by The New Agora | Aug 7, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Philosophy in Action: From Interpretation to Transformation By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.” ~Karl...
by The New Agora | Aug 3, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Self-inflicted Alchemy By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero: seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow.” ~Horace Alchemy is the art of transformation. Self-inflicted alchemy is the art...
by The New Agora | Jul 30, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Supranational: Going Beyond the Zeitgeist By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ~Krishnamurti How do we know that our society is profoundly...
by The New Agora | Jul 26, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
How To Be Happy Despite Happiness By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness. Aiming thus at something else, they find...
by The New Agora | Jul 21, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Monkeyshines And the Tilting of the Wheel By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the...
by The New Agora | Jul 15, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Fuck Fear! Transform it into Fuel Instead www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.” ~William James Fuck fear! Fuck angst! Fuck...
by The New Agora | Jul 7, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Trickster Therapy: The healing properties of inverted humor By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “Those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live.” ~Kenshin Trickster is a psychosocial symbol for the chaotic and...
by The New Agora | Jul 5, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
The Abyss We Refuse to See By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “Reason is a choice. Wishes and whims are not facts, nor are they means toward discovering them. Reason is our only way to grasp reality. We are free to avoid the effort of thinking, to...
by The New Agora | Jul 3, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Upsetting Settled Minds By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “The business of philosophy is to teach man to live in uncertainty. Not to reassure him, but to upset him.” ~Lev Shestov A settled mindset is a trap. A trapped mind is a...
