Why Should I Be Good?
This second post on my series on the philosophy of death deals with the connection between morality and death.
Topical, Life and Death, Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is never too far from physics. It is in their overlap that I expect breakthroughs.
Topical, Life and Death, Philosophy
The Taboo Topic
I thought I would write a short piece on the philosophy death, but it turned out to be a fairly big essay. It was to be expected, I guess, for death is not an easy or simple topic. I will post my thoughts here in parts. The first part looks at the taboo nature of the topic of death.
Money — Love it or Hate it
This concluding part of the philosophy of money (to appear as a column in the May issue of the Wilmott Magazine) shares my private disappointment that whatever I wrote up may not have been as original as I expected it to be. But the concept of money has been around for a long time now, so I should not dwell on it too much.
Money — Why do We Crave it?
Having looked at the how of money in the last post, here is the why of money in this third post in the my mini-series. Why do we want it so bad?
The Ultra Rich
This second post of the mini series based on my upcoming column in the Wilmott Magazine looks at how people make money in a scalable fashion. It was posted earlier in this blog.
Philosophy of Money
Here is another mini series of posts based on an upcoming column of mine in the Wilmott Magazine to appear in their May issue. I have posted similar ideas here before, but this series will put them together, hopefully as a cohesive whole. This first post of the series looks at the unphysical nature of money.
How to Live Your Life
If you are not quite sure how to live your life, let me tell you how. Just kidding, it is not my place to decide for you what your life should be. Then again, I can certainly share my thoughts on the issue on my blog, right?
Philosophy, Science
Free Will — An Illusion?
Are our lives just moving along on their own preordained paths, while we, like the epiphenomenal froth, think that we have control and free will?
Philosophy
Mind over Matter
Mind and matter is a problem in philsophy — how does a non-material mind make changes to the material world around us? Of course, it is a problem only in philsophy. We all know how to move about and do physical stuff, no mystery there. Still…
Quotes, Philosophy
Love of Wisdom
What is the purpose of philosophy? And why are philosophers paupers?
Corporate Life, Life and Death, Philosophy
Midlife Crisis
On what is important in life. And what is not.
Ghost of Gravity
Some beliefs are superstitions, while some others are scientific theories. What exactly is the difference between them? Let’s listen to what Pirsig has to say about it.