Andrew StadtmauerDec 7, 20202 minWelcome to The Blog!Hello, and welcome to "The Code" blog. This blog is intended to be an accessible resource for all things related to Codist Philosophy and Co
Andrew StadtmauerMar 205 minHow If— by Kipling Helps MeOver the last few challenging months, there has been one poem that I have turned to again and again to buttress my resolve against the...
Andrew StadtmauerMar 153 minHow My Beliefs Helped Me To SurviveThe last few months have been tough. Objectively I’d say they have been some of the most challenging months I have ever experienced. I am...
Andrew StadtmauerNov 7, 20214 minThe Hidden Life Of TreesRecently, I finished reading Peter Wohlleben's excellent The Hidden Life of Trees. If you haven't read it yet, I cannot recommend it...
Andrew StadtmauerNov 1, 20214 minBelongingFeeling like you belong can be hard. But for us it is simple.
Andrew StadtmauerOct 24, 20213 minDo We Need A New NATODuring the Cold War, Soviet aggression against Berlin and West Germany was discouraged by the stationing of hundreds of thousands of...
Andrew StadtmauerOct 17, 20216 minBeware of ShouldHow often have you heard someone say, "That's not how it should be", or "They should do this or that"? Hidden in these commonplace…
Andrew StadtmauerOct 10, 20218 minDo We Have Rights?What are Rights? Like Hobbes we believe we are born with complete liberty. This natural right to do as we please is limited by mutual...
Andrew StadtmauerOct 3, 20212 minWhy Is It So HardWe’ve all been there, haven’t we? So tired and hurt that we just want to crawl away and give up. So, what do we do?
Andrew StadtmauerSep 26, 20214 minLord Jim: A Wonderfully Great BookThi story touched me in a way that only those rare, genuinely great books can touch you. On finishing the book, I spent hours just thinking
Andrew StadtmauerSep 23, 20213 minVictoria's Protests: What Has Happened To Our Country?I have watched the protests over the last few days in Melbourne with mounting anger and frustration. I am normally pro-police and pro-vac...
Andrew StadtmauerSep 22, 20214 minWhat is a Religion?What constitutes a religion, and are they different from a philosophical system or folk superstition? We argue that it is personal...
Andrew StadtmauerSep 19, 20213 minThe Virtue of Temperance & Why You Need ItTemperance or moderation in action is essential to both living well, developing wisdom and achieving our purpose in life.
Andrew StadtmauerSep 16, 20215 minThe Trouble With Giving and Receiving GiftsGiving and receiving gifts can be wonderful, but the unscrupulous can also use them to trap the unwary.
Andrew StadtmauerSep 12, 20213 minHow to Wake Up Happy!Waking up sucks, or that's what I used to think. I've found the secret to waking up not only easier but happier as well. Want to know how?
Andrew StadtmauerSep 8, 20215 minThe Virtue of Patience and Why You Need ItWhy is patience a virtue, and why do we all need it? Today we discuss one of the hardest virtues to master patience.
Andrew StadtmauerSep 5, 202111 minAre Compulsory Vaccinations a Good Thing?Should vaccines be compulsory? We take a look at the arguments against this infringement of liberty and propose alternatives.
Andrew StadtmauerSep 1, 202110 minThe Morality of (Killing in) WarIs it moral to kill during war, and what if any limitations does morality provide to the infliction of harm in war? In part 5, we seek to...
Andrew StadtmauerAug 29, 20212 minDon’t Waste Your Time!We waste so much of the little time we have being frustrated by the things we can't change. What would happen if instead...
Andrew StadtmauerAug 25, 20217 minIs It Right to Kill to Eat?We like all animals can only survive by eating other organisms be they plants or animals. This begs the question is it right to kill to eat?