Feb
16
I’m starting a non-academic job on Monday, and I couldn’t be more pleased. Except for the schedule, I think it will be better than an academic job in almost every way. This is a bad time for higher education, especially in the humanities. I have several friends who are trying to survive at the edges [...]
Aug
06
“This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.” - Plato
May
29
You are an Existential Thinker
Existential thinkers:
Like to spend time thinking about philosophical issues such as “What is the meaning of life?”
Try to see beyond the ‘here and now’, and understand deeper meanings
Consider moral and ethical implications of problems as well as practical solutions
Other Existential Thinkers include
The Buddha, Gandhi, Plato, Socrates, Martin Luther King
Careers which suit [...]