Nathan Cheever

Note: This was first published in the Stillwater Lokal Life newspaper, issue 6, page 4, on Sept 27 I know you’re tired of seeing political ads and commercials.

While awaiting his execution in prison in 524 AD, Boethius wrote a short work that would become a best-seller for a thousand years: “The Consolation of Philosophy”.

“Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.”

A thought from a grumpy German philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer, on our tendency to confuse what is new with what is good.

At least 4.6 billion1 people believe they will live on after they die.

I stumbled upon a line when reading the other day that got me thinking.

I’ve picked up reading Blaise Pascal’s Pensées lately and this statement made me wonder: “The greater the intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men.

The strangest homework assignment I received in college was to go outside after class and burrow into the ground.

Today I want to talk to you about philamping and what to pack for it so you’re prepared.

God Is Dead, Friedrich Nietzsche December 1882, Sils-Maria SWITZERLAND Listen along here: [Nietzsche enters stage right, walks to the center of the stage, and stops.

Mark Twain once said: “Philosophy is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.

A year ago, free will was freedom to do what I wish.

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”1 The Allure of Correctness My senior year of high school I fell perhaps too much in love with English.

Introduction Sometimes it’s useful to call up a meeting with your personal board of directors when faced with difficult decisions.

Introduction Recently, I picked up an old college textbook I’d saved, thinking someday I’d peruse its pages and maybe get interested in Biology again.

Technology offers an interesting set of verbs almost daily: “Upgrade”, “Sign in”, “Create Account”, “Buy”, “Activate”, and “Download” to name a few off the top of my head.

Sam Harris debunked traditional morality in favor of science in a 2010 TED talk entitled “Science can answer moral questions”.

“It’s all relative”. – A relative.

Preface There is a veritable plethora of videos and articles on how to setup a digital Zettlekästen.

Not often, but sometimes, you stumble upon a question that is so profound to you that you would almost be sad to find the answer.

There is a terrible temptation (I know I’ve fallen into many times) to value yourself by your productivity.

One golden afternoon last October, while taking a walk, I wrote a thought down: “Eventually, my life will just be as good as my days.