Philosopher Susan Haack has long defended the importance of taking philosophy seriously not in the sense of being solemn, but in the sense of pursuing truth with integrity. In her essay “Serious Phil...
Immanuel Kant, a towering figure of the Enlightenment, has left an indelible mark on the tapestry of human thought. His rigorous exploration of the realms of ethics, knowledge, and aesthetics has not ...
“Man is a being that must be overcome.” Friedrich Nietzsche It took philosophers a considerable amount of time to begin contemplating the power of the mind and reach the concept of the thi...
Arthur Schopenhauer is one of the philosophers who wrote the most against women in the history of philosophy. To cite a few of his views against women: “Women have an incurable tendency to lie&#...
According to Aristotle, there are four reasons that enable anything and the universe as a whole to come into existence. These four reasons are: Material Cause (causa materialis), Formal Cause (causa f...
Aristotle is Plato’s most famous disciple. Preceptor of the young Alexander the Great for three years but attracted by the prestige of Athens, the one nicknamed the Stagirite (because he was bor...
We are in a world where you have to choose to be a victim or an executioner – and nothing else”, writes Albert Camus in the journal Combat. He refuses to play this partition. “Neither victims nor exec...
Who is Confucius? Who has never dreamed of leaving behind the troubles of social and political life to live in a cabin in the middle of nature? Witness to an empire torn apart by the “warring st...
Is God there? In a world where people are more often busy than free, time goes by and some questions remain unanswered. Usually it’s at the end of its own life that, in proximity of the death, p...
In today’s society, there is the idea that lying is common. A culture of mistrust has been created, whether with the other or with salespeople and, most commonly, with politicians. In light of M...
The main goal of every person is to be successful, right? But real success doesn’t come without failure. Success requires hard work, intelligence, humility, and failure lead to these three thing...
According to Freud, our purpose for the sake of living can be said happiness. At this point, while we want to fulfill this desire for happiness, we first experience the pain and then try to eliminate ...
Cover : shantibowl.com Originating from China, Tibetan singing bowls are increasing in demand thanks to the new age spirituality. Their original names are ‘standing bells’ or ‘restin...
Personal Development is a term that is becoming more important in today’s corporate world, especially in the big cities. Schools and universities were created to have more educated citizens as e...
Theseus’ paradox is an ancient Greek legend, which we know by Plutarch, the Ancient Greek historian. The great hero Theseus sailed on his ship to Athens from Crete where he conquered the Minotau...
Sovereignty China’s growing assertiveness in strengthening its territorial and sovereignty claims in the South China Sea has arguably intensified friction and deepened tension between the rival ...
This is an ever-growing topic in our present time. Everyone knows about Artificial Intelligence. However, how much do you know about Artificial General Intelligence or Singularity? What is the differe...
“If you really want to know the truth, doubt all things for once in your life.” -Descartes Descartes was one of the most important thinkers of the West in the last century. He w...
We all use emojis in daily life to express our feelings and emotions in text messages and they are really helping us with that. We just choose one that looks exactly how we feel, but are you sure abou...
WHO WAS DIOGENES? One of the greatest banners of Cynic Philosophy alongside one of his teachers, Anthistenes and a fellow thinker in Crates, Diogenes of Sinope (404-323 BCE...
Songs, especially hardcore/metal/metalcore music have a tendency to have a deeper meaning in their lyrics. As a critical thinker and a hardcore music fan, I will be interpreting the lyrics of the son...
Many of us are maybe familiar with putting off tasks, or going over deadlines, which are labelled as procrastinating. Why do people procrastinate? Does it only bring disadvantages, or does it also hav...
Geopolitics Geopolitics is the devising of a nation’s security policy on the basis of geographic factors. John Kieffer defines geopolitics in terms of the application of “The social, polit...
To transmute suffering into strength We all strive for perfection, in whatever form it may take for each of us. An effortless loving relationship, an enriching profession, or limitless freedom ...
Who is Socrates? The word “philosopher” is the combination of the Greek words philei and sophia. This word means “friend of knowledge and wisdom” and then “who gives life...
A Brief Information About Him Robert Frost, born on March 26, 1874, and died on January 29, 1963, was an American poet. Frost got four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry and also was honored with Congressiona...
The intriguing nature of the ancient monuments and their history never cease to amaze us. It doesn’t matter in which part of the world we grew up, we all seem to be attracted by the mystery of o...
Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is a concept narrated by Socrates in Plato’s book ‘Republic.’ Plato is an ideal philosopher. In other words, he advocates that the material world o...
“Now in the 20th century, her truly philosophical side has begun to be accepted.” Simone de Beauvoir is considered as a writer, anthropologist, or a journalist, but people generally missed her philos...