Month: May 2015
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The Harmony of the Greatest Power
A life lived intensely–what is this? Intensity of the kind we seek: never to be the heat of some internal passion, the upsurge of anger, the adamantine fist of stubbornness. Intensity, more heat than light, flowing from the presence of the Good. Certainly my powers enhanced, yet certainly too the enhancement of my powers is owing to the propinquity of the Good.…
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Desire and the Good, with a Reply to Nihilism
‘What does nihilism mean? That the highest values have devaluated themselves. The aim is lacking; “why?” finds no answer.’ –Nietzsche, The Will to Power Can nihilism be overcome? Must all of our highest values devaluate themselves? If not, the aim would not be lacking since the “why?” would indeed find an answer. 1. The self is born…
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Reinstating the Project of Human Greatness
Fiery power is not the sole possession of the Right, and the aspiration for human greatness needn’t be relegated to the past. To make one’s powers, like a whirling dervish, more and more intense is the first task. To raise those powers to the very pitch of beauty is the second. Why should talk of human greatness…
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Eloquence Training: Episode 2. The Path and Benefits of Eloquence
Eloquence, I argue, is saying the right thing in the right way with a sense of ease. An eloquent person, then, is someone who often or almost always speaks eloquently. In this episode, my longtime partner Alexandra and I first discuss how she became eloquent. Then we discuss what benefits flow from being an eloquent…
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Bring on my Fire People
Who among you has fire in his belly? Who is a hunter, sly in his approach? Who has not thought once of dragging his heels or of playing it safe? Who hears ‘shrink back, O soul,’ and laughs in his belly?
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 