Why do unpleasant things happen? It is a question which has haunted man for thousands of years. Through natural disaster and illness or individual loss and sorrow, suffering is something that inevitably happens to us in life. Philosophy does not have easy solutions,...
It's one of the biggest questions we human beings—and especially teenagers—used to ask ourselves: "Who am I really?" It seems easy enough to begin with. You've got a face, name, and personality. But it is significantly more complicated than appearance. Philosophers...
When we ask, "What is it that makes life worth living?", we're actually asking two very closely linked questions: How do we become happy? And how do we construct a life that feels meaningful? Though these may seem similar, philosophy has long debated whether happiness...
Scroll, swipe, like, repeat. Life has become so entwined with social media it is akin to breathing. But have you ever sat down and asked yourself one easy question: "Am I being me here, or am I pretending to get noticed?" This question alone puts us at an intellectual...
Have you ever picked something and found yourself thinking: "Did I just do that, or was it supposed to happen?" Maybe you decided to skip class, flirt-text someone, or try something new, and a part of you can't help but ask yourself if it was even your decision....
We all assume that what we can see, hear, and feel is all real. The sky is blue, our friends laugh, and our phone is in our hand. But suppose everything were really just something our brains were making up. For centuries, philosophers have been asking the question:...