Philosophy 101

9 ways to cut down on meeting time

Anja — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:36:33 +0000

Meetings take up a lot of the typical manager’s time. “The average number of meetings more than doubled in the second half of the 20th Century and time spent in them just keeps growing” (Management-Issues.com, 2007). Not only that, meetings often waste resources, as employees could be using the time they spend in meetings toward [...]

Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Anja — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:01:00 +0000

Today, I celebrate my birthday. Well, not really. I should call it my re-birthday. You see, I grew up in East Berlin, and today twenty years have passed since the Fall of the Berlin Wall. I was 8 years old, living in Moscow on that day. Little did I know that it would not only [...]

9 ways to deal with chronic pain

Anja — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:25:18 +0000

The American Chronic Pain Association reports that somewhere between 2 and 40 percent of adults suffer from chronic pain. According to a study by the National Institute of Health, “low back pain [is] the most common (27%), followed by severe headache or migraine pain (15%), neck pain (15%) and facial ache or pain (4%)” (American [...]

Capitalism and the poor

Anja — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:53:50 +0000

In her book Where We Stand: Class Matters, bell hooks claims to show how class intertwines with race and gender to exacerbate the economic and psychological plight of the poor. Yet, it’s riddled with worn-out clichés, myths, unsubstantiated claims, and downright falsehoods. Before I launch into my criticisms, I want to point out that I [...]

My article in The New Individualist

Anja — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:02:15 +0000

The New Individualist published my review of Quee Nelson’ book The Slightest Philosophy.

Bailouts are immoral

Anja — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:47:19 +0000

(Let us set aside the many ways in which goverment interference, through onerous regulations, stifles the profit making ability of businesses.) The essential argument to make against business bailouts is this: Bailing out enterprises like GM means forcing the consumer, i.e. the tax payer, to pay money to GM without receiving anything in return. The [...]

Against the Children

Anja — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:28:42 +0000

Two very chilling items from the environmentalist camp Down Under, proving that environmentalism ultimately seeks to sacrifice humans for the sake of nature: An obstetrics (!) professor writes in the Medical Journal of Australia: Of course, there is an even more potent strategy humans should adopt to modify climate change through their own activities — [...]

Whole wheat pastrami wrap

Anja — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:03:32 +0000

Delicious and healthy wraps are quick and easy to make. Here is the recipe for my whole wheat pastrami wrap. 1 Mission 96% Fat Free “Heart Healthy” Whole Wheat Tortilla 1 serving Hillshire Deli Select 97% Fat Free Pastrami German Spicy Brown Mustard 1/2 slice of Sargento Deli Style Colby-Jack Cheese (cheddar or pepper jack [...]

Enjoying Fiction

Anja — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:17:06 +0000

Ask A Philosopher has received its first question. Yeah!: I enjoy reading novels, but I have often wondered, what is the purpose of reading fiction? Yes, in general it is because it gives people enjoyment, but why? This is a great question and I do have some general thoughts that might be helpful in answering [...]

New Feature! Ask A Philosopher

Anja — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:22:34 +0000

In an effort to overcome my writer’s block and create more content, I have added a new feature to my site. Do you you have a question, an issue or a problem that you, my treasured readers, would like me to discuss? Fear not, submit them, and a philosopher (that’s me) will come to the [...]