In one of the more memorable anecdotes from Wyndham Lewis’s first autobiography, Blasting and Bombardiering, the Vorticist recounts meeting his Futurist counterpart, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, in a lavatory (Marinetti had gone to wash after a particularly energetic lecture during which had "drenched himself in sweat"). With characteristically thrasonic gusto, the Italian declares that Lewis is …
Introduction The Current State of Greek Tragedy Interpretation: Navigating Cross-Cultural and Cross-Temporal Challenges Much contemporary scholarship on ancient Greek tragedy has grappled with the challenges of cross-cultural and cross-temporal interpretation (Meineck, 2012). As a legacy of Western academic traditions, the prevailing view has long been that concepts and philosophical ideas can be easily translated and …
1. Introduction to Transhumanism and its Goals Transhumanism is a movement—popular with and sponsored by tech elites and others in the global superclass—that advocates the technological “enhancement” of human beings, largely through biotechnology and AI. The stated goal of the movement is to engineer the posthuman, a super-enhanced organism or species that can no longer …
When we are born, we enter the world as pure beings, unburdened by societal expectations or the complexities of morality. As children, we embody a primal spirit—a raw, untamed energy that exists in the eternal present. This spirit knows no fear, only spontaneous reaction. It perceives an iron wall but does not recognize it as …
This is part two in a two-part series. Homo Bulla and The Philosophies of Magic Sit tibi terra levis – May the ground be light on you "Man is a bubble (Homo Bulla), they say;" writes Varro, the greatest scholar of ancient Rome, in his book on 'On farming', “in which case the …
A name is to be given to an attitude that does not cavort politically or philosophically on the spectral shores of left or right-wing interests, and which is also standing at a distance, with a quiet smile, from the hustle and bustle of the centre stream. Touched by the pathos of distance, she sees herself …
This will be the first in a series covering the Victorian age thinker and proto-social scientist Herbert Spencer. Introduction Every so often a philosopher emerges who has a long-lasting effect on the ideas and concepts of experts and common people alike. Herbert Spencer is one of those rare individuals who contributed groundbreaking ideas during his …
The Aztec religion was characterized by a dualistic view of the world. The universe is divided horizontally into three large areas: the Underworld (Chicnauhmictlan), the Earth (Tlaltícpac), and the realm of the heavens (Chicnauhtopan). The upper heavens are the abodes of the gods, and the lower heavens contain the stars. The earth was imagined as …
Philippe Bénéton, a French political philosopher, offers a profound exploration of political regimes in his seminal work, Les Régimes Politiques. This text delves into the nature, structure, and implications of different forms of government, providing a comprehensive, historically grounded, and philosophically rich analysis. Bénéton’s approach is deeply influenced by classical political theory, particularly the works …
Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716) was a remarkable man. During his life, he made seminal contributions to a wide variety of fields of study, including mathematics, physics, technology, philosophy, theology, philology, politics, library science, and others. Alongside Sir Isaac Newton, he is credited with the invention of calculus, in addition to statistics and binary …
