by Ric Vatner | Apr 1, 2010 | Chinese Philosophy, Featured Post, Western Philosophy
The History of the Philosophy of Moral Action in Ancient China People often say that the great Eastern Texts; by which they generally mean, the Analects of Confucius, The Tao Te Ching and Buddhist texts, are not really philosophy but something else, such as religion...
by Ric Vatner | Feb 1, 2010 | Featured Post, From the Editor to You, Life - Confronting Life's Challenges, Philosophy in Daily Life, Uncategorized
Hello Everyone, Happy New Year! I certainly feel this will be a great year for me and I hope it is for you too. But before I go on I owe you all an apology. I am sooooooooo sorry I have not posted any articles since October. You may have heard of the old Chinese curse...
by Ric Vatner | Jan 23, 2010 | Nietzsche, The Man – A Philosophical Novel, The Man, Serialised Philosophy Novel, By Ric Vatner
This is the Author’s Interpretation of the Ideas & Philosophy Behind “The Man” Chapter 3 In Chapter 3 The Man is in emotional crisis when he comes face to face with immortality and the hopelessness of his life. We don’t know what triggered his predicament but I...
by Ric Vatner | Jan 9, 2010 | The Man, Serialised Philosophy Novel, By Ric Vatner
The road into town was long, straight, and dusty. The kind of road you knew would lead to nowhere special and the reward for arriving was less than his lowest expectations. Good. He spat the word out though there was no one to hear it. First order of business, he...
by Ric Vatner | Jan 2, 2010 | Featured Post, Moral Dilemmas, Science and Philosophy
Craig Venter on Creating Synthetic Life 2010 Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell Scientists Create Life The news is only days old but like a long awaited messenger, we have been expecting it with trepidation. The answer to the question that man has been pondering...