Boredom is the greatest evil, amusement the greatest good. -J.P. Moreland I  With technological change comes cultural change. In many ways, the only constant in today’s culture is the expectation of change and further technological development. Music is not immune to such transitions. The question that must be posed is whether or not the ramifications …

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I recently started reading a 700-plus page biography of one of my favorite philosophers, Soren Kierkegaard. Such a task is daunting and reading this book will surely be time-consuming. Yet, such a book is necessary and sufficient for gaining knowledge on not only Kierkegaard himself, but also for shedding more light upon his works and …

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Michael D. Stark Student of Philosophy at Denver Seminary I have recently finished Soren Kierkegaard’s seminal tract, The Present Age. While Kierkegaard discusses a variety of subjects in this short book, none of which ought be overlooked, one that specifically remains pertinent for our present age is his exposition on talkativeness, or, in a more …

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