Life is like a good wine: diversity in taste and experience

Life is like a good wine: diversity in taste and experience

The other day, in front of the wine rack in the supermarket, a thought occurred to me, which I would like to share. It was not a very large wine rack, about five to seven meters long, yet there were hundreds of types of wine. Whether white, red, rose or sparkling wines; of each type of wine there were quite a few grape varieties, which were offered by different wine presses. However...

Descartes summarized in 3min: everything you need to know

Descartes summarized in 3min: everything you need to know

When it comes to broadening our horizons, a little bit of wisdom can sometimes make an enormous difference. This is especially true of quotes attributed to the famous thinker René Descartes and his passion for philosophy. Over the centuries, his words have been used by people searching for their own answers in the...

Philosophy: Why it really is the mother of all sciences

Philosophy: Why it really is the mother of all sciences

Philosophy is easily dismissed as an abstract discipline that has no application in the real world. Yet the truth is that its theories and principles are key elements in the foundations of almost all of today's sciences. Everything from biology to engineering has its roots in philosophy - and it can be argued that this...

Humility - the foundation of all virtues then and now
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Humility - the foundation of all virtues then and now

The other day I stumbled across a quote that Confucius said about 2500 years ago, but is still as relevant today as it was then. Humility is the foundation of all virtues. Confucius So let's take a look at humility, a virtue that seems to have taken a back seat in our fast-paced, self-centered world. Yet.

Heraclitus and the power of character
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Heraclitus and the power of character

"A man's character is his destiny." Heraclitus This ancient saying comes from the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus. More than two thousand years later, this phrase is still relevant; it speaks of the power of our character to determine our destiny. But who was Heraclitus? And what can we learn from his wisdom? Who was Heraclitus? Heraclitus (535-475...