Who cares about love when you can have philosophy instead? What is even better? Philosophy and law. I know it. You know it. Everybody loves it. There you go. Love is in the air and these words as well. Behold, February 14 marks the death of the legal scholar and philosopher Ronald Dworkin who died [...]
Life, Death & Philosophy – René Descartes
“What is love? Oh baby, don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me, no more.” Contrary to all expectation, these undying words were not written by perhaps the most famous French philosopher of all time. Today we are not talking about Haddaway, but René Descartes, who set out on his last journey on the waves of the [...]
Life, Death & Philosophy – Montesquieu
Without him, the world was missing an important piece. His legacy shall never be forgotten. We would live in a quite different world, if not for his contributions to philosophy, political theory and real-world politics. A prolific writer, wonderful essayist and, one could argue, the intellectual father of the United States of America. Today, February [...]
Life, Death & Philosophy – Martin Buber
Some people spend their lives searching for the perfect mocha recipe. Others are destined to create the perfect cup of tea (it is a combination of Assam tea, cloves, cinnamon, pepper and coconut milk, do not look any further). Martin Buber had different things in mind though. Born on the 8th of February in 1878 [...]
I Love Meat – But I Won’t Eat It
I have been thinking about this article for about a year. I really wanted to write it months ago. But it felt a bit dishonest at that point. First, I needed to prove something to myself. I needed to be sure that I’m not just all talk and babble but can walk the walk. A [...]
