Where only the law of the jungle exists, it makes perfect sense to enslave, kill and exploit in order to ensure that you, as an organism, thrive. But is that the best that humankindMore…
Ours is an age of anxiety. As the twentieth century physician, Lewis Tomas, wrote in his book The Medusa and the Snail, 1979: “We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth’s creatures, the worrying […]
I don’t know whether you remember the American Rock band Imagine Dragons? The band gained notoriety in 2012 when it shot to fame with its debut album Night Visions. It sold over 2 million copies […]
It may be a little unsettling but the fact remains: a chimpanzee and a human being have 98.8 per cent of their DNA in common. We are very close cousins, biologically speaking—but we […]
I could live anywhere in the world… if it weren’t for Second Valley. You see: it’s spoilt me for living anywhere else. Now: before I tell you any more, I have to insist […]
In today’s psyche, happiness, as it pertains to me, not you, seems to be the measure of what is “good.” This is the Epicurean philosophy of twenty-one hundred years ago. The new ethic […]