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Philosophy for amateurs

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The Euthymist

Musings of the Day

​Our beliefs should be treated not as things we own but as things we borrow.  They are only temporary possessions.

​Democracy is the art of useful disagreement.

We make gods as mirrors to ourselves.  Monotheism is perhaps our attempt to assert imperial dominance over a stubborn world.

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Philosophy is an ongoing conversation

Thinking about thinking

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For weekly essays on a variety of topics, start with the Tryals page​

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For a connected series of older essays, visit the Better thinking page

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For thoughts on the way we live together, check out Civil Society

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