Beyond the Rhetoric

“No amount of observations of white swans can allow the inference that all swans are white, but the observation of a single black swan is sufficient to refute that conclusion.” Common sense isn’t all that common and what may sound logical may not be all that logical at all. While it didn’t end up being [...]

“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” If you are searching for valuable words of wisdom, it only makes sense to turn to the legendary philosophers of Ancient Greece. These guys always had something fascinating to say and their words reverberate right through to the modern [...]

“It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.” When you think of Ancient Greece, the same three names inevitably rise to the surface: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Some people may feel that these great Athenian philosophers hold very little bearing on the world [...]

“A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.” In previous editions of the Sunday Snippet, we’ve discussed issues surrounding our attitudes and the nature of intelligence. This week, we turn our attention to Victor Hugo and the “invisible labor” of deep [...]

Sometimes, I want to shut off my brain and watch giant robots and big explosions, but I’ve always enjoyed movies with a certain philosophical slant to them. They could have important life lessons to share and some of these movies have shaped me into who I am today. As you can tell from my use [...]