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Art: Where to Draw the Line?
(Written Nov. 2019) What is art? That question runs through most people’s minds when they see something like Marco Evaristti’s Helena or Duchamp’s Fountain. In modern days there has been an increased push to call video games art, while the line between pornography and erotic art seems increasingly blurred. Where then is the line to…
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Short Essays in Economics (Updated 4/20)
Here are some of my thought on a few different economic topics that have been discussed in the classes I’ve taken in college. A Polemical Rant (April 2020) The Chronicle has lots of articles detailing the issues women face in academia, and for those who are interested, I suggest that you check them out. Recently,…
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Essays on Plato, Art, and More (Updated 4/20)
The following are short essays ranging in a variety of philosophical topics from Aesthetics to Logic, and more. Why was Socrates executed? (April 2020) We all have loyalties, be it to our country, family, or ideology. Socrates and his fellow Athenians were no different. Socrates was a man possessed with eros – a passionate love.…
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Economics: Prices
(Written August 2019) Prices Prices are a part of everyday life – there is no escaping them. Despite this, few people know what prices are or how they work. As a result, many common myths abound in today’s world and have been the cause of misguided government policies and misconceptions about the economy. Depending on…
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Economics: An Introduction
(Written July 2019) What is Economics? When I inform people that I’m an Economics major, they often ask me what I think of the stock market or what they should invest their money in. I have to correct them by explaining that, while some economists predict markets, or advise people on their finances, Economics as…
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Sigmund Freud on Religion (Part 2)
(Written July 2019) “The whole thing [religion] is so patently infantile, so foreign to reality, that to anyone with a friendly attitude toward humanity it is painful to think that the great majority of mortals will never be able to rise above this view of life.” – Sigmund Freud In part one of this series,…
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Sigmund Freud on Religion (Part 1)
(Written June 2019) Many of you have probably heard the name Sigmund Freud in the past. He’s best known for his obsession with sexuality, his cocaine addiction, and the infamous Oedipus Complex. Though despite his shortcomings, the father of psychoanalysis was ridiculously brilliant and much insight into the human condition can be gained from his…
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Analysis: Faust, A Tragedy
(Written June 2019) The magnum opus of Johann Goethe, Faust is a tragedy written in the late 18th century and early 19th century. It is considered to be one of the greatest works of German literature ever written, and after a read through it is no mystery as to why. Goethe pulls from many different…
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Plans for the Future of This Site (Updated: Jan. 2020)
Thomas Szasz once said in his flagship work, The Myth of Mental Illness, that we should strive to be “Students of Life”. In my journey as one I will be frequently updating this site and simply speaking the truth about what I believe. Here is what you can expect for the upcoming months… My studies…
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Is it Possible to Know Anything?
(Written April 2019) An essay on Epistemology When the question of whether it is possible to truly know something is postulated, I don’t doubt that many people will be puzzled, as it seems the question has such an obvious answer. For example, can you know that you are reading this paper right now? Can you…
The Reluctant Philosopher 