The Illusion of Suffering
If we could sum up the essence of this article in one overarching sentiment, it would be captured by this quote from our favourite Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius: “Whatever the Continue Reading
Why you should always pet a cat whenever you meet one on the street.
Yes, I’m aware that Jordan B Peterson has a chapter with the same or a similar title, I’ve got the book 12 Rules for Life, and I must admit that Continue Reading
Those that we leave behind
I watched Jordan Peterson’s interview with Elon Musk recently and to be fair it was pretty interesting, but I was staggered to hear that one of Elon’s Friends, namely Larry Continue Reading
Nietzsche: The Ascent of the Will
In a rugged, mountainous landscape, where the earth meets the sky, a solitary figure stands at the base of a towering peak. The mountain, majestic and imposing, Continue Reading
Crash Course Death Anxiety part 2: Embrace Mortality, Finding Meaning in the Cycle of Life.
Crash Course Death Anxiety part 2 When you are young, the pain of mortality is incredibly severe, very often the thought of death and dying when you are Continue Reading
Wisdom Loves a Warrior
“Untroubled, scornful, outrageous – that is how wisdom wants us to be: she is a woman and never loves anyone but a warrior.” In Nietzsche’s magnum opus, ‘Thus Continue Reading
Nietzsche: Religion is Nihilism!
“Thus Spoke Zarathustra” is a philosophical novel written by Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1883. It follows the journey and teachings of the character Zarathustra, who presents his ideas Continue Reading
Nietzsche: Active and Passive Nihilism explained:
Materialism has given us many of the good things in life that we now take for granted, such as not dying at a young age of preventable diseases, as well Continue Reading
Sociopath or Not? Was Nietzsche a Sociopath?
“Was Nietzsche a sociopath?” This is a common charge directed at Nietzsche by those unfamiliar with his work along with accusations of antisemitism and so on. To this day, Continue Reading
Transduction, the neglected weapon of Naturalism
Crack open any neuroscience textbook and you’ll be taught about the processes of the brain and the relationships between sensory organs, neural activity, and even the arising of subjective Continue Reading
Understanding the Ubermensch or Superman.
In the annals of philosophy, few concepts evoke as much intrigue and controversy as Friedrich Nietzsche’s Übermensch, or Superman. Born out of Nietzsche’s magnum opus, ‘Thus Spake Zarathustra,’ the Übermensch Continue Reading
Live not by Lies
A few weeks ago, I published a video on the subject of conscription returning to the UK in response to the suggestion by General Sir Patrick Sanders that it be Continue Reading
Happy Nihilism, Nietzsche, Self Creation as the Meaning of Life.
Let’s begin by stating the obvious, Nihilism is a philosophical position in which there is no such thing as a metaphysic. What I mean by this, is that most nihilists Continue Reading
Happy Hedonism, The Genius of Epicurus – death, happiness and atoms!
Epicurus, born in 341 BC, was a man ahead of his time. His thoughts on happiness, friendship, and the nature of reality continue to resonate today. Epicurus was an ancient Greek Continue Reading
The reason why Nietzsche laughed at the weaklings…
“I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.” Friedrich Nietzsche, the 19th-century German philosopher, is known for his provocative and sometimes enigmatic Continue Reading
What is the meaning of life?
Following on from our previous podcast in which we talked about Nihilism, Existentialism and Absurdism we now take the opposite view that the meaning of life is not only findable 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