Phi-lo-so-phie

Noun, feminine [the]

  1. 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.
  2. personal way of looking at life and things

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  • Adelard von Bath: Der mittelalterliche Freigeist, der die Rationalität förderte

    Adelard von Bath: Der mittelalterliche Freigeist, der die Rationalität förderte

    In der Geschichte, in der sich die Fäden der Vergangenheit mit der Gegenwart verweben, sind nur wenige Figuren so rätselhaft und einflussreich wie Adelard von Bath. Stell dir kurz das dunkle Mittelalter vor, in dem das Wissen knapp und der Aberglaube weit verbreitet ist. In diese Welt tritt ein Mann, ein Gelehrter aus England, der…

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  • What philosophy can learn from poetry

    What philosophy can learn from poetry

    At first glance, philosophy and poetry may not have much in common, but first glances can often be deceiving. One thing that strikes me personally when I engage with philosophy is that many things that at first glance appear to be two entirely different things often belong together. We as humans tend to...

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  • Master your skills with Shuhari

    Master your skills with Shuhari

    On the path to mastery, whether in martial arts, craft or any other area of learning, there is a path that goes beyond the mere acquisition of skills. This path is encapsulated in the profound Japanese concept of Shuhari, a philosophy that defines the stages of learning from strict adherence to tradition through...

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  • Marx on arbitrary work: Why we often don't care about the job

    Marx on arbitrary work: Why we often don't care about the job

    Whether you like it or not, there is no denying the fact that Karl Marx changed the world as we know it with his works. But in this article, we will try to look at a quote from Marx that describes the modern labor market surprisingly well. And this despite the fact that he...

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  • Leibniz's theodicy: On the way through the labyrinth of good, evil and divine justice

    Leibniz's theodicy: On the way through the labyrinth of good, evil and divine justice

    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), a polymath who made significant contributions in a variety of fields including mathematics, philosophy and science, is one of the most fascinating figures in the history of intellectual thought. His many achievements include co-inventing infinitesimal calculus independently of Isaac Newton, developing the binary number system that formed the basis of modern mathematics and creating the...

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Quote to think about

Not all those who wander are lost.“

j. R. R. Tolkien
Luke in the Kazakh steppe