This eclectic blog of ideas is written by Colin Patrick Barth, also known elsewhere as Phoenix.
I write philosophical fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. I write books, e-books, essays, and articles that include social criticism and constructive dissent, psychology and personal transformation.
I am an original philosopher in the Nietzschean tradition:
- Philosophy as both art and science
- Philosophy to promote the examined life and challenge people to rethink
- Philosophy in the cause of fulfilling life’s potential greatness
My reason for the name Wisdom Dancer is described in this essay:
The dance is a fine metaphor for wisdom—to choose the closest word—and the only way to “attain” that is to do it, and practice it. Wisdom is a dynamic, interpretive, and flexible process of holding multiple poses in a flow, not a single position one can attain and hold. Wisdom is not contained in any one method, and it is certainly not a thing or quantum. The dance of wisdom is praxis as opposed to theory; it needs rhythm, and a lightness.
