Below is an essay from the Glenn Campbell's 1-page essay series (2008-2010, 2018-?). Available as a graphic, PDF file and blog entry at links below.
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Glenn Campbell's One-Page Philosophy Essays

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Below are one-page essays written between May 2008 and April 2010, then restarting in December 2018.

Cancer was Fun! (BadDalaiLama Monograph #184, 2 Jan 2019) by Glenn Campbell Imaginary Wealth: The Root of Every Economic Crash (Monograph #183, 15 Dec 2018) Our Borderline President and my Ex-Wife (Monograph #182, 12 Dec 2018) The Hypocrisy of Thoughts and Prayers (Monograph #181, 6 Dec 2018) Get Ready for the Coming Permanent Recession (Monograph #180, 1 Dec 2018) Truth and the Art of Photography (Issue #69/179, 4/1/10) The Secret of Great Performances (Issue #68/178, 3/3/10) Curiosity: The Hallmark of Intellect (Issue #67, 3/1/10) Life is Logarithmic!... Not Linear (Issue #66, 2/27/10) Truth and the Art of Photography (Issue #69, 4/1/10) Taking Control: The key to solving your problems is usually in your mind (Issue #65, 2/23/10) The Meaning of Life Explained at Last! (Issue #64, 2/18/10) Truth, Lies & Discretion (Issue #63, 2/15/10) Fundamentals of Mental Nutrition (Issue #62, 2/3/10) The Dilemma of the Public Restroom: A Microcosm of Social Policy (Issue #61, 2/1/10) The Burden of Choice: More Options Aren't Necessarily at Good Thing (Issue #60, 12/21/09) The Limits of Charity (Issue #59, 12/14/09) Russian Roulette: Childbirth... (Issue #58, 12/1/09) The Tragic Burden of Stuff (Issue #57, 11/13/09) Boundaries: Your Defense Against Chaos (Issue #56, 10/30/09) Puffery! The Legal Way to Lie! (Issue #55, 10/15/09) The Fallacy of 'Commitment' (Issue #54, 10/8/09) Why Do You Believe? (Issue #53, 10/3/09) The Shamanism of Luxury (Issue #52, 9/5/09) In Defense of Stereotypes (Issue #51, 8/18/09) The Tragedy of Success (Issue #50, 7/13/09) The Handicap Principle (Issue #49, 6/14/09) Escape from Narcissism (Issue #48, 6/8/09) Dark Star Duet: A Model of Dysfunctional Marriage (Issue #47, 5/9/09) The Fallacy of Justice (Issue #46, 5/6/09) Work Sucks! (Issue #45, 5/4/09) The Secret of Eternal Youth (Issue #44, 5/3/09) No Pain, No Gain -- Not True! (Issue #43, 5/1/09) In Defense of Placebos (Issue #42, 4/30/09) Friend me if you wish... (Issue #41, 4/25/09) The Responsibilities of the Victim (Issue #40, 4/24/09) The Tyranny of Law (Issue #39, 4/23/09) Triage: Doing what you can with what you have (Issue #38, 4/16/09) Accept Life! It's the only game in town (Issue #37, 4/15/09) Taste Inflation: Why We Can Never Have Enough (Issue #36, 4/13/09) Quality vs. Crap: The Enduring Struggle of Life (Issue #35, 4/8/09) Compromises: In a crisis, are you willing to make them? (Issue #34, 3/21/09) Dorothy and the Ruby Slippers (Issue #33, 3/12/09) FIGHT THE EVIL of the Capitalist Commercial Agenda (Issue #32, 3/5/09) The Destructive Power of Puppies (Issue #31, 3/1/09) The Setup: Every life is based on lies. What are yours? (Issue #30, 2/28/09) Theory meets Reality and CRASH! (Issue #29, 2/1/09) Tabula Rasa: The Virtues of Nothingness (Issue #28, 1/29/09) Playing God (Issue #27, 1/25/09) Paranoia: Our Enemy Within (Issue #26, 1/24/09) Walking Gently on this Earth (Issue #25, 1/22/09) Surviving the Great Forest Fire (Issue #24, 1/20/09) The Paradox of Protection (Issue #23, 1/9/09) Words Don't Work (Issue #22, 1/3/09) God Finally Smites Vegas (Issue #21, 12/18/08) Kill the Experts! (Issue #20, 11/21/08) What You Need. What You Don't. (Issue #19, 11/5/08) Love and Enabling (Issue #18, 10/28/08) So You're Having an Existential Crisis -- Welcome to the Club! (Issue #17, 7/22/08) Mindless Entertainment Wasting Our Planet (Issue #16, 7/21/08) Bottom Up! -- Our Patented Personal Success System (Issue #15, 6/21/08) Hubris - The Tragic Disease of Success (Issue #14, 6/18/08) Consumer Crap and Why it Happens (Issue #13, 6/13/08) KAPU! - A Sensible Reform to American Law (Issue #12, 6/12/08) Invastion of the Mind Parasites (Issue #11, 6/11/08) Male Sports Addiction: A Clinical Profile (Issue #10, 6/10/08) Death by Sarcasm (Issue #9, 6/9/08) The Tragedy of Success (Issue #8, 6/8/08) Preening and Nesting Behavior of the Human Female (Issue #7, 6/7/08) REALITY SUCKS - Get Used to It! (Issue #6, 6/6/08) The Problem of Creeping Commitment (Issue #5, 6/1/08) Teenage Insanity Explained at Last! (Issue #4, 5/31/08) SEX FRAUD (Issue #3, 5/30/08) BAN GAY MARRIAGE (heterosexual marriage, too!) (Issue #2, 5/28/08) Miracle Elixir Discovered in Spain (Issue #1, 5/26/08)

OLD LINKS: Also see the Video Index Page for philosophy videos and the KilroyCafe Blog for recent essays. Also see the Overview of Glenn's Philosophy.

Below are a few of my philosophy videos. For more see my Video Index


#14: In Defense of Secrecy
Lowell, Mass., 12/12/2010
#13: In the Footsteps of Thoreau
Concord, Mass., 12/11/2010
#12: People can change but...
Bedford, Mass., 12/10/2010
Intervening Videos

#5: Understanding Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, 11/13/2010
#4: The Meaning of Life Revealed
From Miami Beach, 11/11/2010
#3: Triage
From Miami Beach, 11/10/2010

#2: You Can't Change Personality
From Miami Beach, 11/9/2010
#1: The Law of Diminishing Returns
From Miami Beach, 11/7/2010
#0: Explaining the Fall of Rome
From Rome, Italy, 5/29/2010

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