There is a current trend in self help that we need to harness our thinking power. The message is “Stop Overthinking,” but I want to…
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Category: Philosophers
When philosophers talk about embracing the present it seems simple. Obviously we live in the present. Right? Right?? Be in the Present Moment. Be. But…
I’ve been spending a lot of time studying existentialism, and even more so the thinkers that embraced it. There are such amazing minds to tap…
According to Plato, the physical world that we perceive through our senses is always changing. He believed that our world is in a constant state…
There are many people in the world who love to convey their thoughts and ideas to others. Language was the birth of communication, perhaps the…
Friedrich Nietzsche is often dismissed because of his “bad boy of philosophy” reputation. Mention of him often brings an association with doom and gloom. That…
Jean-Paul Sartre is a favorite existentialist thinker. He introduced the concept of “bad faith.” This concept attempts to explain how individuals often deceive themselves and…
The study of existentialism is often associated with angst and grief and struggle. I was pulled to existentialism for the opposite reason–to find joy. Existential…
Within moral philosophy there is a perspective called Quasi-Realism. I find this to be a thought provoking take on the nature of morality. This approach…
Jean-Paul Sartre, a leader within existentialist philosophy, delved deeply into the ideas of existence and the human experience. To unravel Sartre’s profound thoughts on existence,…