The Ontological War

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Entries from May 2007

My Biggest Ontological Mistake

May 26th, 2007 · No Comments

I can’t remember exactly when I first started thinking about ontological questions; it was either when I was 18 or 19.
But when I was about 20 I became consumed with thinking about ontological questions and emotions. For a year or two, the whole experience felt to me as if I were driving along a dark [...]

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Tags: Alienation by Attrition · Bad Alienation · DECREASING DEGREES OF BEING · Defending Alienated Life · INCREASING DEGREES OF BEING · Ontological Fear · Ontological Illness · The Transition

DH Lawrence’s “Something is wrong” Quote

May 24th, 2007 · No Comments

The following excerpt from an autobiographical sketch by DH Lawrence is probably my favorite passage of any I have ever read. Lawrence was sometimes described as “maladjusted,” but what this passage actually shows, at least to the ontologically insightful, is that he was sensitive enough to know that human existence is unacceptably wrong and needs [...]

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Tags: Alienation by Attrition · DECREASING DEGREES OF BEING · Defending Alienated Life · FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE · Good Alienation · INCREASING DEGREES OF BEING · Mental Illness · Ontological Friendship · Ontological Illness · Realself Life · Realself-to-Realself · Socialself Life · Socialself-to-Socialself · The Realself World · The Socialself World