Parmenides’s central idea is that only “what is” truly exists, and he denies the existence of void or nothingness. This means that reality is a…
Thoughts from the edge of ordinary
Tag: existentialism
The Homeric worldview, as grand as it sounds, was basically like living in a mythological-themed soap opera; where gods had more say in your love…
Finding Personal Purpose in a World Without Inherent Meaning The idea that life has no inherent meaning is a heavy one. As someone deeply enthralled…
The study of reality, being, and existence—often grouped under the fields of metaphysics and ontology—poses some of the deepest and most enduring questions that human…
Ancient Greek philosophy is the foundation of all later Western philosophy. The thinker, Heraclitus, is a fascinating thinker to follow. His philosophy, particularly his focus…
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…
Positive psychology, as a formal field, emerged in the late 1990s, thanks to the work of psychologists like Martin Seligman. The goal was to shift…
Heraclitus was deeply concerned with the nature of reality, emphasizing that it is in a constant state of flux. He argued that reality is not…
Cognitive psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on the study of mental processes–how people perceive, think, remember, and learn. It examines how we…