Tag: suffering

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All parts here.

Music as Direct Expression of Will

As noted last time, Schopenhauer provides us with a detailed discussion of the different art forms – much too detailed to cover here. But we may note a few of the highlights of his discussion. (more…)

David Foster Wallace

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Distracted from distraction by distraction.
—T.S. Eliot

Unfortunately, as things are, the festival’s sure to fail. But I have the power to save you guys. Through death I’ll release you from your earthly suffering.
—Unnamed female character from Chainsaw Man, Chapter 196 (more…)

A contemporary coin depicting Archelaus, King of Macedonia. (Image source: Wikipedia)

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Part 7 of 14 (Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here, Part 5 here, Part 6 here)

Doing Injustice vs. Suffering It

Polus grudgingly accepts Socrates’ argument that tyrants and demagogues don’t enjoy real power, since real power is the ability to attain well-being. Yet Polus doesn’t really believe it. (more…)

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Millennial Woes and Morgoth returned on the latest broadcast of Counter-Currents Radio to reminisce about the great Skeptic War and to answer listener questions, and it is now available for download and online listening. (more…)

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The Writers’ Bloc had their good friend Hwitegeard over for a friendly, low-intensity chinwag with host Nick Jeelvy, where they also answered listener questions, and it is now available for download and online listening.

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00:07:00 How does one speak Anglo-Saxon and what does it sound like? (more…)