by Mark Crosweller | Jul 10, 2018 | The Allegorical Life blog
Making meaning in the world “Life is not a problem to be solved; but a reality to be experienced.” Soren Kierkegaard Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher who lived in the nineteenth century and is widely acclaimed to be the first existential philosopher. He was...
by Mark Crosweller | Jun 27, 2018 | The Allegorical Life blog
For years I have read the works of Joseph Campbell. A comparative mythologist who introduced me to the intersections of Philosophy, theology and mythology. Campbell was one on those great original thinkers of history. Early in his life, he studied intensely to gain...
by Mark Crosweller | Jun 5, 2018 | The Allegorical Life blog
Birthdays Yesterday I turned 54. Not a particularly big milestone for most of us. In fact, I travelled to Melbourne yesterday afternoon to attend a conference that I have the great privilege of speaking at every year. And in a job like mine, Sunday afternoon trips to...
by Mark Crosweller | Mar 17, 2018 | The Allegorical Life blog
Pathways to wisdom The famous Chinese philosopher Confucius once said that “wisdom was learnt one of three ways, through: reflection – the noblest; imitation – the easiest; or experience – the bitterest.” Sometimes, despite how much we may meditate on or muse over the...
by Mark Crosweller | Mar 1, 2018 | The Allegorical Life blog
Why I’m arguing with Aristotle There is an ancient Greek belief, based largely upon the philosophers such as Aristotle, that the only people who deserve compassion are those who do not deserve their suffering. Or to say it another way, some people deserve their...
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