Archive - Fire Philosophy: Nietzsche, Zen, and How to Live

Stephen Batchelor: Buddha, Socrates and Us

Conversation with Stephen Batchelor, Dale Wright, and Krzysztof Piekarski focused on Stephen's new book about the Buddha and Socrates

Jul 11 •

Krzysztof Piekarski

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June 2025

Car Trouble? Or is it Wisdom Trouble?

If you happen to have read two of my recent posts on Fire Philosophy—

Jun 20 •

Dealing with Trouble

Jun 4 •

May 2025

Martin Heidegger Saved My Life: A Conversation with Professor Grant Farred

The return of an old Flame 🔥

May 27 •

Krzysztof Piekarski

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Freedom II: On the Anxious Choice to Choose Oneself

Behold an ancient Zen koan between student and teacher:

May 14 •

Krzysztof Piekarski

Many religious traditions imagine hell as a blazing inferno and moral condemnation as being cast down into this torturous fire.

May 7 •

April 2025

The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality

Fire Philosophy Book Club III

Apr 16 •

Krzysztof Piekarski

From Driverless Cars to Driverless Persons: A Eulogy

Normally, well-socialized people would post a eulogy after a death has occurred, not before.

Apr 9 •

March 2025

Freedom in Human Life: Hints from Nietzsche and Zen

A few weeks ago, with the help of Steve Heine and Malek Moazzam-Doulat, we pondered the music and lyrics of Bob Dylan, asking ourselves in the process…

Mar 26 •

The Spirit of Music III: The Tragic Dionysian and Apollonian Counterbalances

Dale’s essay about Nietzsche and the spirit of music reflected on the ways we must re-learn to listen to music to more skillfully attune to our lives…

Mar 12 •

Krzysztof Piekarski

February 2025

Nietzsche and the Spirt of Music II: What is the Tragic Perspective?

Essaying the foundational principles of The Birth of Tragedy

Feb 23 •

Krzysztof Piekarski

A Complete Unknown: Bob Dylan and the question of Freedom

A Conversation with Steven Heine, author of Bargainin' for Salvation: Bob Dylan, A Zen Master?

Feb 11 •

Krzysztof Piekarski

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