Philosophy Archive

  • Well even I don’t call myself a minimalist, but…

    Posted on 4 February , 2013 | 2 Comments
    Tweet I hear this starter sentence a lot: Even I don’t call myself a minimalist, but even I… [insert minimalist-ish sentence here]   Examples of minimalist-ish sentences: …”don’t own more than 5 shirts” …”don’t have a toaster oven” …”don’t have a couch” ….”don’t like to travel […]

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  • Quote of the Month: Margaret Mead

    Posted on 3 October , 2012 | 1 Comment
    Tweet “A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has” – Margaret Mead American Cultural Anthropologist

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  • Quote of the Month: Elbert Hubbard

    Posted on 5 September , 2012 | No Comments
    Tweet “To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing” – Elbert Hubbard American writer, publisher, artist and philosopher

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  • How much is too much? Is it ever enough?

    Posted on 18 July , 2012 | 15 Comments
    Tweet I’ve always wondered if there were rules concerning how many clothes or laptops were enough. To be fair, no one needs more than a couple of outfits a week and a laptop per person (if one at all), but with such an overabundance available […]

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  • Time: Considering the Past, Living in the Present and Planning for the Future

    Time: Considering the Past, Living in the Present and Planning for the Future

    Posted on 16 July , 2012 | 2 Comments
    Tweet I started thinking about the concept of time when I came across this quote by Soren Kierkegaard: Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. We live in the present (obviously) but we have so much tied into the past […]

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