Over the past few years, Simon and I have been very involved with the subject of philosophy. Through the experiences I have acquired during this time, I now know that I started out with far too heavy a diet. Of course, it's important to have fun with the whole thing, however, you learn...
If you're familiar with letting days go by unused and being frustrated in the evening at not having done or undertaken more, here's a crucial trick. It may seem like some kind of truism to you, but the point is that you, as well as the vast majority of people, probably don't take this trick to heart....
Every person knows it to be alone. However, we don't all deal with loneliness in the same way. But why can some people handle loneliness so much better than others? I will answer this question, with the help of a quote from Jean-Paul Sartre. "When you are lonely, when you are alone, you are in bad company."....
Philosophy and religion have been closely intertwined throughout history. Many great philosophers had strong opinions on religious issues, and some even believed in God. In this article, we will examine the thoughts of some famous philosophers on the subject of religion. We will also examine the evidence they used to support their beliefs (or the...
We often project our own faults or flaws onto others. However, these mistakes have their origin in an inner dissatisfaction and can help us to understand ourselves better. Carl G. Jung also noticed this. "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." - Carl...
Far Eastern philosophies often contain concepts of not forcing, staying flexible and not stiffening. People who have grown up in the West often have a hard time with these. Our cultural way of thinking and seeing things is too different. Yet there is a lot of potential in these. In this article we will take a closer look at where these concepts appear, how...
Epicurus was the founder of the Epicurean school, which was parallel to the Stoic school. Epicurus himself was misjudged as a lecher because his teachings placed a strong emphasis on the principle of pleasure. For a long time, this was primarily related to the sexual and intemperance as a whole. However, this was actually not at all that...
Who doesn't know it, you wish for nothing more than permanent happiness, permanent health or permanent satisfaction. However, there is no such thing as permanence in real life. But even if it did exist, would it make life more beautiful? Alan Watts once said that the more a thing tends to be permanent, the more...
Often we feel small and insignificant in the big game of the universe, but Alan Watts explains why our actions are nevertheless connected with everything that happens. I will explain this connection with the help of a quote. In fact, the quote I'm going to cover in this post is one of the first I've heard from Alan Watts....
"Life is not the problem to be solved, but an experience to be had": These words of Alan Watts not only clearly show his closeness to Eastern philosophies. In his books and lectures he often points out that there is a crucial difference between western and eastern ideas. "Life is not a...
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