by tfindlay | Jul 10, 2025
In a recent article published in The Atlantic by David Brooks which draws on the work of moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre to present a historical account of how we have arrived at a point where Trump’s lying, cheating, bullying, racism, greed, and general...
by tfindlay | Jul 3, 2025
It has been claimed that capitalism is human nature. I think this is false. It is true that we can be ruthlessly competitive but we can also be compassionately cooperative. Human nature includes both possibilities. It is not limited to either one exclusively. In other...
by tfindlay | Jul 1, 2025
Nietzsche called hope “the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.” and I would agree if we are talking about false or unjustified hope. This kind of hope is no more than wishful thinking. But in an article called The New and Hopeful Science of...
by tfindlay | Jun 29, 2025
Gabor Maté CM is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development, trauma, and potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including autoimmune disease, cancer, attention...
by tfindlay | Jun 23, 2025
A study at the University of Missouri’s Department of Psychological Sciences involving 6 experiments and over 2300 participants concluded that hope is more important than happiness or gratitude in making life meaningful. Happiness, for example, is often tied to what’s...
by tfindlay | Oct 18, 2024
In The Inferno Dante passes through the gate of Hell, which bears an inscription ending with the phrase “Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate”, most frequently translated as “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here”. Under the daily...
