The Archive
Explorations of consciousness, critical inquiry into culture, and reflections on the art of being human.
Power, a fantastic work of Russell’s extended bibliography. Written just before the start of WW2, the reader, if rudimentarily familiar with the political psychology of that time, will notice Russell’s observation of events and socio-political matters leading up to the war. In many respects whilst reading the book, which is now almost 1oo years after…
Thoughts are just intangible objects of consciousness. Although thoughts can be perceptively derivative representations of reality, they are not empirical or physical. Whilst thoughts can indeed be correct, they still consist of assumptions, presuppositions, inferences and – especially for the average population – are heavily influenced by both personal and collective biases, fallacies and –…
A conformist is afraid to speak out and to express truly against someone or something such as an injustice, incompetency, unfairness or an exposition of bias because of a fear of being disliked by said person or a group. Being disliked also becomes a downright fear for those that suffer with social anxiety disorder. The…
Allow yourself to navigate life according to your own ideal. Do what you want to do even at the most fundamental levels providing the harm principle is not broken along this necessary endeavour. If you want to be idle, then be idle. If you want to adopt an eccentric style of dress, then do so.…
The modern workplace is the haven of matured bullies, yet these workplaces claim to establish and follow superficial social policies on mental health and anti-bullying. Bullying (whether intrinsic or psychopathic) is innate and inevitable in work culture. Competition, the idea of merit, financial pressure and the excesses of work ethic cannot be what they are…
Why does the moon orbit the earth; earth the sun; and so on. There are scientific answers to these questions yet people are looking for existential answers. There aren’t any. That makes a lot of people uncomfortable. We are an accident in spacetime; only by mere probability have we become conscious beings. The fact that…
To think for oneself in solitude seems to be often neglected by most individuals. For them, it is too much exertion to reflect on their being or to form views of their own. If that is not the reason, then it is because of fear; fear of themselves, a denial of the meanness of existence…
Religion makes an attempt to answer philosophical questions and it does so with its own sanctimonious levels of certainty; a kind of certainty that is based on faith. Philosophy is a subject of curiousity and inquiry, but does not claim to know all. Science is logical, empirical and equitable. Therefore, the scientific method is where…
Everyone navigates life with the psychology that every action, every social perception, everything makes a difference to the universe, not realising that the universe is indifferent to you. It is indifferent to your past, present and future. It is indifferent to your legacy. Once we realise this, we can reciprocate and free ourselves from the…