Often, when we notice something in our perception that we like, our first impulse is to reach for it or to attach it to us. Similarly, when we notice something we don't like, our first impulse is to push it away from us. There is nothing good about this action in and of itself...
For Arthur Schopenhauer, there were two worlds. The one that we experience as individuals and the world as it exists without the filter of human experience. Here, of course, the first thing that strikes us is that no matter how hard we try, we as humans cannot possibly experience the world as it really exists. As Schopenhauer famously...
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...
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...
It is hardly surprising that a philosopher is concerned with thinking. However, we humans often have the funny assumption that we come up with our thoughts. However, it is much more important to understand that it is not we who come to our thoughts, but they who come to us. Heidegger also noticed this. "We never come to thoughts. They come...
While the young or early Kant was largely concerned with philosophical issues of the Enlightenment, in later years he was also interested in politics, among other things. As in many other things, here too he was well ahead of his time. In Kant's opinion, everyone should have certain rights, no matter where they live. Because...
When I decided to write my own book, I found a suitable topic relatively quickly: love. What also became clear very quickly was the way I wanted to portray it, in a very everyday way. It shouldn't be too romantic but not too dry either. For this reason, I decided...
I recently had the pleasure of attending a lecture by Dr. Kai Rugenstein. A not insignificant part of the lecture dealt with the development of the subconscious according to Laplanche. Dr. Rugenstein impressed me not only with his incredible specialist knowledge, but also with his eloquence and humor - after all, it is not easy to explain such a complex topic with such...
At a time when self-optimization is preached and praised everywhere, I would like to share a little thought of my own. I am well aware that most of us have some character traits that are not worth keeping. However, the problem in my opinion is that we don't stop when we are at a good point...
We as individuals are not in a position to change the objective world, i.e. the world as it is. What we can change, however, is the subjective world, i.e. the world as we see it. This may sound like a sad compromise, but it is a much more powerful gift than we might think. Because...
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