Phi-lo-so-phie
Noun, feminine [the]
- Striving for knowledge about the meaning of life, the nature of the world and the position of man in the world; doctrine, science of the knowledge of the meaning of life, the world and the position of man in the world.
- personal way of looking at life and things
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte: Who he was and what he taught us
Johann Gottlieb Fichte was a seminal figure in German philosophy. His work forms a critical bridge between the ideas of his predecessors such as Immanuel Kant and the later developments of German idealism, particularly in the philosophies of Schelling and Hegel. Born in Rammenau, Saxony, in 1762, Fichte began his intellectual journey in the pastoral...
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J. G. Fichte's philosophy and its problems
While the philosophy of Johann Gottlieb Fichte was groundbreaking and influential, it also harbored a number of challenges and critiques that have generated considerable debate in the philosophical community. These "problems" or critiques of Fichte's work mainly center around his theories of self-consciousness, his political ideas, and the complex, often impenetrable...
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Amor Fati: The differences between the Stoic original and Nietzsche's version
Amor fati, a Latin expression that translates as "love of fate", is a concept that has fascinated philosophers for centuries. This idea is said to encourage people to view everything that happens in their lives, including suffering and loss, as necessary and even beneficial. Even though the concept of amor fati has been explored by various thinkers, it is...
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Leibniz on decoding the world
Philosophy often seems foreign and distant, but it is actually omnipresent. Even the great achievements of our time, such as computers and the internet, which connects thoughts and ideas all over the world, and most recently artificial intelligence. These modern marvels can be traced back centuries to ancient philosophical roots. "The art of discovery can...
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Why people are becoming more selfish
One of the reasons why people are becoming more selfish (besides alienation through social media, overpacing, etc.) is that hardly anyone sees a benefit in helping others. "What's in it for me?" This question - whether asked consciously or unconsciously - is often enough reason for the decision not to help someone, not to support someone. The...
Quote to think about
„Not all those who wander are lost.“
j. R. R. Tolkien
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