The essence of ensemble is Harmonie, that is "Harmony." This idea of harmony came from the "harmony" of ancient Greece. Around the founding of the Christian Church: "God created a world founded on perfect harmony." The fundamental principles of that harmony were related mathematically. Because of that, by investigating the relationships between ( Read more... )

David Hume, q.v., the A∴A∴ reading list, doubts everything. He doubts reason, which I think is backed up by AL’s statement that “there is a factor infinite & unknown.” He explains that people are emotional creatures who use reason to justify their decisions after the fact. This inverts modernity’s assertion of Reason as a guiding principle.

The simple fact that things in our reality are greater than the sum of their parts constitutes proof of the divine. If we take all of the elements that comprise a rose, in proper proportion, and mixed them together, we would not have a rose. I don’t pretend that I understand the agency behind this anti-entropic force, but I can see it reflected in ( Read more... )

What the great learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.

The point where to rest being known, the object of pursuit is then determined; and, that being determined, a calm unperturbedness may be attained to. To that calmness there will succeed a tranquil repose. In that ( Read more... )

A woman of race does not desire to be a “companion” or a “lover,” but a mother; and not the mother of one child, to serve as a toy and distraction, but of many: the instinct of a strong race speaks in the pride that large families inspire, in the feeling that barrenness is the hardest curse that can befall a woman and through her the race. Out of ( Read more... )

Here are what I believe to be all links for the spate of articles on Carl Schmitt from Alternative Right.

Weimar: State of Exception
The Concept of the Political
The End of the Weimar Republic
A Dangerous Man

A Note on Sources on Schmitt

The Following is the paper I submitted for my Philosophy 195 (PHL195: Critical Thinking and the Occult) class. The Paper received an A. I credit Keith418 for the many discussions on this topic which occurred in his journal. My instructor commented that if this test were implemented, no matter how poorly (i.e. in regards to scientific rigor) it would go far ( Read more... )

This is amusing, it is a Pokemon battle featuring Obama, McCain and Hilary.


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1. Accept everything just the way it is.
2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.

Confucianism (儒家) is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius.
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The basic teachings of Confucianism stress the importance of education for moral development of the individual so that the state can be governed by moral virtue rather than by the use of coercive laws.
Confucius ( Read more... )