The Philosophy Podcast with Shawnah

It has been a number of weeks since I published a blog post or uploaded a podcast. Truth be told, I caught a nasty cold, but, upon reflection, I realised I was happier not  doing the blog and podcast so will be parting ways with this short-lived endeavour. It has been an enlightening journey that… Read More

Fundamentally, war is and always has been about taking something away from one party that fights to defend keeping that something. And, that something always has some perceived sense of value. In other words, all wars, or escalated conflicts, are direct and/or indirect expressions of class warfare. In turn, class warfare is an expression of… Read More

Today, I shall continue to explore my view on war and peace in human societies. Essentially, I see all wars as escalated conflicts, but I also see those conflicts as generally rooted within exaggerated expressions of survival. In other words, economic aggression leading to conflict is justified by blindly pursuing a distorted view of survival… Read More

First, I feel it is important for me to clarify my perception of philosophy entails not trying to make the world fit into established philosophical modes of thought. Rather, it is my aim to try to understand issues. What that means is I do not wish to judge, merely comprehend. I want to understand the… Read More

I briefly mentioned my theory of equality last week, and I would like to clarify my views on equality this week. I am of the opinion, equality occurs when every individual’s fundamental humanity is respected in such a way all individuals possess freedom of choice. In other words, equality is not about enforced sameness but… Read More

The history between Japan and Korea, both North and South Korea, is long, complex and often biased. Although there is an understanding of historical fact, many of those facts are clouded by those wishing to shape perceptions of history. That said, I feel all history tends to be subjective. History is not merely a list… Read More

When I published “Thales and Anaximander: Existence” to this blog I discussed how the perceptions of the origin of existence evolved not from Thales perceptions of the material world but rather from the natural forces of the world around him. In other words, it was the natural force of water and not the materiality of… Read More

I perceive there being two kinds of power, in the broadest sense, that influence and are influenced by individual choices in modern human societies. The first kind of power is individual power that one exerts over oneself in terms of self-control or the choice to not exert any self-control. In either scenario, the choice exists… Read More

Aspasia of Miletus was likely from Miletus but as her name implies she could have been anyone and born anywhere beyond the limits of Athens. For all we know, the “of Miletus” was added to give her ideas an air of authority since Miletus preceded Athens as a centre of philosophical thought. Before 500 BC,… Read More

Hobbes rejects one of the most famous theses of Aristotle’s politics, namely that human beings are naturally suited to life in a polis and do not fully realize their natures until they exercise the role of citizen. Hobbes turns Aristotle’s claim on its head: human beings, he insists, are by nature unsuited to political life.… Read More