Is purpose a decision or a discovery?

We would all like to have a sense of purpose in our lives that drives us forward regardless of the obstacles in our path. But is our life purpose a decision or a discovery? Many of us are drawn to the notion of a singular, overriding passion.

02.2025 | Kibo Ngowi

What’s the Use of Philosophy?

Sometime when I was in varsity, I was having a conversation with a friend and though I can’t quite recall the gist of the conversation I do distinctly remember one moment.

03.2023 | Kibo Ngowi

Moral Money Series: Christianity

“Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts, suffering follows – like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox.

09.2020 | Peter van der Walt

Moral Money Series: Christianity

The problem in examining ‘Christianity’ – as with most religions – is that when you use the term, it refers to a wide variety of ideologies and aesthetic expressions.

07.2020 | Peter van der Walt

Physics for the philosophical investor

A good share of modern physics is based on the laws of thermodynamics, which help us to understand how matter and energy relate to one another in closed systems, such as the universe.

06.2020 | Jon Stilwell

Why knowing more can feel like you know less

Do you believe your ability to drive, run your finances or monitor your health are pretty damn good (if you do say so yourself)? You’re definitely not alone; most people do.

04.2018 | Lee Blake

Moral Money Series: An introduction to faith and finance around the world

Religion affects the lives of adherents and non-adherents in very real, very immediate economic ways.

07.2017 | Peter van der Walt