Month: April 2020

• April 11, 2020

  Conversational Mysticism: Andrew Taggart & Guy Sengstock

  Please watch my very sweet conversation with Guy Sengstock. Linger there and enjoy.
• April 10, 2020

  16.8 Million Americans File For Unemployment: The Fragility of Gainful Employment & The Lie We Call Meaningful Work

  Make that 16.8 million Americans! We can either focus on patching a broken system of gainful employment, OR we can start doing philosophy. Why not, right here and now, begin focusing on a plurality of models whose point is to ensure that all people have decent livelihoods? — Andrew J. Taggart (@andrewjtaggart) April 9, 2020…
• April 9, 2020

  Three Books With Andrew Taggart

  Davood Gozli and I discuss three books that have been near and dear to my heart: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Pierre Hadot’s The Present Alone Is Our Happiness, and Lao Tse’s The Tao Te Ching. All three books have been formative at the just the right moments in my life. Austen’s books taught me the importance of…
• April 8, 2020

  Our Kairotic Zeitgeist: An Opening For Contemplation

  There are now approximately 5 billion people ordered or strongly urged to stay at home. At this very moment, we could be experiencing an extraordinary collective existential opening. It must be clear to you that, at least in the United States, our healthcare system is fragile; that our food system (given intricate supply chains and…
• April 7, 2020

  Practical Philosophy With Andrew Taggart: The Paul Gibbons Podcast

  You can listen to my podcast with the sharp and irreverent Paul Gibbons here. Also, some housekeeping: I’ve updated my Media Appearances page. You can now listen to other podcasts and such there.