Quasi-realism is a concept that comes out of meta-ethics, primarily from philosopher Simon Blackburn. It tries to explain how we can talk about moral judgments…
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Soren Kierkegaard, often regarded as the father of existentialism, placed a profound emphasis on the concept of authenticity in his works. Kierkegaard’s exploration of authenticity…
Well-being is one of those slippery concepts that everyone wants to embody; but few people seem to have a firm grasp on a definition for…
Friedrich Nietzsche, the philosopher known for his profound and often unsettling insights, once remarked that the poet Friedrich Holderlin had raised consciousness with his poetry…
I recently finished reading “Meditations” by March Aurelius. This book is filled with countless thought seeds and timeless wisdom. Why Read “Meditations?” Marcus Aurelius, the…
“Oh, gentlemen, do you know, perhaps I consider myself an intelligent man, only because all my life I have been able neither to begin nor…
Passion Unleashed in the Era of Enlightenment In the heart of the 18th century, a period know for intellectual revolution, passion emerged as a central…
“A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil. To think is…
“Nothing in nature lives for itself. Rivers don’t drink their own water. Trees don’t eat their own fruit. The sun doesn’t shine for itself. A…