Exploring ideas from philosophy, culture, and theory that illuminate the modern human condition.
How the Loss of Necessity Unmoored the Once Self-Evident Link Between Action and Worth
Human life can be described in many ways, but at its most basic level it is a sequence of actions. To live is to act.
On the Cancer of Moral Compromise
The true horror of Omelas is not the suffering child, but the way an entire society learns to call that suffering acceptable.
An Initial Attempt at Articulating the Inner Workings of Human Meaning
Most of us think meaning is something we just "find" eventually... right? This short essay challenges that common thought, suggesting that meaning is actually something we build through understanding its structure. It's the beginning of my ongoing project of examining what a meaningful human life really consists of.
A Case for Starting with Life, Not Logic
You know that moment when you realize something you loved has turned into a chore? That's how I felt about academic philosophy. It lost its connection to real life, and I needed to find my way back.
On Narrative Identity, Secular Individualism, and the Crisis of Meaning in Late Modernity
Have you ever thought about how finding meaning in life has changed over time? This piece dives into how we went from a world of given purpose to one where we have to create our own sense of meaning.