Only weak minds talk about people…
Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived in Athens during the 5th century BC. He is considered one of the founders of Western philosophy and played a crucial role Continue Reading
Getting over the fear of failure – Part 1 – Acceptance
Getting over the fear of failure is a process that requires patience, self-reflection, and practice. Here are some strategies that can help: Firstly, we can recognise that failure is Continue Reading
Only an idiot pursues happiness.
“Only an idiot pursues happiness. Happiness is never found on its own, it’s always the by product of something else well done, some goal achieved, some job done well, some Continue Reading
How ugliness weakens and afflicts us!
“Nothing is beautiful, except man alone: all aesthetics rests upon this naïveté, which is its first truth. Let us immediately add the second: nothing is ugly except the degenerating Continue Reading
No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself!
When Nietzsche wrote, “No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself,” he was expressing the importance of individual freedom and self-determination. Nietzsche was a German Continue Reading
What is philosophy for?
We know that we’re alive. We also know that the world exists. It’s not a fiction, it’s unlikely to be a product of our own imagination, we can also be Continue Reading
How to be an authentic human being!
Authenticity is a concept that is central to existentialist philosophy and refers to the idea of being true to oneself. According to existentialism, individuals must create their own Continue Reading
Seek Power, Not Happiness!
Friedrich Nietzsche’s concept of the “will to power” is a central idea in his philosophy, which states that the basic drive behind all human behaviour is the desire for power Continue Reading
How to Be a Rational, Third Positionist on the Subject of Politics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoIYdfFkUaM Politics can be a polarizing and divisive subject, with people often feeling forced to choose between the extreme positions of the left and right. However, there is a third Continue Reading
The Will to Power and the Degenerates!
“The Will to Power” is a posthumously published book by Friedrich Nietzsche that has sparked significant controversy and debate among scholars and Nietzsche enthusiasts. The book was compiled and edited Continue Reading
The Psychological Answer to the meaning of life.
It’s within the Freudian/Jungian model of the mind that we find two warring factions namely the Id and the Superego. The Id represents the pleasure-seeking part of the psyche that Continue Reading
What is an Ethnicity and How does it Compare to Culture?
https://youtu.be/QH9zi37S2yw We hear the words a lot these days, especially in political circles where they are often used interchangeably and in misleading senses, so we’d thought we’d take a look Continue Reading
The Impact of Nihilistic Thought in Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and its affect on his Peace of Mind
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor and a philosopher who lived from 121 AD to 180 AD. He is best known for his personal writings, Meditations, which contain reflections on Continue Reading
The Jungian Model: Building Upon the Freudian Model of the Mind
Following on from this article that nicely explains the model of the mind as developed by Sigmund Freud, we now look at the Jungian model of the mind, developed by Continue Reading
Life Isn’t Fair…
Life isn’t fair, it’s never been fair and it’s not meant to be fair. So why do we expect to be treated fairly in life? This is one of the Continue Reading
Life will get the bastards anyway – A modern Stoic concept
THE DEFINITION OF ‘LIFE WILL GET THE BASTARDS ANYWAY’ Let’s introduce the concept of ‘life will get the bastards anyway’ defined here by this simple statement: “Life will cause your Continue Reading