The exchange value of the gift
Nature, with its expressive simplicity, has taught us that exchanges occur as a function of a potential difference…
Philosophy
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So many paths to one destination
Almost an ode. Sustained, at times severe, but always firm Each path leads to a destination. More accurately,…
Lilith: the ego’s greatest sin against self-realization
At the edge of the night that gives the ego dominion over the senses, among the shadows that…
The wish cage
I pose a question: admitting the validity of Lacan’s belief that man is “immersed” from the moment of…
Update: New poem “Crowd”
I have just added a new poem titled “Crowd,” whose inspirational theme stems from observing the everyday life…
When music courts poetry: the (un)betrothed
Is there a relationship between music and poetry? Indeed, this is a somewhat partisan question and can be…
Risk and freedom
That risk and freedom had some degree of kinship is consciously or unconsciously known to most people. Risk…
The non-freedom of being free
Freedom is like a backpack given to the wanderer who sets out along an unknown path: it is…
Poetic punctuation: music and Ungaretti’s hermeticism
“It is my heart the most torn country.” (G. Ungaretti) Why is it unimaginable to have music without…
How are you? I ask you, but you don’t tell me….
I happened to reflect on the common usage of the “How are you?” Is this a greeting? Of…