BlogHide Resteemsdgshepard (25)in philosophy • 7 years agoEx nihilo nihil fit (Nothing from nothing)It is a delusion that something can come out of nothing: a powerful, ancient delusion that has ruined countless gamblers and eats at the fabric of all human destiny. Every human being is the…dgshepard (25)in philosophy • 7 years agoPhilosopher's virtuesIn no form of experience do reason and feeling operate independently. In order to form an understanding of something, reason and feeling are combined by the imagination. However, the ‘methods’ of…dgshepard (25)in philosophy • 7 years agoThe truthfulness of SocratesSocrates is an enigma. Like Jesus of Nazareth he never wrote a thing of his own. In such cases it is always advisable to draw on gloves; we cannot know who we are really dealing with and in…dgshepard (25)in philosophy • 7 years agoAble to waitDoes the caterpillar envy the butterfly and ponder how he might change and improve himself to be more like a butterfly? The greatness of Ajax is plain to see. His valor and fearsome strength in…