Thoughts and analysis of famous quotes.
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...
Heraclitus, a pre-Socratic philosopher, once coined the idea that war is the father of all things. With the numerous armed conflicts raging around the world and causing untold suffering, this statement sounds provocative or at least incomprehensible. This statement, which is often quoted and discussed, offers a deep insight into the dynamic nature of existence. But in order to...
Let's take a look at Descartes' probably best-known concept, which still resonates today and is often regarded as the essential basis of epistemology: "COGITO ERGO SUM." "I think, therefore I am." René Descartes He established this insight as the first foundation of his philosophy, because at its core, "Cogito, ergo sum" serves as the fundamental truth in Descartes'...
Alan Watts is known for his interpretation and integration of Eastern philosophies into Western thought. A good example of this is the following view, which is strongly influenced by Eastern thought, particularly Buddhism, and, interestingly, has certain similarities with Schopenhauer's philosophy despite the different contexts and conclusions. "Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through...
Precisely because Hegel is known for his moving world view, it is not exactly surprising that he also thought about eternity. In common parlance, eternity is an ultimate state. The eternal progression of time and the resulting never-ending, eternally continuing existence. But it is even less surprising that...
By redefining thinking about the nature of the universe, Descartes revolutionized not only the world of philosophy, but the entire world. Previously, Aristotelian physics had been the dominant worldview of the Western world, which, simply summarized, presupposed a universe full of purposes and inherent qualities. Everything had a fixed purpose that it followed or goals after...
As we know so far, Hegel was particularly known for his non-static philosophy. In his eyes, the world was always changing and no event could be considered without another. Everything in Hegel's world is related to the other. Just as his being and his nothingness are empty in themselves and...
The Copernican revolution in philosophy, which Kant said he initiated, is indeed a significant turning point in the history of human thought. It is based on the realization that our understanding of the world is not exclusively shaped by the world itself, but also by the way we perceive it...
Hegel was of the opinion that being and nothingness are two sides of the same thing. They create each other, so to speak, because without being, nothingness cannot exist and vice versa. In this way, nothing and being generate becoming between them. Roughly speaking, becoming is the process that creates the entire...
With the advent of the Enlightenment, more and more focus was placed on breaking the world down into its smallest parts and systems in order to better understand it. This development is entirely understandable due to the human urge for discovery, but it brought with it something that probably no one had expected and which proved to be extremely...
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