

Epitaph for Girlhood
A small entrance was all that it took Quickly and dim went the workings of mother and son. Sending dust off into spirals heaven-bound...
Matthew Baker
Oct 23, 20201 min read


Silence, Solitude, and Self-Denial
“At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouched by sin and by illusion, a point of pure truth, a point or spark...
Matthew Baker
Oct 22, 20204 min read


Pedagogy of Hope
It has been noted that in the age of global capitalism virtually everything is for sale. Nothing lies outside the reach of the market....
Matthew Baker
Oct 22, 20203 min read


The Madman
In the popular 1984 film The Neverending Story, the protagonist, a young boy of around twelve years of age named Bastian is chased by a...
Matthew Baker
Oct 22, 20205 min read


The Father in Dostoyevsky’s Notes from the Underground
“We feel free because we lack the very language to articulate our unfreedom.”- Slavoj Žižek. Having recently read through Dostoyevsky's...
Matthew Baker
Sep 23, 20204 min read


Nietzsche's Dionysian Divinity
There is a common, all too common understanding of Nietzsche as an atheist. To be fair, this appraisal shouldn't be all that surprising...
Matthew Baker
Sep 23, 20203 min read
