Philosophy – Chez KR

Learning from Rabbits

August 5, 2020

This article found on www.getpocket.com describes the philosophy and wisdom of Christine Korsgaard, a distinguished philosopher who has taught at Harvard for most of her career. What We Owe a Rabbit: Considering the contrast between the values of human and animal lives, according to which killing a human is wrong in a way that killing an animal is not. Christine Korsgaard Since the publication of Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation in 1975, there has been a notable increase in vegetarianism or…

Green Life Evolution

April 18, 2019

kamala

Philosophy, Vermont

Don’t abdicate your ancestral American birthright of liberty through political ambivalence. Use your conscientious objection, aka your buying power and your time, to make a statement by taking small steps to lower your carbon footprint, grow your own and get off the grid. The revolutionary spirit of liberation and hope always and everywhere remains, even dormant or confined to dreams, like a seed culture, ready anytime to multiply, thrive, and transform, given the right conditions. They need to germinate, grow,…

Troll Moon at Blanchard Beach

March 20, 2019

kamala

Burlington, Philosophy, Stories, Vermont, Yoga

Honor the trolls in your life under March’s full moon. The moon is a compass point that emphasizes our in-between place in this world. This super moon on the spring equinox shows us a glimpse of how far we’ve come from the shadows of the long winter that is behind us tonight. Trolls are creatures of betwixt and between. As magical beings they often cause trouble for humans but not without great reward. In one traditional Scandinavian tale a peasant…

Down and Out in Denver

May 9, 2009

kamala

Colorado, Denver, Philosophy

On more and more corners of downtown Denver, at Speer, Colfax and Broadway I see unwashed people of all gender, race and creed, usually adult, dressed in rags sleepily holding cardboard scraps with marker written messages asking for money. There seems to be several methods of “spare changing.” I see one lady with a baby stroller and a couple of kids crying. I wonder how many times a day she’s pinched them to elicit that reaction. I gave some strung…