Month: May 2014

• May 1, 2014

  Philosophical portraiture: ‘What the eyes cannot see’

  In Aleksandra’s recently completed philosophical portrait (visible below), the man exhibits soft concentration while the woman exudes a soft composure attained through experience and contemplative practice. Both appear to be thinking together about the non-discursive. The allusion in the title is to an early Daoist text called Inward Training. In Verse 4, the authors write, As for the Way: It…
• May 1, 2014

  Humans as inquisitive creatures

  A few days ago, I wrote about the metaphysical-ethical picture, which claims that human beings are weak. I believe this picture is widely held today. I believe the picture is untrue. Below, I sketch a more accurate picture of human beings as inquisitive creatures. * Metaphysical-Ethical Picture 2: Human Beings are Inquisitive Creatures 1.) Human beings…