This essay is abstracted from my lectures on the Epic of Gilgamesh, an audio recording is available below through the YT video: The episode of Gilgamesh and Enkidu slaying Humbaba is one of the more memorable (if not the most memorable) story contained in the epic. It is also a story that any student … Continue reading The Philosophy of the Epic of Gilgamesh, 3: The Conquest of Nature and the “Plant of Life”
Mythology
The Philosophy of the Epic of Gilgamesh, 2: Enkidu and the Cult of Sex and Civilization
This essay is abstracted from my lectures on the Epic of Gilgamesh, an audio recording is available below through the YT video: The most memorable character of the Epic of Gilgamesh is probably Enkidu, the wild-man created by the god Aruru to rival and challenge Gilgamesh but who befriends Gilgamesh and whose death causes … Continue reading The Philosophy of the Epic of Gilgamesh, 2: Enkidu and the Cult of Sex and Civilization
The Philosophy of the Epic of Gilgamesh, 1: Gilgamesh and the Hegelian “Hero”
This essay is abstracted from my lectures on the Epic of Gilgamesh, an audio recording is available below through the YT video: The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest work of extant literature in the world as of 2018. The text was discovered in the nineteenth century and patched together into a working piece … Continue reading The Philosophy of the Epic of Gilgamesh, 1: Gilgamesh and the Hegelian “Hero”
The Psyche of the Alt-Right: Freud, Myth, and Philosophy
For most people the Alt-Right is a pejorative term wielded by leftists and the liberal establishment who then label their opponents with it with anti-polite society connotations. The Alt-Right is racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic, sexist, in order to bypass any substantial or concrete engagement with the Alt-Right. Even alternative “conservative” media misrepresents the Alt-Right, like what … Continue reading The Psyche of the Alt-Right: Freud, Myth, and Philosophy
