'Why write?', or Blanchot's double paradox of writing, through Hegel's paradox of action

'Why write?' A critical analysis of an extract by Will Large, with support from Foucault, Arendt, and some preliminary analysis of Nietzsche's Zarathustra.

The Fermi Paradox, or 'Where the hell are they?' and 'They are made out of meat!'

The Fermi paradox, with various solutions and amusing stories; and a word of wisdom from Hannah Arendt.

Kenyan lawyer sues 'Israel' for killing Jesus - some responses

Selected responses to Kenyan lawyer sues 'Israel' for killing Jesus.

Kenyan lawyer sues 'Israel' for killing Jesus

Kenyan lawyer sues Israel for killing Jesus. Now we know, but why should we still care?

Some thoughts on art - part 2 (Arendt)

Arendt's views on art understood through her phenomenology of space.

Agrippa's paradox (Sextus Empiricus' modi), and Nietzsche's insight

Agrippa's trilemma, though close to Descartes' dream paradox, is significantly different when it comes to politics and morality.

Descartes' dream paradox

Descartes dream paradox seems to have no solution, though it may help us understand some moral/political points of view.

India's Mangalyaan satellite

India's Mangalyaan satellite successfully accomplishes its mission, though references to Gravity are problematic.

Some thoughts on art - part 1 (Zizek)

Zizek's exposition on modern and postmodern art; what do artists think?

The paradox of freedom - a response

A response and a critical view on the paradox of freedom.

A paradox of capitalism in form of a joke

Capitalist paradox through a well-known joke on fishing, some thoughts on misattribution of Marx, and Nietzsche's input.

The paradox of tolerance

The paradox of tolerance is not a paradox in moral terms, but a reinstitution of political difference....

Thomson's lamp and a lump of chocolate, or Zeno part 4

An application of Zeno's paradox of motion, challenging the possibility of super-tasks.

The Ross-Littlewood paradox, or Zeno part 3

The Ross-Littlewood paradox shows us that we cannot commit to decisions based on wrong questions.

The Holocaust denial paradox

Is it strange that those denying the Holocaust, are also the ones who would wish it happened?

Solipsism, or towards a moral framework

Some concerns and a defense on solipsism as a moral framework.

Buridan's bridge, which makes an ass out of Socrates

Buridan's bridge is a variation of the liar paradox with more humorous solutions, and with a strong moral point on statements in future.

Protagoras vs. Euathlus, and some points on morality

Protagoras' paradox, or paradox of the court, may not have had a solution at the time, but as any law student would be able to say....