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Nietzsche and the Creativity of Losers
Nietzsche and the Creativity of Losers
A critique of Nietzsche’s case against Christian values
Benjamin Cain
Jan 27
Religion’s Primary Function Is to Blunt the Double-Edge Sword of the Conscious Mind
Religion’s Primary Function Is to Blunt the Double-Edge Sword of t...
Religious ritual mitigates the downsides of human consciousness.
Mitchell Diamond
Feb 11
Surrendering to Discomfort
Surrendering to Discomfort
Bondage bodywork therapy as a spiritual practice
Aline Müller
Feb 4
Help Children Think About Philosophy With These 5 Tools
Help Children Think About Philosophy With These 5 Tools
Tried and tested ways to engage young thinkers with serious ideas
Gem Jackson
Jan 28
Science Considered as Truth — Climate Change as an Example
Science Considered as Truth — Climate Change as an Example
We rely daily on science and its models to guide everything from what we eat, to the medicines we take, to the construction of the…
Alan Tabor
Feb 5
Know Yourself by Knowing Your Shadow
Know Yourself by Knowing Your Shadow
Understanding Carl Jung’s Concept of The Shadow
Brenden Weber
Jul 25, 2020
How Deep Have You Gone In Your Own Mind?
How Deep Have You Gone In Your Own Mind?
A few reasons we need to venture into the depths of our consciousnesses a little more often
Michael Woronko
Sep 20, 2019
6 Stoic Quotes That Got Me Through the Year
6 Stoic Quotes That Got Me Through the Year
We all needed to be a little stoic this year
Owen Lloyd
Dec 16, 2020
Winning without Fighting — Learning from the Samurai “No-Sword School” and Zen Meditation
Winning without Fighting — Learning from the Samurai “No-Sword Scho...
We should stop fighting with ourselves — we should accept ourselves as we are.
Eiji Suhara PhD
Jan 22
The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
The Very First Sermon of The Buddha
Abel Chan
Feb 5, 2020
Absurdity of Existence
Absurdity of Existence
“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to…
Ronin Winter
Feb 12, 2019
Is Philosophy a Con?
Is Philosophy a Con?
And is Western philosophy unpopular because it’s depressing?
Benjamin Cain
Jan 18
Why the Problem of Consciousness Is so Hard
Why the Problem of Consciousness Is so Hard
I just read a great article in The Guardian about the struggle of scientists and philosophers to understand consciousness (link at the…
Duncan Riach
Jan 31, 2019
What is the Purpose of Life? — You Already Know the Answer
What is the Purpose of Life? — You Already Know the Answer
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you…
Lawrence Ozeh
Jul 8, 2020
Under the Sun
Under the Sun
We exist in a beautiful chaos that we needn’t define nor try to articulate
Michael Woronko
Jan 9
Into the Dark
Into the Dark
The darkness is an intrinsic part of our world; to suppress it is to contextualize reality under only one half of what it has to offer.
Michael Woronko
Feb 25
What is Consciousness?
What is Consciousness?
And the Important Understandings Often Missed by Science
Brenden Weber
Feb 20, 2020
Dismantling Astrology and Pseudoscience Arguments
Dismantling Astrology and Pseudoscience Arguments
Knowledge is power. Pseudoscience isn’t.
Ryan Reudell
Dec 3, 2019
What Are You?
What Are You?
The Theseus Paradox explained.
Sappho Fortis
Aug 16, 2020
A (Brief) History of Western Philosophy
A (Brief) History of Western Philosophy
We often hear about various famous philosophers in history, their ideas, their lifestyle, and their influence. However, sometimes we need…
Brenden Weber
Oct 26, 2019
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