Dripdry42
Dripdry42 t1_jcbe2gh wrote
Reply to comment by Relevant_Monstrosity in The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of Politics of Fear - (2004) BBC, part 1 of 3 compares the rise of neoconservative movement and the radical Islamist movement [00:59:11] by Damascinos
He was writing a parody of the Italian nobility at the time. That book was what NOT to do.
Dripdry42 t1_j9hrwsu wrote
Reply to comment by aecorbie in Often mischaracterized as a rather debaucherous, hedonistic philosophy, Epicureanism actually focuses on the removal of pain and anxiety from our lives, and champions a calm ‘philosophy as therapy’ approach in pursuit of life’s highest pleasure: mental tranquility. by philosophybreak
This brought some more tranquility... I think you've got something there. Thanks for the clarity.
Dripdry42 t1_j4743cp wrote
Reply to comment by Apprehensive_Eye1993 in Nietzsche is better understood as the Father of Psychoanalysis than Existentialism; his philosophy has two components: the diagnosis of our culture's Decadence (under the Ascetic Ideal) and a prescription for health in the Dionysian Counter-Ideal by thelivingphilosophy
I feel this is often overlooked in discussing Nietzsche. Creating one's own ethics doesn't happen in a vacuum. It involves separating from a previous set of values, and that has to be dealt with and can be hard. our own salvation is important too. Not just adopting new paradigms.
Dripdry42 t1_ivty74l wrote
Whoa, I hope you stopped at the Still Life Cafe on your way in our out? That place was amazing when I lived out that way. Best french food, hands down.
Dripdry42 t1_jcbo9a7 wrote
Reply to comment by Damascinos in The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of Politics of Fear - (2004) BBC, part 1 of 3 compares the rise of neoconservative movement and the radical Islamist movement [00:59:11] by Damascinos
1990-2001 FELT so... Reasonable. Things got done. Not perfectly but they were. The obvious rush to destroy democracy starting in 2000 was horrifying. Like, why ruin a reasonably good thing we had going? Oh right! Money.