When Socrates Met Parmenides
According to Plato, Socrates met the then aged and well-respected Parmenides (as well as his student Zeno) when the older...
Philosophy
The role of Neoplatonism in Christianity
By StainedGlassZealotIn this article I will explain the basics of Plotinian ontology and its differences with Christianity. This essay assumes...
Values of the Temporary
In the miserable Western world of today the various expressions of ‘liberal democracy’ have become so ingrained in our lives...
Will to Power to Will
On Nietzsche’s “will to power” we might better rewrite as “will to power to will”. The accumulation of power can...
Marketing to The Potato
I have a tremendous revulsion and loathing for anything related to 'marketing'. I find marketing and branding experts to be...
We are Pagan and Christian at Once
It is my belief that history and the reality of the modern situation does not permit any Westerner to be...
The Life of Plotinus
Plotinus was a Greek Neoplatonist born and raised in Lycopolis, Egypt, in 205 AD. While he grew up in a...
The Roman Family Clan
"I do not think that any unprejudiced man will deny that the Roman family is one of the most glorious...
The Office Psycho
I have a theory that large number of corporate people are psychopaths. It is not without evidence, and I am...
Mad Monks and Holy Kingdoms.
"You see man as a rather dismal creature." "Yes. Why not? Look around...you'll see what's there. Fear, and frightened people...