Parrhesia denotes the only Cynic virtue: to realize oneself instead of trying to improve oneself somehow. Relation ship instead of education: Parrhesia is not only a claim to self-realization, but also not wanting to improve other people or the world. Watch out, the do-gooders are…

Trying to lock children out of erotic leads to the sad dirty sex of adults. Learn better how to adore children to Learn Romantic Love. "What do you expect, they're just kids". This was the reaction of my Kenyan girlfriend when I asked her if…

When most people think of virtue, the think -- with Kant -- of a burdensome duty. But the true cynic virtue is joy, the joy of resistance. In the beginning are the objects. They give us pleasure and resist us at the same time. The…

The most dangerous religion in the world is no longer the state. The most dangerous religion in the world is now the growing anti-authoritarian movement. In ancient times, warlords were the greatest threat to human communities. For a long time, it was the churches that…

Anarchy is not a matter of the future, it is a matter of the present. It is not a matter of making demands; it is a matter of how one lives. [Gustav Landauer] "Anarcho-Capitalism", which emerged from right-wing U.S. libertarianism, has little to do with…

There is no such thing as natural shame. According to the Bible, it was the "forbidden fruit" that we would not let go of. But a more obvious interpretation is: we wanted to find the evil in the world. Rather than keep refining modern ethics…

Self-realization is not a luxury. And not a distant goal for vacation or retired life. Do not underestimate the danger of self-betrayal, like most people do. Every little hiding of your self, every pretense, every visit to a dead church, every admiration of a work…

Finally I found the original text of Paul Goodman, which I knew so far only in German translation. ("Prüfstein für das anarchistische Programm"). It comes not! from the May pamphlet published in 1946. But from "Why", June 1946. And was reprinted in "Drawing the line…

Who has more obedience than I masters me [Emerson] Exercising power is violence against the weaker? That's what most people think. But also Devotion, also obedience is an expression of power. Only those who can joyfully surrender to the power of another can also uninhibitedly…

Paul Goodman challenges us beeing a dissident. He died on August 2, exactly 50 years ago. Who thinks of him? I do. But that is not what matters. Self-realization is the only virtue of cynics. But being a dissident, the revaluation of all values, necessarily…