David Proud

Philosopher

“The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk.”

G. W. F. Hegel

Poems and essays in the company of the great questions — and one-to-one philosophy tutoring, from first principles to the Phenomenology.

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Poetry
Testing

3 August 2026

This is a test
Poetry
On Stillness

1 August 2026

A short poem about the quiet that arrives when we stop asking anything of it.
Philosophy
The Shape of a Question

24 July 2026

On why the questions we keep returning to matter more than the answers we collect.

David is a very intelligent being. He is a good communicator I am grateful that I met him.

Mollie Lord · Painter / Healing through Art

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