Marcus Aurelius the Artist
Today, Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations is undisputedly the number one best seller among classic works of philosophy. Numerous editions of Meditations, from deluxe editions with sprayed edges to…
Art and Truth: Heidegger and Knausgaard Go to the Museum
Martin Heidegger’s “Origin of the Work of Art” explains the definition of ‘equipment’ using an example of a painting of peasant shoes by Vincent Van Gogh. Curiously,…
Ethics, Not Metaphysics: A Review of Buddha, Socrates and Us
In The Origin and the Goal of History, Karl Jaspers calls the period from 800 BC to 200 BC “the axial age.” This period consisted of much…