PinnedLancelot KirbyThe Tragic FlawThe events in Israel on October 7th, 2023, were indeed a tragedy. The culmination of a tragedy happens in a moment, but in that moment, it…Apr 8Apr 8
Lancelot KirbyGaius Blossius and The City of the SunAmong all the great schools of ancient philosophy, the Stoics were unique in arguing that all men under the shared sky were brothers…Jan 18Jan 18
Lancelot KirbyBetween a Buffoon and a Bore“It’s just a joke.” The insipid defense of every comedian who failed to raise a laugh and chose to find fault with their audience rather…Nov 20, 2020Nov 20, 2020
Lancelot KirbyinPoetry in FormSubmissionA Father To His Infant Son At The Fall of RomeAug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Lancelot KirbyPlaying God: The Rise of the Actor and the Decline of Tragic ArtIn The Birth of Tragedy, Friedrich Nietzsche argues that through his protégé Euripides, Socrates had injected into Greek tragedy the seed…Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020
Lancelot KirbyTruth and ConsequencesAmong the greatest dangers to the freedom of thought is not the bonfires of tyrants, nor the sharp strokes of the censor's pen, but the…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020
Lancelot KirbyDefinition of an UnprofessionalAlmost to sanctify self-interest it seems, was Protestantism born. The philosopher and economist Max Weber argued that the justification…Jun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020
