The Philosophy of: Anna Karenina’s Karenin on Misfortune

It is a fortune that may befall anybody. And this misfortune has befallen me. The only is how best to … More

The Absurdity of: Knowing others, and them knowing you (and why they do what they do) – The philosophy of: Natasha in Tolstoy’s War and Peace

I will never know everything about you. And you won’t know me. It’s impossible to know what it’s like to … More

The philosophy of Camus’ character Meursault – On honesty (with yourself and others)

In Albert Camus’ book, The Outsider, Meursault is an honest bloke –to himself, to his boss and his girlfriend. And when … More

The Philosophy of: Sisyphus from Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus (and what ice fishing’s got to do with it)

This is Izzy from The Last Kiss, and in this scene from the movie, his mate tries to guilt him … More

A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.6] – The philosophy of: The local librarian the other day (Slowing down the development of AI so it doesn’t eventually take over? ‘It’s a bit late for that.’)

After I went up to the front desk at my local library the other day, I remembered I forgot to … More

Everything you do, do it for a reason – The Philosophy of: Miyamoto Musashi [pt.1]

Do Nothing, which is of no use. – Miyamoto Musashi Scrolling through your Instagram news feed for 35 minutes ‘just because, you … More

Here’s my review of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations (and Stoicism): Just look at the state of the book. [+ The philosophy of: Marcus Aurelius]

6 weeks ago, my copy of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations looked like this: And yesterday, after consciously taking my time to read … More

The only news source you need is The Onion [+ my almost a year without the actual news]

The last time I actively turned on the news or sought it out consciously was about September last year (I … More

Are you smashing it out or Taking it in?

‘If thou wouldst know contentment, let thy deeds be few’, said the sage. – Marcus Aurelius, from Meditations Yesterday, my … More

Fire is a luxury

Last night I faced a conundrum, otherwise known as a dilly of a pickle… I was going to have a … More