The cover of Ten Thousand Fists, by Greg Capullo. "Judgements, value judgments concerning life, for or against, can in the last resort never be true: they possess value only as symptoms, they come into consideration only as symptoms - in themselves such judgements are stupidities." -Nietzsche Ten Thousand Fists is the third studio album by … Continue reading Ten Thousand Fists
Category: Philosophy
On Moral Ends
On Moral Ends by Marcus Tullius Cicero Cambridge University Press (16 August 2001) Amazon I make an effort to read On Moral Ends every year, or at least revisit sections of it now and then. A treatise on ethics, and one of the most important texts in ancient philosophy by one of Rome's greatest minds. … Continue reading On Moral Ends
What I Think About When I Think About Korn
Jonathan Davis and Brian Welch at Carolina Rebellion, May 5, 2012. Image by Chad Martel Photography. The first Korn album I listened to was Follow the Leader. I had just turned twelve, and the band were at the height of their popularity, thanks to the success of hit singles "Got the Life" and "Freak on … Continue reading What I Think About When I Think About Korn
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat by Rene Girard (translated by Yvonne Freccero) John Hopkins University Press (15 August 1989) Amazon link The Scapegoat is Rene Girard's study of collective violence, comparing persecution texts -- written from the perspective of the persecutors -- with ancient mythology. The ideas presented don't fit easily into any academic niche, which might be … Continue reading The Scapegoat
Lawrence Deveney 