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On Friedrich Nietzsche: Lives of the Philosophers

Summer 2020 An initial installment of my “Lives of the Philosophers”, composed in Plutarchian fashion during the summer of 2020.  This series (on which I hope to expand) will comprise essays on the philosophers whom I find most interesting, and, more importantly, whom I can understand.  It is my modest goal to compile a few …

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An Introduction To Aristotle

Tell me, dear friend and reader: have you traveled lately? Have you thought deeply lately? Please—don’t withhold from me your answers. I know just how static and monotonous life can sometimes be. I know how inert and incurious we can sometimes get. If, to those two questions, you answered in the negative, here’s what I’ll …

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Epicureanism And The Good Life

The following essay/meditation is from my sister project, Pneuma. If you’re interested in this essay and would like to listen to the podcast, visit the website pneumameditations.com or search Pneuma By Daniel Finneran on any of your favorite podcast streaming platforms Hello friends, and welcome to another episode of Pneuma A few episodes back, I …

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“An Honest Heart and a Knowing Head” | Lessons from Thomas Jefferson on How to Live Well

The following is an essay/meditation from my sister project, Pneuma. If you’d like to listen to the podcast, visit my website, pneumameditations.com or search Pneuma By Daniel Finneran on any of your favorite podcast streaming platforms. Hello all you beautiful, brilliant, remarkable people, and welcome to this episode of Pneuma. The great sages of the …

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Sun Yourself Like a Cynic

The following is an essay/meditation from my sister project, Pneuma. If you’d like to listen to the podcast, visit pneumameditations.com, or search Pneuma By Daniel Finneran on any of your favorite podcast platforms. Hello all you beautiful people, and welcome to this episode of Pneuma. Before delving into this episode (with which, I should say, …

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Wisdom Is The Mother Of All Good Things. And What Is The Highest Wisdom? To KNOW Yourself

The following is an essay/meditation from my sister project, Pneuma. If you’d like to listen to this meditation as a podcast, please visit my website, pneumameditations.com, or download Pneuma By Daniel Finneran on any of your favorite podcast platforms. Greetings my friends, and welcome to this episode of Pneuma. I’m your host, Daniel Finneran, and …

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A Meditation On Human Nature With Machiavelli And The Buddha

The following is an essay/meditation composed for my sister project, Pneuma. You can visit its website and access its podcast at pneumameditations.com Hello all, and welcome to this episode of Pneuma. I am, as always, your humble host and devoted friend, Daniel Finneran, and I’m glad that you’ve decided to join me today.  The name …

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How to Think about the Sublime and Beautiful: Aesthetics for Everyone

(From my podcast, Pneuma by Daniel Finneran) Hello all, and welcome to this episode of Pneuma. I’m your humble host, Daniel Finneran, and I’m honored to be joined by you today. The subtitle of a recent episode, “Guided Beach Meditation” contained the following three words: the sand, the sea, and the sublime. For a treatment …

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