Tag: philosophy
Sunday Snippet: Dr. Todd May on Suffering
Posted by Michael Kwan | Jan 31, 2021 | Quotes to Live By | 0
Chicken or Egg: The Definitive Answer
Posted by Michael Kwan | Feb 17, 2020 | Thinking Out Loud | 1
Sunday Snippet: Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
by Michael Kwan | Jan 12, 2020 | Quotes to Live By | 0
Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that...
Read MoreTo Approach Life Like Reading a Book
by Michael Kwan | Sep 5, 2019 | Thinking Out Loud | 0
Some people out there will tell you that life is something to be conquered. “Grab life by...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Emil Cioran (1911–1995)
by Michael Kwan | Apr 21, 2019 | Quotes to Live By | 0
Anxiety is not provoked: it tries to find a justification for itself, and in order to do so seizes...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Gordon Marino on Existentialism
by Michael Kwan | Apr 7, 2019 | Quotes to Live By | 0
Camus describes life as a collision between human beings who have an innate craving for meaning...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)
by Michael Kwan | Feb 3, 2019 | Quotes to Live By | 0
He was free, free in every way, free to behave like a fool or a machine, free to accept, free to...
Read MoreWhat’s Up Wednesdays: Take a Hike
by Michael Kwan | Jan 31, 2018 | Stuff & Things | 0
It’s official. We are approximately 8.5% of the way into 2018. Put another way, today is the...
Read MoreMy 15 Favorite Blog Posts of 2015
by Michael Kwan | Dec 31, 2015 | Freelance Life | 0
As any content creator of nearly any medium will surely attest, the work that gets the most...
Read MoreWhat’s Up Wednesdays: With the Flow
by Michael Kwan | Oct 28, 2015 | Stuff & Things | 0
For this week’s speedlink, we throw around some flying fish by way of Seattle’s Pike...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Shunryu Suzuki on Possibilities
by Michael Kwan | Jun 14, 2015 | Perspectives, Quotes to Live By | 1
“In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind,...
Read MoreThe Greatest Feeling in the World Is Not Accomplishment
by Michael Kwan | Oct 23, 2014 | Life Lessons, Parenting, Perspectives | 0
We could talk all day about the true meaning of life and, at the end of the day, we could just as...
Read MoreOn the Pursuit of Enlightenment
by Michael Kwan | Aug 21, 2014 | Life Lessons, Perspectives | 0
We all want to feel like our actions have a purpose. I go to the grocery store with a shopping...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Eddie Huang, Fresh Off The Boat
by Michael Kwan | Jun 8, 2014 | Food & Drink, Quotes to Live By | 0
“Xiang wei is the character a good dish has when it’s robust, flavorful, and balanced...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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