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“Philosophy is to be studied, not for the sake of any definite answers to its questions... but rather for the sake of the questions themselves.”
– Bertrand Russell
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Consciousness as Resistance: Is Being Self-Aware a Rebellion Against Nature?
Consciousness is the greatest mystery of life. To be self-knowing, to think, to question, to invent, seems both miraculous and burdensome. Human beings, uniquely among animals, are able to withdraw themselves from the immanence of existence and introspect upon their...
The Problem of Perfection: Is Perfection a Real State or a Destructive Illusion?
Perfection is the bane of the human psyche. It appears in art, mathematics, ethics, and even in life as a goal. We desire to render beauty flawless, knowledge exhaustive, morality untainted, or life unblemished. But the perfection chaser bears with it an irony: the...
Time as a Human Invention: Could Reality Exist Without Our Concept of Time?
Time is the most tolerated aspect of life. We measure it in clocks, calendars, and schedules, dividing our days down to the relentless tick-tock of seconds, minutes, and hours. But when scientists and philosophers examine more carefully, time as a more elusive and...