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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 Philosophy of Solitude: Is Solitude Essential for Knowing Reality?
Loneliness is generally misunderstood. We feel solitude as loneliness, as hollowness, as something to be cured by distraction. But solitude is not a lack. It is presence, the presence of oneself alone, uncluttered, unobstructed, without the mirrors society holds out...
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....