What I'm Thinking About
The word “philosophy” carries a lot of baggage for me, even now, decades after my first real exposure to the subject in the form of a high school class called, “Concepts in Philosophy” — a class I loved despite feeling lost half the time. Centered on an encyclopedia set called Great Books of the Western … Continue reading My Kind of Philosophy
How do you lead a good life? What is a good life? How can you be happier and more resilient in the face of life's ups and downs? Like a lot of people, I've asked myself those questions and looked for answers from a range of sources (books, naturally, but also podcasts, online classes, and … Continue reading The Psychology of Contentment: Timothy Miller’s How to Want What You Have on its 30th Anniversary
"I am walking through the mind and body of God." That's just one of the many heady quotes from Sharman Apt Russell's 2008 book, Standing in the Light: My Life as a Pantheist. I won't be coy; I loved this book, and I'm glad I chose it when I was researching the topic of pantheism. … Continue reading Review of Standing in the Light by Sharman Apt Russell
The Swansonian 