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Schopenhauer and Tranquillity
The following is a lecture given at Manchester Metropolitan University in December 2023, written for the Level 4 unit Introduction to Modern Philosophy. CONTENT WARNING: The following post contains themes of suicide which some readers may find distressing. If these themes affect you in any way, you will find details of support services at the…
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Death and Becoming
The following was delivered at the Deleuze and Political Philosophy Workshop held by the Philosophical Studies Department at Newcastle University on October, 2023. Becoming is a difficult concept to define for Deleuze as its meaning can differ depending on the way it is being used. We can best understand the concept of becoming when we…
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Narcissus and Thanatos
The following is a conference paper delivered at the British Phenomenological Society Annual Conference 2023 at Manchester Metropolitan University on August 2023. Introduction In this paper I am primarily concerned with how Gilles Deleuze’s Difference and Repetition can give us an insight into the structures forming a “lived experience” and how we might challenge what…
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Death and Change
In his poem De Rerum Natura, Lucretius describes the nature of things from the perspective of Epicureanism. As well as providing us with reasons not to fear death, Lucretius also gives a fascinating account of how death is involved in much of our daily lives. A Material World Lucretius’ work is naturalistic, exploring the nature…
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Suicide and Freedom
The Stoic philosopher Seneca argued that suicide is a reasonable means for liberating oneself from an otherwise inescapable and unbearable life.[i] In the pursuit of mental tranquillity (ataraxia), death can end dysphoria. Suicide is a powerful control we have over our freedom. But how much control do we really have over our death? If suicide entails…
Death and Happiness
Exploring the philosophies surrounding death, life, happiness and suffering.
Death and Happiness 