There are an estimated 26,000 (yes, you have read it correctly) sexual assault incidents every year in the American military. Of this number only 3374 are actually reported, and a tiny 238 result in prosecution. And the prosecution is under the control, not of trained legal people, but of commanding officers. In others words every …
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Why do the greedy want to amass even greater fortunes? A huge amount of money cannot bring happiness. You would spend your whole life protecting what you have, nervously watching the stock-market, harbouring suspicions about every tradesman, supplier, accountant and lawyer. You cannot spend all your wealth, even given three lifetimes. What then are you …
The greatest objectives in life are happiness, peace of mind and tranquility (ataraxia in Greek), and freedom from fear and anxiety. Modern philosophy has become incomprehensible to the general public. We invested in a course on philosophy put out by the Teaching Company. It addressed none of the problems we all encounter today. It was …
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While this blog talks about Epicureanism, others take a more practical approach. In 2008, the philosopher Alain de Botton, established The School of Life, inspired by the community garden of Epicurus. And in 2011, Tom Hodgkinson of The Idler set up the Idler Academy, again in imitation of Epicurus’ Garden. Both schools have a bust …
The world is filled with polite, shy, inscrutable, unintelligible, tight lipped, superficial, dishonest and also honest people who for one reason or another do not say what they think. The search for freedom of speech has barely begun. Many do not reveal their thoughts because they are not sure what they think. Many would be …
