Category Archives: Philosophy

Philosophical musings to create an intellectual framework that does not require the believe in a God.

Developmental Systems Theory

Posted on June 5, 2010 by

My most exciting discovery during my first year back in school was part of my research for a paper. I had planned on incorporating meme theory into an approach to explaining how beliefs become tradition. Fortunately, my professor pointed me … Continue reading →

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To Break Out of your Cave

Posted on December 13, 2009 by

For one of my classes, I had to put together a creative project. Since writing is my creative outlet, I chose to write a poem. After reading Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, I wrote the following poem inspired by the … Continue reading →

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Waltzing with Innocence

Posted on September 24, 2009 by

I just watched Waltz with Bashir. And I am under shock. How much human inflicted suffering! From the actual massacres to the post-traumatic stress syndrome of the soldiers involved. Lives destroyed. When I was a little kid, I supposedly swore … Continue reading →

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Change we need

Posted on January 23, 2009 by

Obama’s campaign was all about change. Presumably his presidency will be about this as well, if his first few days in office are an indication, there certainly will be quite a few things changing, for the better. But is this … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Relationships

Posted on March 14, 2008 by

In A Guide to Personal Happiness Albert Ellis and Irving Becker suggest ten rules for achieving personal happiness among them: Decide to strive primarily for your own happiness. Decide to put other people’s happiness a close second to your own. … Continue reading →

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U.S. Fertile Ground for Irrational Thinking?

Posted on March 4, 2008 by

Reading on the Frame Problem about yet another attempt of sneaking ID into classroom reminded me of a discussion I watched yesterday. Akeel Bilgrami, a philosopher at Columbia University, raised an interesting question during an interview on the Humanist Perspective … Continue reading →

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