Archive - Commonplace Philosophy

Heaven’s commoner is humanity’s gentleman; humanity’s gentleman is heaven’s commoner

Zhuangzi, Books 5-7

4 hrs ago •

Jared Henderson

Zhuangzi - Inner Books

Meeting Recording 8/17

10 hrs ago •

Jared Henderson

Zoom link for tonight's Zhuangzi discussion!

24 hrs ago •

Jared Henderson

You still have a tangled-up, overgrown mind, don’t you?

Zhuangzi, Books 1-4

Aug 11 •

Jared Henderson

Zhuangzi, Montaigne, Phones in Class, Jubilee Bloodsport, a Trip to DC

The Weekly Update, August 10

Aug 10 •

Jared Henderson

Montaigne's Maxims

Do you have maxims worth painting on your walls?

Aug 8 •

Jared Henderson

Getting Ready for Zhuangzi

A slightly different weekly update

Aug 3 •

Jared Henderson

July 2025

The Weekly Update | July 27, 2025

We have overcome the dreaded Event

Jul 27 •

Jared Henderson

If you don't build it, no one will come

Universities are difficult to build and expensive to maintain, but we'll miss them when they're gone.

Jul 25 •

Jared Henderson

Asceticism of the Mind

‘Since the purpose of the mind in Evagrius’s eschatological scheme is cognition, distraction becomes the primary obstacle for attaining this goal.’

Jul 23 •

Jared Henderson

The Weekly Update | July 20, 2025

Disaster Strikes

Jul 20 •

Jared Henderson

'Why should I not admit it?' | The Remains of the Day, Chapters 6 & 7

All he can do is fall back on his old ways

Jul 14 •

Jared Henderson

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