As I mentioned on last week’s Best of the Week, life in the modern world is a constant bombardment of information. Part of this is intellectual information like news stories, books, or if you’re still in education, lessons- things which are good for you but can be nonetheless hard to remember. But another aspect of …
First of all, I must apologise for posting this late. I’ve had a very busy weekend, so tiring in fact that I fell asleep that 9pm Sunday evening, just as I was about to start writing this. I’ll post my usual commentary later today as well. I wanted to use this week’s Best of the …
The quality of American politics and policy seems to be going from bad to worse. Neither Republicans nor Democrats are offering compelling and optimistic visions of the future that are supported with popular enthusiasm. Trump’s approval ratings are unusually low for a president at this point in their tenure, but Democrats aren’t exactly getting people …
If you’re like me, you are probably bombarded by constant information. Emails, calls, text messages, social media, news updates, articles recommended by friends- the list is endless. Although I enjoy writing the Best of the Week series, I realise that because of the sheer amount of information you consume, and the near-impossible task of remembering …
This is the last of the Modern Philosophy series for the time being. I’ve really enjoyed writing about an Epicurean take on modern ideas, but I wanted to end the series for now to make my posts more varied. This is also a follow-up to the last Modern Philosophy post on Christianity, where I discussed …
