In his novel The Brothers Karamazov, written in 1879, Fiódor Dostoiévski tells us the story of three brothers (who later discover themselves four), children of the same father, but from different marriages. The father, Fiodor Karamazov, a character of quite questionable character, even though relatively well established, spends his life ascending economically and socially through […]
Virtues to face procrastination in quarantine: temperance and prudence
“I just think it (the dragon) just wanted to be noticed” – said Billy (KENT, 1975). How to deal with procrastination that can emerge from the challenges of quarantine? To answer this question, this article presents Aristotelian virtues. In particular, this text focus on two of them: temperance and prudence. We seek to understand whether […]
13 ways to show others that you do not care what is being said
These days I was listening to a lecture by Kris Vallotton, in the United States, which caught my attention. I realized how much we do this in the way we communicate. Imagine what I am going to describe next, at home, interacting with your children, your wife, your husband or even a friend. Communication is […]
To do well, it’s necessary time
One of the determinants in the ordering of human life is time. About everything we do we are in the habit of asking ourselves if we will have time to perform a certain action, or if at that particular moment, it will be useful to us. Because it is such a diluted aspect in our […]
Lies and underdevelopment
The Spanish philosopher Leonardo Polo (1926-2013) stated in his book Ética: Hacia una versión moderna de los temas clásicos (Eunsa, 2018) that “destroying language is making human cooperation impossible and therefore hindering the development and organization of human work. And he continues: “I often say that underdevelopment is not a consequence of incapacity; underdevelopment is […]
Rivality in soft drinks: to sell, anything goes?
For most ordinary citizens today, Pepsi is nothing more than a “plan B” soda for occasions when there is no bottle of Coca-Cola available. But it wasn’t always like that. In the 1980s, the two brands fought a fierce battle for consumer preference, which peaked with Pepsi’s hiring of Michael Jackson to star in the […]
Prudence in Thomas Aquinas
When referring to prudence, Aquinas did not refer to the same meaning as today we give the word, as a simple synonymous of wariness and precaution. However, there is some remnant of the idea of prudentia in modern prudence. The prudent for Thomas is the one who “envisions the possibilities that can occur in the contingent situations,” but it don´t stays only […]
The utility of staying at home
For much of 2020, we have stayed at home, even if we do not wish. The pandemic that hit the world showed the government’s inability in dealing with serious public health problems, and individual behavior has become the main way to prevent the situation from worsening. When it comes to individual behaviors, then, ethical issues […]
Gratitude and freedom as a philosophy of life
Today’s reflection is the result of an approach from Lawrence W. Reed’s book: “How to prepare for a liberal economy”. This reflection does not address aspects of the liberal economy but uses some of the arguments that the author mentions for the liberal economy: gratitude, freedom and life philosophy. It seems to me that we […]
“The Asphalt get us rough”: Flow state in Outdoor Adventure Sports
Recently the researchers of the group Lucas C. Carneiro, Bruno C. Castro, and Gabriel M. Faria developed a study about the flow phenomenon in sailing and mountaineering practitioners. The flow is known when we feel immersed in a task, present, fully connected. The researchers went to verify how it occurs in outdoor adventure sports. Among […]