Tag Archives: existentialism

That Eternal Question

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

Do you ever wonder about greatness? How about mediocrity? I have been considering these things lately – as I grow older and the future ceases to be laid out in a great plane of opportunity before me. As the path … Continue reading →

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“The Terror of Existence” – A Book Review

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

Those of us who write know that we control the world. Alas those who wrote emptiness also knew this: Nietzsche and Freud; Marx and Gramsci. It is they who are the founts from which rushed forth such a crushing nihilism … Continue reading →

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Africa’s Consolation Philosophy

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

Socrates once said “Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” Western philosophy has always been motivated by wonder at the world around us and our quest to know it using our minds, our reason, and our experiences. The focus on reason … Continue reading →

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“The Stranger” – A Book Review

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

“I summarized The Stranger a long time ago, with a remark I admit was highly paradoxical: ‘In our society any man who does not weep at his mother’s funeral runs the risk of being sentenced to death.’ I only meant that the … Continue reading →

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Camus “The Fall” – A Book Review

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

“I always hope, in fact, that my interlocutor will be a policeman and that he will arrest me for the theft of ‘The Just Judges’.” Seems to me that Camus thought a great deal of himself – which is apparent … Continue reading →

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