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A Dialogue on Ethics, Death, Responsibility, and Neuroscience

Posted on January 31, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Socrates: If the mind or soul precedes the body, Platohagel, then our first question must be this: How ought one to live under such an arrangement? For ethics always follows ontology. I. Ethics Reconsidered Socrates: If the soul is primary … Continue reading →

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A Dialogue on Ek-sesthai — Standing Outside Oneself

Posted on January 31, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Socrates: When you invoke ek-sesthai, Platohagel, what do you take it to mean? Platohagel: To stand outside oneself—to be displaced from the ordinary center of identity. Socrates: Good. And note carefully: this “outside” is not madness by necessity. It is … Continue reading →

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Eskesthai(Ek-sesthai) to Ekstasis

Posted on January 31, 2026 by PlatoHagel

The Ethical Risk of Ek-sesthai Socrates: But now we must be careful. Not all standing-outside is truthful. There is: ek-sesthai toward meaning, and ek-sesthai toward dissolution. Jung warned of this sharply. When the ego abdicates without integration, archetypes possess rather than … Continue reading →

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