Spinoza's Hatchet For the sole perfection and the final end of a slave and of a tool is this, that they duly fulfill the task imposed on...

In Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus are both sons of Zeus. Apollo is the god of reason, light and order, while Dionysus is the god of wine, intoxication and ritual madness. Many philosophers and writers have invoked the Apollonian and Dionysian. Nietzsche, of course, employed the concept in The Birth of Tragedy . In the literary and philosophical sense, the Apollonian represents individuality and celebrates creativity through reason and logic. The Dionysian appeals to th

Flat poetics is derived from a recent development in metaphysical philosophy called object-oriented philosophy, also known as...