Philosophy

Free Will

The idea that humans have entirely free will is called Libertarian Free Will. This idea stems from the root word liberty and it is the idea that humanity is completely free when making a choice.

However many people believe this as well as believe that every action has a cause, this is…

#1 I’ve Been Told

(Trigger Warning, also very personal but I am open to talk about it if you have questions)

I have been told that my mental illness comes from the chemicals in my brain

Existential Nihilism

“Existence precedes essence” Jean-Paul Sartre wrote in his essay Existentialism and Humanism. But what does this phrase mean in reality.

Existence precedes essence means that you were created before your life’s purpose. For instance, Martin Luther King was not…

Moral Nihilism

“Murder is morally wrong,” this is a claim most would agree with. However moral nihilist do not believe there is a direct statute of right and wrong that there is an innate code for morality. Morality can never be proven as right or wrong so there is no truth for morals.

The Trolly Problem

Phillipa Foot is a moral philosopher who in 1967 invented the trolly problem. The trolly problem illustrates a puzzling moral scenario where a train is coming down to tracks to hit a 4 people but you can switch the tracks so that the train only hits a single person.

Cartesian Skepticism

René Descartes a 17th century philosopher famous for his belief in not believing. Cartesian Skepticism discusses the idea that you cannot rightfully believe anything without adequate reason behind your beliefs. To truly do this you must question every belief you have as if it is false, your…

The Basis of Philosophy

Philosophy is a concept all have heard but few understand. What is philosophy is the question I will answer for you today. The basis of philosophy is that you know nothing. You do not know the ground under feet is real or the text you’re reading is real.