Marcus Aurelius, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, Pierre Hadot, Plato, Plotinus, Socrates | Leave a comment

Philosophy as a Way of Life

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Spanish translation here

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. Read more …

Published: June 9, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged book reviews, Epictetus, Greg Johnson, living well, Marcus Aurelius, North American New Right, philosophy, Pierre Hadot, Plato, Plotinus, reprints, Socrates | 2 Responses

Heidegger sobre Nietzsche, Metafísica y Nihilismo

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English original here

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] Read more …

Published: April 24, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Epicureanism, Eternal Recurrence, Friedrich Nietzsche, Greg Johnson, in Spanish, in translation, Martin Heidegger, metaphysics, nihilism, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, Plato, technology, will to power | Leave a comment

Heidegger on Nietzsche, Metaphysics, & Nihilism

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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. Read more …

Published: March 19, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Epicureanism, Eternal Recurrence, Friedrich Nietzsche, Greg Johnson, Martin Heidegger, metaphysics, nihilism, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, Plato, technology, will to power | 5 Responses

La pertinence de la philosophie pour le changement politique

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English original here

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. Read more …

Published: March 18, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aristotle, articles, ethics, Greg Johnson, in French, in translation, morality, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, Plato, political philosophy, Socrates, wisdom | 1 Response

Mein Kodex, Fortsetzung

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Aristoteles vor der Universität von Thessaloniki, Griechenland.

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Übersetzt von Deep Roots

English original here

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, Read more …

Published: November 29, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aristotle, articles, consumerism, D. H. Lawrence, Epictetus, ethics, G. I. Gurdjieff, in German, in translation, living well, materialism, North American New Right, pets, reprints | Leave a comment

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

English original here

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. Read more …

Published: November 29, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aristotle, articles, Baruch Spinoza, chivalry, Doc Savage, duty, Epictetus, ethics, G. I. Gurdjieff, happiness, Immanuel Kant, in German, in translation, J. G. Fichte, Jack Donovan, Jef Costello, living well, morality, narcissism, North American New Right, philosophy, reprints | Leave a comment

Martha Nussbaum:
Premier Citizen of the World

Ricardo Duchesne

Ecstatic with herself

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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; Read more …

Published: November 14, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged anger, Aristotle, articles, biological race differences, cosmopolitanism, Immanuel Kant, Marcus Aurelius, multiculturalism, North American New Right, philosophy, political correctness, reprints, Ricardo Duchesne, the Jewish question, WASPs, white dispossession, white guilt | 11 Responses

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. Read more …

Published: April 28, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aristotle, articles, consumerism, D. H. Lawrence, Epictetus, ethics, G. I. Gurdjieff, living well, materialism, North American New Right, originals, pets, physical fitness | 9 Responses

Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 92
The Pursuit of Happiness
Detachment, Part 1

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. Read more …

Published: February 19, 2014 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Counter-Currents Radio, detachment, Epictetus, ethics, Greg Johnson, living well, philosophy, podcasts, self-actualization, The Pursuit of Happiness | 3 Responses

My Code