The Flame is not so bright to itself as to those on whom it shines, so too the wise man
The Philosophy of Breaking Up

The Philosophy of Breaking Up

Updated 5-4-23 Reader Comments on Shadow in the Flame I value all our reader comments and I know that many of you read them as much as you do the articles. They all contribute a tremendous amount towards making this blog the community it has become. However, from time...
What Will Your Legacy Be?

What Will Your Legacy Be?

Our First Article submitted by a Reader Hi Ric, How are you today? I hope you are having a really wonderful beautiful day today, and everyday. After reading your articles and giving it a lot of thought, I wanted to write and tell you what I believe. We humans learn...
The Philosophy of Change

The Philosophy of Change

 by Dwayne Schulz 1. Things and Events The River of Change   The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once famously remarked ‘It is not possible to step twice in to the same river for fresh waters are ever flowing in upon you’. What he meant was that all things are in...
A Reader’s Review of The Man Chapter 1

A Reader’s Review of The Man Chapter 1

G’day Ric, I am really enjoying reading ‘The Man’. You are obviously a man of many talents. I thought I would just make a few philosophical remarks about your analysis of chapter 1. Towards the end of the analysis you pose the following question in regards to the...

Philosophy at the Kitchen Sink – Part 1

I WAS STANDING at the kitchen sink the other day – an ageing Metro Man doing the washing up – and I was idly thinking about the causality of phenomena as a perception of reality. Now, I must admit, the causality of phenomena as a perception of reality isn’t...

Philosophy at the Kitchen Sink – Part 2

It can safely be said, I think, as I wash foodscraps from my dishes, wondering how many billions of sub-atomic particles I’m consigning down the drain, that the theory of the phenomenal or physical world as the sole reality has hinged on one hitherto undeniable...