Jacob Bell

http://www.jacobabell.com/

I am a trained philosopher/writer. I have been studying philosophy both formally and informally for ten years, and I have been writing/editing professionally for three years.

A Dance of Perspective

Toward a more holistic understanding of life, world, and reality.

Jacob Bell

February 06, 2022

Chrysippus the Under-Rated

He believed that happiness and living virtuously are tied to one another. For Chrysippus, wisdom and virtue are essentially the same thing.

Jacob Bell

November 22, 2021

The Death & Resurrection of Self/World

“From my rotting body, flowers shall grow…” — Edvard Munch

Jacob Bell

October 08, 2021

Hell is Other People? Perhaps Not.

Broken and embittered from past experiences, one can quite easily and even justifiably become a creature of hell and in turn a creator of hell for others. One could take another path, however, and try to find the wisdom which hides in the darkest depths of any hellish situation.

Jacob Bell

August 15, 2021