Plato was a Greek philosopher who lived from 427 to 347 BC. He is known for his idealism, which is the belief that physical objects are only imperfect copies of perfect, eternal objects that exist in a world beyond our physical world. Plato believed that knowledge is a matter of grasping the eternal truths that...
You may have heard the age-old adage that "rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education." And maybe you know that it came from the ancient philosopher Chuang Tzu. But what does it mean exactly? To understand this quote, we must first understand the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation...
It is more or less to be expected that a stoic would think that there is nothing more important than being his own emperor. However, many other people have said this as well. But what is really behind this statement? "The greatest empire is to be emperor of oneself." Seneca If there is such a thing....
Chances are, the following quote speaks to you personally to some degree. Far too often we feel we can't be anything ourselves, but have to put on some kind of mask (the word "persona," by the way, comes from Latin, where it originally referred to a theatrical mask) in order to fit into society....
Buddhism is a religion that has been around for centuries. There are many different Buddhist schools, and although they share the same foundation, each has its own teachings and philosophies. In this blog post, we will take a look at some of the most influential Buddhist philosophers of all time. These thinkers had a profound impact on the...
It is not always easy to be clear about your actual goal. Of course, we usually have some goals in mind that we are working towards. But this is exactly the problem: any goals will always bring us only somewhere and not where we actually should go. This can also be found in the following...
"It is not because it is difficult that we dare not do it, but because we dare not do it that it is difficult. " Lucius Annaeus Seneca According to Seneca, we often think about problems so much that they seem more and more problematic in our minds. However, when we start to tackle something, it usually becomes clear that it can be done and that the fear of...
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