“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…
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Category: Existentialism
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…
Nietzsche, Absurdism, and the Power of Living Authentically In my October of Nietzsche series, we’ve arrived at perhaps his most controversial statement: “God is dead.”…
Alright, fellow seekers of truth, today we’re getting cozy with one of the most fascinating (and slightly maddening) ideas in philosophy: the “thing-in-itself.” If you’ve…
Nihilism is often perceived as a void—a place where meaning goes to die, leaving only a sense of futility in its wake. But this perception…
Parmenides’s philosophy presents time as an illusion, arguing that true being is eternal and unchanging. For Parmenides, the passage of time and the appearance of…
Nietzsche isn’t exactly the guy you’d expect to hand out life advice with a smile and a pat on the back, but in Thus Spoke…
Let’s face it—if you’re on a self-discovery journey, you’re probably lugging around enough mental baggage to rival a reality TV star’s shoe closet. Life feels…