Western philosophy is a closet full of interesting characters. I have been drawn to both Kierkegaard, as the “Father” of existentialism; and Nietzsche, as an…
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Imagine you’re standing in a bakery, gazing at a tray of freshly baked cookies. No one is in sight and you are hungry. You think…
“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…
“The first step toward philosophy is incredulity.” Denis Diderot As a lover of philosophy this quote sums up nicely how I found that love. His…
Philosophers of the past were, in their time, people having regular conversation. Some people wrote about the conversations, some didn’t. Some people studied the art…
Study of existentialism usually begins with Soren Kierkegaard, who has been named The Father of Existentialism. Who was he? Kiekegaard was a Danish philosopher and…
Existence Before Essence Within existentialism, there is a central concept known as “Existence Before Essence.” While this sounds complex, it’s actually quite simple. Existentialists believe…
In the vast time of human existence, we each represent threads woven into the fabric of time. As we go through life we are faced…