C.B. Robertson

Quarantine Queasiness

Post author:C.B. Robertson
Post published:March 28, 2020
Post category:Philosophy Psychology
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Today was the first day of Spring for my bike. I had to open the choke with a carabiner (the lever is wedged between the air filters, and is almost…

On Homer (Part 1): What Makes Homer Special?

Post author:C.B. Robertson
Post published:March 27, 2020
Post category:Literature Psychology
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After reading Homer extensively over the past six years, in multiple translations and with the addition of a number of commentaries and analyses, I think it is time to begin…

The Question of Consciousness

Post author:C.B. Robertson
Post published:March 25, 2020
Post category:Psychology Religion
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After studying religion for a while, I have discovered that one useful way of categorizing different varieties of religion is how they answer the question of consciousness. I am not…

A Hypothetical Dialogue

Post author:C.B. Robertson
Post published:March 23, 2020
Post category:Philosophy Politics
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An elderly Italian man hugs a Chinese national in solidarity against racism. He contracted Coronavirus and becomes seriously ill. Examination all but certainly determines that his condition is mortal. In…

Pompeii: An Analysis

Post author:C.B. Robertson
Post published:March 17, 2020
Post category:Music Reviews
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Back in 2013, an extremely underrated pop song hit the radio and never completely left. Since then it has managed to pick up top-ten placements in various countries until as…

On the Coronavirus

Post author:C.B. Robertson
Post published:March 13, 2020
Post category:Health Media
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It seems fitting to be writing about the coronavirus after having gone to a concert on Monday, perhaps the last to be permitted for a while in my county. The…

A Critique of Nietzschean Nobility

Post author:C.B. Robertson
Post published:March 4, 2020
Post category:Philosophy Psychology
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I have to begin this argument with an asterisk. Nietzsche uses the concept of "noble" in different senses, depending upon the work in question. Across all of his works, two…

“Post Physique” and the Return of Ethos

Post author:C.B. Robertson
Post published:February 27, 2020
Post category:Culture Philosophy
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I noticed back in 2017 that ethos has been lacking in modern political dialogue: Aristotle held that there were three aspects of rhetoric: Ethos, what is usually translated as personal…

What is a “Hero?”

Post author:C.B. Robertson
Post published:February 21, 2020
Post category:Philosophy Religion
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"The man's a war-hero." Is he though? We hear men -- and sometimes women -- called "heroes" today. From soldiers to single moms, even the nobody working the nine-to-five grind…

Monty Hall Arrogance

Post author:C.B. Robertson
Post published:February 17, 2020
Post category:Philosophy Psychology
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"What you're going through is a phase." "You'll understand when you get older." Since I was a teenager, I have hated the condescension of the elderly. This post is going…