by Alejandro Rodríguez | Feb 8, 2021 | Posts English
It is another anxious night for me, as I am waiting again for my lost feline companion to come back home. I listen to the silence outside, and I can hear it interrupted by sounds of a new rain. I worry for my cat, but I can do nothing more than hope that he would find...
by Jairo Sandoval | Jan 26, 2021 | Jairo Sandoval, Posts English
Mexico, December 2020 Dear N., Thank you for your last letter. I read it with great interest, and I have to admit that more than once I was deeply touched. I appreciate your trust in me, and I admire your courage to tell me such intimate and sensitive matters. I am...
by Jairo Sandoval | Jan 8, 2021 | Jairo Sandoval, Posts English
– Hey Leo, you seem sad today. What’s eating you? – The injustice in this country. And the fact that I can do nothing about it. – So you decided to resign yourself, kid? – What can I do, Acratus? The big businesses that run this country are...
by Avaneesh | Dec 25, 2020 | Avaneesh, Posts English
Wow!!! A WhatsApp message from Epictetus?!! The ancient Hellenistic philosopher?! I simply couldn’t believe my eyes. How did he get my number? How does he know me? I mean, how does he have a phone! The message itself was perplexing: Hello Avaneesh, ...
by Ran Lahav | Oct 30, 2020 | Posts English, Ran
“Why do we need Deep Philosophy? Which needs does it satisfy?” That’s a wrong question to ask. To see this, compare: Which needs does poetry satisfy? Reading poetry does not satisfy any pre-existing need. Before you knew there was poetry in the world, or before you...
by Alma | Oct 24, 2020 | Alma stories, Posts English
Last winter I visited Vienna, and while walking around the city and enjoying the omnipresent history, I noticed, by the Belvedere Gardens, a memorial plaque: “The distinguished philosopher and university professor Moritz Schlick (1882-1936).” The name somehow sounded...
