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We need each other.

Warm Southern Breeze wrote 3 weeks ago: Recently I was watching a rerun episode of “3d Rock From The Sun,” a serial science fict … more →

Tags: - Lost In Space: TOTALLY Discombobulated, teevee, 3rd rock from the sun, Sinope, Diogenes of Sinope, cynic, Truth, Television, sitcom

Diogenes of Sinope: the first freegan

K. Beneath wrote 4 weeks ago: Diogenes in his barrel, where he slept and lived The mascot of Home-free Living is Diogenes of Synop … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, life philosophy, Homelessness, Homeless, Living, Yuppies, philosophies, Lifestyle Choice, Diogenes of Sinope

Quote for the Weekend

Faerie♥Kat wrote 4 weeks ago: “What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.” ~Diogenes, Greek Philosopher, 412-323 BC … more →

Tags: Quotes, Wine

On Living Your Philosophy9 comments

timsmartt wrote 3 months ago: Nowadays, if a philosopher finds he cannot answer the philosophical question ‘What is time? … more →

Tags: Augustine, Metaphilosophy, analytic philosophy, Greek Philosophy, John Calvin, Plato, Myles Burnyeat, Paul Helm, Presbyterian Theological Centre

Auf der Leseliste

emilywalton wrote 3 months ago: Leon deWinter – Das Recht auf Rückkehr … more →

Tags: Buchtipps, Neuerscheinung, Leon deWinter, Das Recht auf Rückkehr

Zuletzt gelesen

emilywalton wrote 4 months ago: Benedict Wells – Spinner  (Rezension erscheint am Samstag, 5. September im KURIER) Margit Schr … more →

Tags: Buchtipps, Literatur, Benedict Wells, Romane, Spinner, Margit Schreiner, Haus, Friedens, bruch

PM Quote of the Day -- Diogenes

Paul Ritchie wrote 4 months ago: We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.   … more →

Tags: PMO, PM Quote of the Day, Listening

Get out of my light

shannon wrote 4 months ago: After Alexander the Great had conquered Greece, he was besieged by visitors; businessmen, politician … more →

Tags: Politics, obama, Barack Obama, Socialism, Obamism, Hypocrisy

Djian revisited

h3lge wrote 4 months ago: “Ich hörte einen Augenblick dem Plätschern des Brunnens zu. Ich stand reglos da, und eine Taub … more →

Tags: Tidbits, Bücher, djian, Verraten und Verkauft, Hunter S. Thompson

"Were I not Alexander, I would be Diogenes"2 comments

stareway wrote 5 months ago: Diogenes – eating only the plainest food, wearing only coarse clothing, living in a tub like a … more →

Tags: Reflections, Alexander the Great, Content, Evil, Human Nature, Philosophy, Solomon, Wisdom

A View from the Foothills

spiritof44 wrote 5 months ago: In his engaging memoir Chris Mullin recalls visiting old family friends on Christmas Day, 2004.  Mal … more →

Tags: Anecdotes & reminiscences, School inspections, OfSted, Chris Mullin

Don't get so hung up over figuring out life's hangups that they hold you up from actually living.

nexusofnow wrote 5 months ago: Looking ahead to Sunday’s quote on my Zen Calendar, I saw a quote from Diogenes: “We are … more →

Tags: Quotes, Poetry, nowism, Philosophy, Zen, Taoism, Pragmatism, enlightenment, Ikkyu

EDUCATION; Out of sight, out of mind? - A reply

spiritof44 wrote 6 months ago: Dear Diogenes What’s missing?  I’d suggest to Balls-Mandelson and their cortege that they should all … more →

Tags: Current Policies, Ed Balls, Juvenile, peter mandelson, Reith Lecture, michael sandel, harvard

EDUCATION: Out of sight, out of mind?

spiritof44 wrote 6 months ago: Dear Juvenile You’re a sprightly observer of the cosmos, so I wonder whether you can tell me what is … more →

Tags: Current Policies, Juvenile

Diogenes the Cynic: The Man Who Became a Dog4 comments

melissanavia wrote 6 months ago: VM – Society Rising – Philosophy The Man Who Became a Dog A look back at a true Cynic marks th … more →

Tags: Society Rising, Philosophy, Alexander the Great, Socrates, L.E. Navia, Cynicism

FAITH AND EDUCATION

spiritof44 wrote 6 months ago: Not faith schools, but faith in the people in schools: in pupils, students, teachers, and even gover … more →

Tags: History, Current Policies, curriculum, Faith Schools, School Curriculum, tyrrell burgess

ARCHETYPAL OVERLOAD! Samsara, Icarus, Nicodemus, The Cynic Diogenes, The Prodigal Son, Kafka's Hunger Artist, Socrates, Odysseus, Freud's Oedipal Totem and Taboo Idealized Daddy Memory, and Christian Conversion---All in a Kansas Song! (And Accompanied by a Greek Chorus!)

santitafarella wrote 6 months ago: Really. Listen: Once I rose above the noise and confusion (just to get a glimpse beyond this illusio … more →

Tags: Christian, greek tragedy, Archetype, Freud, Kansas, samsara, Icarus, Nicodemus, The Prodigal Son

“SCHOOLS MISS OUT ON CASH SURPLUSES”

spiritof44 wrote 6 months ago: “2000 SCHOOLS IN DEFICIT” “HEAD TEACHER SUSPENDED IN BONUS ROW” Three recent headlines tell the same … more →

Tags: Current Policies, DCSF, Ed Balls, National Audit Office

A STEP IN THE DARK

spiritof44 wrote 6 months ago: The Basildon Academies are looking for sixteen outstanding managers. Each will lead a ‘college’ of 1 … more →

Tags: Current Policies, Teaching, Academies, Basildon


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