Emil Cioran, born in 1911 in Romania, was a prominent philosopher whose works were deeply rooted in existentialism. Cioran's unique perspective on human existence, filled with an overwhelming sense of pessimism and despair, gained him both admiration and controversy.
I. Early Life and Intellectual Development
Emil Cioran's formative years...
Following on from this issue which was surprisngly raised in last Sunday's Observer, I suggest getting groups together around Dorset to discuss our problems which are ignored and completely misunderstood by the country especially the south east corner. The south west generally continues to suffer inflated house prices and...
You ask how I manage "to stay involved and remain seemingly happy and adjusted to this awful world where the efforts of caring people pale in comparison to those who have power?" It's easy. First, don't let "those who have power" intimidate you. No matter how much power they...
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A new app has been created aimed at encouraging people to visit independent pubs instead of their nearest branch of JD Wetherspoon.
'Neverspoons' has been made by two Manchester-based web developers who have been unimpressed with the major pub group's actions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to Edinburgh Live Wetherspoons has become persona non...
Imagine a careers guidance representative in a Primary School. CG. Hello. What’s your name? Boy. Timothy CG. Do you like school Tim? Tim. It’s alright. CG What are the best bits? Tim. Playing with my friends in the playground. CG. What about learning with your teacher? Tim. Boring. CG....
Co-operatives should be about co-operation not hierarchy, says Bob Cannell, formerly of Suma workers co-operative. How can co-ops create alternatives to hierarchical management structures?
Many people treat hierarchical authority as something as natural as breathing and deride those who dream and practise ways of living and doing business ‘sans’ hierarchy. I am one of...
The following is a symptom of anger. Anger on the out looking in. It is the reality for some but not for others. It derives from a sense of powerlessness. An inability to get the many to embrace enlightenment over darkness. The failure to persuade others to cast aside...
In late February and early March 1991, during the first Gulf War, U.S. forces bombed, shelled, and otherwise set fire to thousands of young Iraqi men who were trying to flee Kuwait. There were a series of such incidents—the “Highway of Death,” “Highway 8,” the “Battle of Rumaila”—in which...
Recently the South Dorset Green Party Parliamentary candidate, Jane Burnet, led a group handing out leaflets to rail travellers to win more support for the already popular campaign to bring the railways back into public ownership. This was part of the national fair–fares day of action organised by a...
