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Posted onJuly 31, 2020July 31, 2020anxiety, consumerism, freedom, happiness, Stoicism

The Ongoing Pandemic: Illness, Anxiety, Anger and “The View from Above”

Newport Beach, California  By Dr. Norris Frederick Since I wrote my post in early May, “Philosophy for the Pandemic: Stoicism”, the epidemiologists’ warnings about what could happen when stay-at-home restrictions were relaxed have come true:…

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Posted onAugust 17, 2019January 15, 2020consumerism, Epicurus, happiness, pleasure, self

The Life of Stuff and the Life of Simplicity

by Dr. Norris Frederick In the video clip [1], George Carlin asks with his inimitable humor, “That’s the whole meaning of life, isn’t it: trying to find a place to put your stuff?”  In questioning…

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Posted onNovember 2, 2016August 17, 2020beauty, consumerism, death, Epicurus, happiness, worldview

Philosophy Unlimited: Intelligent Pleasure

by Dr. Norris Frederick One of the joys of travel to another country is the discovery of new landscapes, new customs and cultures, and new people.  We find some ways in which the culture and…

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Posted onOctober 5, 2016August 24, 2020consumerism, existentialism, Kierkegaard, religion

Philosophy and Hope, in a Jar

by Dr. Norris Frederick Recently I was browsing the internet, looking at philosophy websites.  I came across one with a prime domain name:  philosophy.com.  I wondered what philosophers and topics were covered there.  Plato?  Sartre? …

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