Category: Philosophy
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Faith, Hope, and Love
What are called the three ‘theological’ virtues remain anchors inn western esoteric tradition. They are probably best known – and from that source most influenced western development across the centuries – from St Paul’s letter (1 Corinthians 13:13), in which he writes: ‘In short, there are three things that last: faith, hope and love; and…
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Easter… and meditative practice
I was reminded only recently how far societal change has moved, and how distant and disconnected so many have become to spiritual understanding of festivals, commemorations, and various practices. Easter is probably an excellent example. Even amongst the privately (and that speaks volumes!) religious, unless directly engaged within the confines of the religiously minded community,…
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Slaughter Live Exports
Though there are some situations where the migration of animals needs to be supported (read below), live exports destined for slaughter needs to be abolished. There are a number of reasons why Australia exports live animals to various parts of the world. Some of these are, from my perspective, perfectly reasonable, and the welfare of…
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On the passing of an exceptional philosopher
If there’s been one philosopher that stands out over the course of the past century, it would be John Deely. His voluminous works, all too often criticised for their obtuseness, display an astounding insight that is all too rare in the history of this cenoscopic field: he has provided a way forward from the limited…
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Philosophy Conference (July 2015)
The 2015 COMIUCAP Conference is to be held at the A.C.U. in Melbourne on the 22-22 in July, with the focus: Philosophy’s Role in a Renewed Understanding of the Meaning of Education > Conference link Of especial interest was the description in the call to papers, which I quote at length: Education has been widely…
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Two US-based conferences…
Here are two conferences to which, each year, I look to and, as usual, am unable to participate… this year precisely a month apart. Semiotic Society of America The annual conference of the Semiotic Society of America taking place, this year, in Seattle between the 2nd and 5th of October: RunRev’s LiveCode 2014 The other…
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Truth, Beauty and the Good
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Respecting Religion
When I hear comments such as ‘respect my religion’, I ask myself ‘why should I!?’ These are some of the considerations and questions I have before respect and support can be given: Does the ‘religion’ encourage truth? Does it contribute to personal, individual, inner freedom? Does it promulgate love and compassion? Does it encompass critical…
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Devaluing human nature
I came across a report of a recent conference that raises more concerns… here’s the nuts-and-bolts of it: The Conference, as mentioned, was held on the 22nd and 23rd of October (a couple of weeks ago). I’m not sure how long the video will stay online (it’s a nuisance in any case, as it’s flash-based…
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A Conversation Between Enrique Enriquez and Jean-Michel David
New York – Melbourne :: May 2010 [this conversation was recorded for Enrique’s site: tarology (beta)] Enrique Enriquez: Is there any of the tarot images you have never recovered from? Jean-Michel David: Interestingly, yes! It’s really the single card that has cost me thousands of dollars (literally), and had me hunting down a number of…