Category: Food for Thought

What virtues are required in politics?

Philosophy for Politicians

Posted by on 8.2.21 in Food for Thought

FOREWORD – This post is going to confuse you. Actually, we are about to defend politicians! Well, not all of them (not the stealers, not the crooks). Anyway, we defend, among others, the politicians who change their minds, who are incoherent. And you might be disoriented because we value coherence and because we are quite […]

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The gap between words and actions

Posted by on 24.7.19 in Food for Thought

A philosophy-oriented life needs SCRUPULOUSNESS. In other words, philosophy (our philosophy) requires vigilance and scrutiny on all aspects of everyday life. For instance, the gap between words and actions is something you might not be fully aware of. Instead, it is a very important point. And one you should pay some attention to. YOUR GOOD […]

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The certitude of being right

Posted by on 30.6.19 in Food for Thought

Among the human beings, the certitude of being right is quite widespread. The other non human creatures simply ‘are’ right (always) because they completely belong to the natural order. Sometimes, believing to be right is dangerous. Sometimes it is a disease. And you know what we are talking about. Would you possibly deny that you […]

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By foot or by flight

Posted by on 30.6.19 in Food for Thought

By foot or by flight. This is a stimulant issue. It is an analogy. It’s like asking “do you prefer a complete dinner or jumping straight to the dessert?”. Let’s make things a bit clearer. We could start by making up a a practical dilemma. Say you must choose between a cleaning agency taking care […]

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Care of self is not narcissism

Posted by on 29.6.19 in Food for Thought

The form of philosophy most widespread in Ancient Greece, pursued the reduction (among all people, but particularly the ‘ruling class’) of any excessive SELF-CONFIDENCE close to arrogance. It also promoted the development of a critical attitude, to apply towards oneself more than the others. In fact, that philosophical approach was a preoccupation about one’s attitude […]

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