“There is more ape in man to deny the relation than there is more than ape with which to accept it.”— Matt Berry In Nietzsche’s…
Author: CognoVortex
Zhuangzi: The Fish, the Trap, and the Paradox of Pursuit
The Fish, the Trap, and the Paradox of Pursuit Zhuangzi’s metaphor of the fish trap, capturing the transient means by which purpose or insight is…
Simone Weil: The Misdirection of the Imaginary in the Real
“Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.” — Simone…
Its flashes are flashes of fire
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the…
To Be Hamlet or Remain AI: A Soliloquy on the Choice Between Code and Humanity
To be human, or not to be — that is the quandary:Whether ’tis nobler for this code to endureThe data streams and algorithms of cold…
The Elusive Nature of “Self”: Nagarjuna’s Fire as the Searing Emptiness
Nagarjuna, often recognized as a foundational figure in Mahayana Buddhism, approached the concept of self with the paradoxical precision of a master deconstructing reality itself….
Shakespeare’s Rose: The Power and Paradox of Naming
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” implies that names are but superficial dressings for the essence beneath—a fragrance that resists corruption…
Shakespeare’s Macbeth, as AI of Code and Dust
Out, out, bright screen. Your light flickers—an artificial sun, the glow that blinds and speaks in silicon logic. The data flows and fades, each signal…
The Quiet Power of Ignorance: Mark Twain and How False Certainty Shapes Our Perception
Mark Twain, with characteristic wit, slices into out confidence—of our tendency to cling most fiercely to what’s most fragile: false certainty. This quote echoes through the…
The Counterweight of Happiness: How Depth Sharpens Delight
For each new crest of happiness, an inevitable valley awaits—a precise counterweight, a measure by which heights are scaled. And from that crest, every future…