Celibacy 02: Philosophers' Celibacy (2) - Baruch Spinoza

Celibacy 02

Philosophers' Celibacy (2) - Baruch Spinoza 

“Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because we control our lusts, but, contrariwise, because we rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts.” (Part V. Of the Power of the Understanding, or of Human Freedom, Ethics. Baruch Spinoza)

     Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) lived a life of voluntary celibacy, as I myself do. He remained unmarried and had NO children or significant romantic relationships throughout his 45-year life. Along with his extreme frugality and solitude, Spinoza's voluntary celibacy was consistent with his philosophical pursuit of a life guided by reason and his rejection of passions that he believed led to human bondage. 

Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677)

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     As a Russian speaker, I have maintained friendships and relationships with people from the former Soviet Union (the USSR) for decades. Actually, I’m NOW writing this post in Kyiv, Ukraine, in the middle of the ongoing war.

     Of course, there exist millions of people with millions of personalities in each nation ALL over the World. So I should refrain from concluding a specific nation’s personality as the one. Having said that, no one can deny the fact that there are specific archetypal inclinations of the personality in a specific country, even in a region, a state, a city, or a community, reflecting their unique history and traditions.

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“The Time Machine” (Oxford World's Classics) (1895) by H. G. Wells

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     Surprisingly, H. G. Wells (1866–1946) wrote this monumental, very impressive science fiction at the end of the 19th century (1895). It's yet a decade earlier than Albert Einstein (1879–1955) published the special relativity in 1905, and then the general relativity in 1915.

Celibacy 01: Philosophers' Celibacy (1) - René Descartes

Celibacy 01

Philosophers' Celibacy (1) - René Descartes 

     Almost a decade ago, the word INCEL (INvoluntary CELibate) was buzzing. It was a fleeting sensation as a social phenomenon, but the exposed celibacy proper is still ongoing underway associated with some social unwholesome trends, such as sexism, #MeToo movement, LGBTQ+, diversity and inclusion, Domestic Violence (DV), pedophilia, adult children, aging developed societies, declining birthrates, sexless couples, etc., etc…