Kurt KeefnerApr 24 minWritings About MusicTwenty-five years of writing about music! A selection of 17 essays and reviews of music from all over the world.
Kurt KeefnerMar 166 min“Self-Esteem” and NarcissismIs the Objectivist concept of self-esteem partly to blame for the current wave of narcissism?
Kurt KeefnerDec 1, 202319 minI am Present in the World"Presence" is the intense experience of self and world--the poetry of existence, divinity in a godless but living universe.
Kurt KeefnerNov 23, 20237 minIt's Just Common SenseCommon sense is a surpisingly slippery concept. Here is my attempt to pin it down.
Kurt KeefnerNov 15, 20232 minTalk => Talk => TalkWe usually know what we're going to say before we say it. It's not so obvious how that works..
Kurt KeefnerNov 11, 202346 minOne Person, IndivisibleA person is not a soul/mind/brain + a body but a vital unitary being. This is the theory of personal holism.
Kurt KeefnerOct 28, 202314 minThe Perfection of DesireHow values begin with the felt needs of childhood and can be realized through the growth and application of philosophy.
Kurt KeefnerApr 5, 202310 minCall Me Deacon BluesSteely Dan's song "Deacon Blues" tells the paradoxical story of how an inauthentic man finds liberation. How much is that everybody's story?