The Duality of Pleasure: Mind over Matter
Since I read the Moral Letters to Lucilius by the Stoic philosopher Seneca a few years ago, there’s one excerpt I wish to share that’s been on my mind ever Continue Reading
From Marcus Aurelius to COVID-19: Stoic Insights on Impermanence
There’s this wonderful German word I like to use—zeitgeist. If you type this word into Google the first definition—which serves as the theme of this article—defines it as: “the defining Continue Reading
Naturalism on existence and essence
Naturalism’s grand philosophical perspective posits with total and wholehearted conviction, that the fundamental reality is the natural world. When it comes to the argument about essence, the naturalist position backs Continue Reading
The Nexus of Labor and Property
In political and philosophical discourse, the nexus between labour and property has been a longstanding focal point. One of the stars who grappled with this longstanding interplay was none other Continue Reading
Dreams and Atoms
“In a dream, there is no presence of atoms; only images.” So what I thought during a walk days ago, but this passive thought intrigued me. It prompted philosophical Continue Reading
A Pondering into the Nature of Experience
Philosophy is a fascinating mode of human thought. It penetrates into all aspects of existence, transcending rational inquiries about the fundamentals of the world and venturing into the very nature Continue Reading
The Illusion of the Soul
Within the realms of idealist philosophy, religious belief and the traditions of the globe, the concept of the soul has been around for a long, long time. The soul is Continue Reading
Who are the capitalist class really?
Spend some time dwelling within the political corners of the internet, and it won’t be long until you come across a persistent “-ism” that refers to our current economic system. Continue Reading
The Stoic Wrestler: the mindset to tackling life
“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in so far as it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall.” – Continue Reading
Beyond Metanarratives: Nihilism’s Challenge to Objective Meaning
Metanarrative… it’s a word we don’t use in everyday parlance. But what it refers to plays a significant part in human history, psychology and guidance. So what is a metanarrative? Continue Reading
The Power of the Image: Exploring Hyper-Reality in a Media-Dominated Era
The concept of hyper-reality, as posited by the French postmodern philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, suggests that we now live in a world where reality is increasingly shaped by Continue Reading
Capitalism and the Bottomless Pit of Satisfaction: Exploring Consumer Culture through Schopenhauer’s Lens
If I were to employ a Schopenhauerian critique on consumer culture it would be how capitalism exploits the striving will inherent in the human condition. “All striving comes from lack, Continue Reading
Epoche: The Ancient Greek Practice of Suspending Judgment
Step back in time to ancient Greece, where a fascinating concept emerged that paved the way for modern skepticism. Its name is Epoche, and it was championed by the ancient Continue Reading
ARE YOU A GROUPTHINKER?
Why Bother With Philosophy? To claim that one has no philosophy is to be mistaken, for nature abhors a vacuum, and the mind is no exception. Those who lack Continue Reading
The Fractured Landscape of Postmodern Britain
Imagine someone holding a glass window, he is standing outside on a pavement while holding this transparent glass, then suddenly he violently throws it onto the ground smashing into innumerable Continue Reading
Beyond Survival: The Philosophical Implications of Wants and Needs
What is the difference between a want and a need? Is it possible to live without any wants? How has technology affected our wants and needs? These are just a Continue Reading
Beauty, ugliness and entropy
Continuing on again from my last article, we focused on the aphorism “Beautiful and Ugly”written in Twilight of the Idols by Nietzsche, now we follow on the next aphorism which Continue Reading
Nietzsche and Objective Beauty
Recently I’ve been reading Nietzsche’s Twilight of the Idols, a book that was subtitled “How to Philosophize with a Hammer,” and in a nutshell, it sets out to present a Continue Reading