The Undercurrent Returning to the Room With No Walls This is a personal philosophy I’ve never publicly articulated. An internal compass I’ve started to return to when belief systems and frameworks fall short. It isn’t rooted in faith, spirituality, or reverence for a higher being. It asks for no worship, prescribes no moral code, and …
Category Archives: Philosophy
A Brief History of Philosophy
A Brief History of Philosophy Looking at the major players of Western and Eastern philosophy. Well known philosophers and their main ideas: https://thebestschools.org/magazine/major-philosopher-ideas/
The Religiosity Cup
The Religiosity Cup The wisdom that used religious ideologies as vessels.
Language & Meaning
Language & Meaning Making sense of a world that has lost all meaning. Philosophy and language origins contribute towards the way that we think and operate as a society. Sensemaking 101 (Rebel Wisdom) Awakening From the Meaning Crisis https://www.meaningcrisis.co/ https://www.tiagobooks.com/blogpage/lecture-notes-of-awakening-from-the-meaning-crisis https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/149801.John_Vervaeke_s_Awakening_From_the_Meaning_Crisis
Philosophy’s Shortcomings
Philosophy’s Shortcomings Where philosophy falls short and reality starts to wane. How to learn from philosophy without attaching yourself to a belief system. Get back on the train after you’ve explored the town. What is art? Ethics The issue with applying philosophical theories that are dependent on specific cultural conditions. You can still find use …
Life Lessons
Life Lessons A compilation of philosophical ideas to help the everyman get through life. Leadership/Mentors https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/marcus-aurelius/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/peter-bevelin/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/robert-cialdini/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/richard-feynman/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/garrett-hardin/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/charlie-munger/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/seneca/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/nassim-taleb/ What it means to be a good human What it means to be an adult What it means to be a man What it means to be a woman “SNS vs PNS …
The Road to Sapiens
The Road to Sapiens Anthropology and human history https://www.southampton.ac.uk/~cpd/history.html?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew Theories on the birth of human “intelligence” The passing of experience through language to create group knowledge. The structure of a journey represents to process of venturing out into new territory, overcoming an obstacle, and returning with new information or reward. Stories these days add failure …
The Sapien Rabbit Hole
The Sapiens Rabbit Hole Stoned ape theory & the immortality key (psychedelics and religion), increased brain size and coastal living, fire and protein availability, etc.
The Alien’s Guide to the Human
The Alien’s Guide to the Human An unbiased analysis of the human species. High surface area skin to increase contact with the external world, sensory integration, and future prediction model with a default threat response system. Cooperative selfishness and hive mind being restricted by fear (highlight individuality to increase difference, preventing assimilation).
Status Anxiety
Status Anxiety Author: Alain De Botton Topics: Social, philosophy, anxiety, religion All information is attributed to the author. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for reference and we always suggest reading from the original source. Contents Definitions Part One: Causes I. Lovelessness II. …