The Stories of Philosophy Hume, Part 3 Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
Soulfood I think I've met the one The little kitchen glows against the darkness, candles flickering, the rain drumming
The Stories of Philosophy Hume, Part 2 The dream had turned into a nightmare. So David destroyed the dream.
The Stories of Philosophy Le bon David - Hume, Part 1 In 1734, when Hume was 23 years old, he wrote an absolutely extraordinary letter. He begins it thus ...
The Stories of Philosophy Plato, Part 3 In which Plato tells us what justice is, and finally understands why they killed Socrates.
Wonder Philosophy and wonder Spoons. Ceiling fans and coconuts. Potatoes, water, pouring water from one container
Soulfood The world between worlds The old year is finished but not quite done, the new one is coming but hasn't quite begun.
The Stories of Philosophy Plato, Part 1 The swan flew into the sky, singing a full-throated song of the purest sweetness.
Soulfood On trying to solve problems When faced with a problem, our instinct is to offer a solution. But sometimes it can be wiser to resist this instinct.