Welcome to the Dojo!
In the modern world, there is a void…
For all the benefits of science, the scientific worldview cannot offer us guidance on how to live a Good Life? Who we should be? And how to find meaning and wisdom?
John Vervaeke has called this void: ‘The Meaning Crisis’.
The Wisdom Dojo aims to support those who are overcoming the meaning crisis.
It is a space for the philosophical and psychological training necessary to fight back against the various existential crises that categorise the modern world, such as nihilism, despair, alienation, addiction, loneliness, meaninglessness, etc. These are the true obstacles to living a good life in the strange modern, digital world in which we find ourselves.
Topics explored include Christianity and Catholicism, virtue ethics and virtue traditions, cognitive science and psychology, attention, ancient myths and stories, technology and artificial intelligence.
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About The Author
Mahon McCann is an Irish writer, playwright, and philosophy scholar based in Dublin. He is currently a part-time lecturer and PhD candidate at the Dublin City University Institute of Ethics, where he was awarded the prestigious DCU School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music Scholarship in 2022 for his groundbreaking research on social media and the attention economy.
Mahon holds a BA in Philosophy & Economics from University College Dublin and an MA in Creative Writing from Queen’s University Belfast. An accomplished dramatist, Mahon’s plays include “Waiting For The Offo,” which debuted at Dublin’s New Theatre Temple Bar (2023) after winning the Fringe Lab Fifty Award (2020); “The Estate,” produced by the Lyric Theatre’s Live-To-Digital initiative in Belfast (2021); and the radio play “Mayonnaise Like This,” produced by the Seamus Heaney Centre (2019). His debut short story collection, The Man with a Mirror Face, reached the Amazon Top 100 in the short stories category, and his writing has appeared in a range of respected publications, including RTE, Gill Education, The Honest Ulsterman, and Goblin Skateboard Magazine.
He is also the host of a popular philosophy podcast, which has ranked in the top ten for self-improvement and education in Ireland and in the top one hundred in Sweden, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, and Turkey. He has been interviewed on Dublin South FM, Catholic News Agency, and the Newstalk Breakfast show.
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All of the essays and podcasts and courses are free on the Dojo but there is an option to become a patron if you agree with and want to support the philosophical mission 👇
What do you get with a subscription?
One podcast and one essay on the second Thursday of every month.
Essays filled with actionable insights (over 10k readers in the first year)
Podcast interviews with world-leading experts like Iain Mcgilchrist, John Vervaeke and Dr Anna Lembke (top-ten Self-improvement and Education in Ireland)
Philosophical courses on the great texts like the Plato’s Republic course.
And, oh yeah, it’s free? So there’s that.
Contact: writing@mahonmccann.com
Testimonials:
“Mahon McCann is a remarkable individual. He is an original thinker, full of passion for his subjects and determination to contribute to our culture.”- Jimmy McAleavey, Award-winning Belfast playwright and Abbey Theatre Resident artist.
“Think of Roddy Doyle, with the somber outlook of a millennial whose experiences have been shaped by previous generations. Add a smattering of Hunter S. Thompson and you have Mahon McCann.” - Paddy H, English Teacher.
“There’s a new Irish writer of perception, intelligence, and wit in town”
- Randall S, Reader of TMWM
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