by Joseph A. Hazani January 1, 2015
The American dream. What exactly does that entail? Is it live-in coffins or homes as FDR prescribed it, or is it something much more transcendent than meager human subsistence away from the wretches of the wild? A land of opportunity, and the pursuit of happiness, is much deeper than warmth from the coldness. Yet achieving this happiness is not guaranteed. And here, Eva the....
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by Joseph A. Hazani December 30, 2014
What does revenge tell us about the human condition? There is of course the thirst for justice, which I have defined elsewhere as the preservation of righteousness. Revenge is the willful act then of attempting to restore righteousness. Of wronging a right. And immediately we can see the revenge as an act of objective human action is predicated on subjective human values.....
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by Joseph A. Hazani December 28, 2014
Does being in love with someone mean one loves all the parts or only the best of their significant other? Of course it includes for better and for worse. Yet what happens when the bad and bleak begin to overcrowd and suffocate the good? Is it time to cut and run, or is there a way that the bond can be salvaged? It’s easy these days to not have to make the effort to recover, not....
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