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A Schaefferian Reading of What Nietzsche Really Said: What Francis Schaeffer Would Say

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Awry Stoic

This essay will analyze Nietzsche comparing his words and actions similar to these words of the authors of this book: “As Nietzsche says, what a philosopher does is ultimately more important than—and indeed the test of—what he says.”[1] Thought affects … Continue reading →

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The Abolition of Superman According to Jordan Peterson Applied Part 2: Leaping into Faith and the Nature of Hope: Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Schaeffer, and Man of Steel

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Awry Stoic

Existentialism Friedrich Nietzsche, Søren Kierkegaard, Francis Schaeffer, and Jordan Peterson use and define the concepts of nihilism and existentialism differently. Nietzsche and Kierkegaard’s writing are confusing and have wildly differing interpretations. As a result, this is essay will mirror that … Continue reading →

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Weightier Things

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Awry Stoic

Plato’s Cave and Christ’s Spirit Continue reading →

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Regarding the Coming Neopsychedelic VR Wholesome Age Part 2: Echoes of Wittgenstein and Foreshadows of Terminator in Postman’s Technopoly

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Awry Stoic

In Postman’s view, technology precedes epistemology. In Schaeffer’s view, epistemology precedes technology. Continue reading →

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Plotinus The Platonist

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Awry Stoic

Though some may say otherwise, Plotinus is a legitimate Platonist. This can be proved through the following three evidences: (1) Both Plato and Plotinus used a hierarchy of being that was essential to their systems. (2) Both Plato and Plotinus … Continue reading →

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Why C. S. Lewis Would Pay Attention to Comic Books; or, Why C. S. Lewis Would not hold Matt Murdock and Comic Books in Contempt; Suffering

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Awry Stoic

C. S. Lewis’s warning against genreic snobbery Continue reading →

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Anno, Lewis, The Abolition of Man, and Neon Genesis Evangelion

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Awry Stoic

Neon Genesis Evangelion is the anime version of The Abolition of Man. Continue reading →

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Robert C. Roberts and the Maggots of Passion

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Awry Stoic

Why is the stereotype that drill sergeants call new recruits, maggots? Because it strips them down to build them up again. The early maggot gets the flesh. Roberts in effect claims that it is wrong for Christian to think that … Continue reading →

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Contempt of the Body in Plato’s Phaedo

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Awry Stoic

In the Phaedo dialogue, Socrates shows great contempt of the body. He also sees pain and pleasure as two sides of the same coin, because one follows the other (52). Unlike in Plato’s Apology, the Socrates in Plato’s Phaedo is … Continue reading →

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Homura Did Something Wrong Part II: Plato’s Republic and The Four Loves

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Awry Stoic

This essay was written as a response to the above video. I will begin by outlining some themes regarding the psychology and values of Sayaka, Madoka, and Homura before moving onto how I think the concept movie will address these … Continue reading →

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