A Dialogue on Nietzsche’s Depth Psychology

It was September. This week Café metaphysics was to be held at the bar Soren and I use frequent. Sad memories lingered as I walk up the hill to its doors. Daedalus recalled The last time the entire group met there in our discussion on depth psychology in Greek tragedy. Daedalus then looked up in …

An Analysis of Matthew Arnold’s Literature and Science

Percy passed an essay on to Daedalus for him to read, but first he gave the setting in which it was created. Percy told him that it was addressed to the United States in 1883, in reply to Thomas H. Huxley's “Science and Culture," delivered in Birmingham on October 1st, 1880. Huxley was known as …

An Alternate Ending For the Storm and Stress Part 1: Organizing the Chaos Within

That night, while Daniel rested, he was visited by a cloaked man. The man leaned over Daniel and put two fingers on his eyes, and suddenly Daedalus’ mind awakened. Waves of emotions came crashing over him, hitting him hard. The booming, buzzing confusion arrested him. Then the gears in his brain started to move again …

Darwin and the Descent of Man

Darwin and The Descent of Man Charles Darwin (1809-1882) went to the University of Edinburgh and Cambridge like his grandfather Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802). Erasmus became a good enough physician to tend to George III, and his most important scientific work was Zoonomia which explains pathology and hinted at the idea of evolution. While Charles Darwin …

Thomas Reid On Common Sense

Thomas Reid On Common Sense Daniel woke up one Saturday and stretched after he got out of bed, then looked out his small window to see the sun blanketing the green grass below. He quickly got dressed and began his long walk to the café. Normally, he would drive his car, but today was a …