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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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The Paradox of Language: Do Words Clarify Thought or Imprison It?
Language is our finest tool and our deadliest trap. Language is what makes us capable of loving, building states, writing poetry, and shaping the future. Language is what holds us in civilization. But lurking behind its use and beauty is an icy paradox: Do words...
The Morality of Creation: Does Making Something Always Imply Destroying Something Else?
Creation is generally considered to be one of the greatest powers of mankind. We construct art, technology, music, relationships, and entire civilizations. To create is to construct something that did not exist before, to leave some trace that did not exist before....
Doubt as the Highest Form of Knowledge
We're taught at an early age that knowledge is the stuff of certainty. The right response is the one teachers like, we esteem intelligible voices in society, and we'll pay those who "know what they believe" unconditionally. Uncertainty, though, is likely weakness, a...