#Philosophy

It might sound banal but I'm still amazed at how much good content is available for free on YouTube. Got example, here's a list of curated channels about…

A few thoughts on people doing dumb shit with…

The ease with which Maria Popova strings together words of lyrical rhythm and immense depth is striking. I thought of Einstein, who at sixteen, lonely and introverted, began wondering about the nature of the universe by imagining himself chasing a beam of light through outer…

This is a brilliant video by Gregory Sadler. I’ve always liked the thought that philosophy began as a way of learning how to live well. A few things that stood out to me in the video Hadot isn’t saying philosophy-as-life disappeared after antiquity and medieval times, leaving…

An essay about how the loss of contemplative space is robbing us of our humanity.

I just finished watching The Theory of Everything, a biographical drama about the life of the famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. It follows how Hawking finds love and battles adversity as he slowly becomes paralysed after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.