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...
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...
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...
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...
The following question is an ancient and popular one: "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?" This question may seem trivial at first, but it leads us to profound reflections on perception and reality. The common answer to this question is, yes. And...
TL;DR Kintsugi (金継ぎ): The art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, silver or platinum. It symbolizes the beauty of imperfection and the value of accepting mistakes and adversity as part of one's own history. In the delicate lines of the golden repair, tracing the cracks of a once-broken vase, there is a profound sense of the...
It's easy to have the thought while watching a show like One Piece or a movie series like The Lord of the Rings that if only you lived in a world like that, you'd do everything you could to become as strong and formidable as all the characters you see there. The fact is...
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...
Even when we have the opportunity to fulfill our potential, we often don't. You are probably familiar with the fact that you don't always make the most of your potential. There are many reasons for this, but one of the most common is probably that humans are creatures of habit, which in turn has to do with a conscience fear.
In a world that increasingly finds fascination and inspiration in the complex beauty of Japanese culture, from its traditional art forms to its groundbreaking contributions to modern pop culture, it is easy to overlook the two-way flow of cultural exchange. Japanese thinkers, writers and artists have long drawn from a wide range of global influences, enriching their own cultural...
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