Category Archives: Stacks of Books

On the Other Delphic Maxims

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Huenemann

Now up at Aeon. The conclusion: The fact that the great majority of maxims on the list can still serve us today is itself worth further reflection. There is no denying that our lives have changed a lot in the … Continue reading →

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Sloterdijk’s Spheres

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Huenemann

I finished reading volume 3 of Sloterdijk’s Spheres trilogy, and then went back and read the whole series again. It has been a delightful struggle to think through the rich banquet of ideas and images he offers. I have written up … Continue reading →

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Meet the idealists

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Huenemann

[excerpt from World as Idea] We have already met one idealist – Kant, who claimed that by the point at which we are conscious of experience, it has been shaped into a certain order in just the way a lecturer … Continue reading →

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Living in the light of necessity

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Huenemann

[excerpt from To View from Eternity] The neoplatonists urge us to see our troubled lives from the view of eternity. The world issues from the metaphysical character of the One, which means that the order of the planets and the balance … Continue reading →

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Living cynically

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Huenemann

(an excerpt from Doubts) The contemporary German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk defines “cynicism” as enlightened false consciousness. It is what results when we know all too well our own weaknesses and limitations, and our own involvement in dastardly practices, but then … Continue reading →

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