We’ve all spent more time than necessary thinking about everything that’s wrong with the world. From global catastrophes to personal insecurities, it’s easy to fall…
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Category: Existentialism
If you’ve ever wanted to hang out with a philosopher who managed to be both mind-bendingly abstract while also stubbornly logical, allow me to introduce…
Ever wonder why you suddenly feel the need to buy those trendy shoes everyone at the PTA meeting is wearing? Or why your mood takes…
“Man is a rope, tied between beast and overman—a rope over an abyss.” —Friedrich Nietzsche Today’s thought prompt is a heavy one, and that’s just…
Picture this: you’re sitting in the middle of a forest, a meadow, the woods, or even just your back deck. The sun is warm, birds…
“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want.…
“Are We All Just Geckos in a Bigger Cage?” The other night, as I was watching Neo, the kids’ gecko, I couldn’t help but marvel…
Next up in my October of Nietzsche is his concept of Amor Fati, or the “radical love of fate.” You might think Nietzsche is all…
Ever find yourself wishing the world would just get it together? Maybe if your job wasn’t so stressful, your relationships were simpler, or the universe…
Let’s take a stroll down philosophical lane, where two ancient thinkers, Parmenides and Heraclitus, faced off in what can only be described as the ultimate…