What if our life’s ultimate goal is to return to nature? We start from nature (when we are born, we … More
Category: philosophy
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”
By Heraclitus It seems both apparent and crazy to think that we can never experience the “same” thing again… any … More
A Life Lesson from Kant – The Beauty of Unproductiveness
Recently I’ve been taking courses of Justice by Michael Sandel on edX. I was curious about justice in society, but … More
Are you a driver of your life? Or do you prefer to be a front-seat passenger?
The idea of “self-ownership” is quite interesting. “I decide what I want to do” “I choose what to eat” “I … More
Which one is actually better, being alive or being dead?
You turn on TV, you see news saying that an innocent child died in a terrible car accident and you … More
“If there were no facts but only interpretations,then an interpretation would be an interpretation of what?”
By Umberto Eco, from his book “Inventing the Enemy” This is an interesting objection against constructivism (or Nietzsche), which claims … More
Am I a dog on a leash?
Do I really think what I think? Do I really feel what I feel? Do I really like what I … More
“Religious liberty might be supposed to mean that everybody is free to discuss religion. In practice, it means that hardly anybody is allowed to mention it”
By G. K. Chesterton This quote popped up in my mind when I read an article on recent controversial removal … More
The ability to “think”
People don’t “think” anymore. In this information society, if you have a question, the answer is always on the Internet … More
Can we really trust “1+1=2” ?
What is even the truth? We know (believe) that 1+1=2, but there is no way to prove it. Okay, let’s … More