I don’t believe in horoscopes, but from today I might (a bit). I had been thinking in the morning about what relevance studying, learning, reading about and writing about philosophy
Month: May 2018
This could be the most accurate way of knowing if what you’re about to do is truly what you want to doThis could be the most accurate way of knowing if what you’re about to do is truly what you want to do
Think about the things you do regularly in your life. What you’re planning to do, what you did today or what you’re going to do tonight Now, if you couldn’t
Approaching new people hoping to make a connection or friendship (or maybe even more) and what’s Monty Python got to do with it (inspired by my mate Matt.)Approaching new people hoping to make a connection or friendship (or maybe even more) and what’s Monty Python got to do with it (inspired by my mate Matt.)
If you’re afraid to approach someone you want to talk to, meet, are interested in, or want to make a connection with, well, you don’t have that right now. So
A Deep Dive into: Passion [pt.4] – Maybe it’s not about avoiding passion, but accepting it as part of being human and understanding it (& The philosophy of: Baruch Spinoza)A Deep Dive into: Passion [pt.4] – Maybe it’s not about avoiding passion, but accepting it as part of being human and understanding it (& The philosophy of: Baruch Spinoza)
This is the third of a series of a Deep Dive into Passion. What is it, is it what makes us human, is it okay to have passions no matter what
A Deep Dive into Fear [pt.12] – The Fear of awkwardness/starting a conversation (& the potential benefit/risk of trying to make a connection with someone new)A Deep Dive into Fear [pt.12] – The Fear of awkwardness/starting a conversation (& the potential benefit/risk of trying to make a connection with someone new)
This is a deep dive into the emotion that possibly decides more things in our life (or our whole life?): Fear. ——- Are you ever in a situation where you want
A Deep Dive into: Passion [pt.3] – If you hate something (with a passion) & The philosophy of: Michael vs. Toby from The OfficeA Deep Dive into: Passion [pt.3] – If you hate something (with a passion) & The philosophy of: Michael vs. Toby from The Office
This is the third of a series of a Deep Dive into Passion. What is it, is it what makes us human, is it okay to have passions no matter what
A Deep Dive into: Passion [pt.2] – Is passion what makes us human?A Deep Dive into: Passion [pt.2] – Is passion what makes us human?
This is the second of a series of a Deep Dive into Passion. What is it, is it what makes us human, is it okay to have passions no matter what
A Deep Dive into: Passion [pt.1] – What are your passions?A Deep Dive into: Passion [pt.1] – What are your passions?
This is the first of a series of a Deep Dive into Passion. What is it, is it what makes us human, is it okay to have passions no matter
What is [The University of Queensland] on about?What is [The University of Queensland] on about?
This is a current promotional campaign for the Uni of Queensland: So in other words, what they’re saying is: or: If you’re constantly looking ahead and where you’re going (much
What about a life without goals? What if your goal was to have none? & The Philosophy of: Albert Camus (on goals)What about a life without goals? What if your goal was to have none? & The Philosophy of: Albert Camus (on goals)
I have no ambition. Okay, so yeah, it’d be great to wake up tomorrow, and life is the most important thing to me, but live every day like ‘If this
The Philosophy of: Fyodor Dostoyevsky ‘The Idiot’ – Are you able to see things clearly before your death sentence?The Philosophy of: Fyodor Dostoyevsky ‘The Idiot’ – Are you able to see things clearly before your death sentence?
We all have a death sentence, we’re all dying. But that isn’t a reason to despair or be bummed out, in fact it’s the opposite. We all have the same
Is the past just as real as the unknown future? – On Now.Is the past just as real as the unknown future? – On Now.
If you don’t remember the 13.7 billion years that went by before you existed, then the trillions and trillions and trillions of years that come after will pass by in
Selfishness? What is selfishness? And what’s it got to with having kids? – [New] LifeSelfishness? What is selfishness? And what’s it got to with having kids? – [New] Life
The term ‘selfish’ is most, if not all the time, used in a pejorative way. It’s rare for someone to say, ‘He’s such a good bloke – He’s so selfish.’
Okay, so maybe we live and then we die, and there’s nothing we can do about it, but it’s all the more reason to enjoy it – The (Optimistically Nihilistic) Philosophy of: Albert Camus [pt.3]Okay, so maybe we live and then we die, and there’s nothing we can do about it, but it’s all the more reason to enjoy it – The (Optimistically Nihilistic) Philosophy of: Albert Camus [pt.3]
What do you think is the point of life and the universe? There’s a range of Existential approaches to the question, that range from guys like Schoppenhauer who said that
What was [Juliet] on about? – The insignificance of name, country of origin, nationality, ethnicity, religion, skin colour or familyWhat was [Juliet] on about? – The insignificance of name, country of origin, nationality, ethnicity, religion, skin colour or family
There are (at least) 3 things that you’re born with that you are part of who you are now, that you had no control over: Your name, your age, and
What was [Hamlet] on about? – On the ‘undiscovered country’ of death, ‘from which no traveller returns’What was [Hamlet] on about? – On the ‘undiscovered country’ of death, ‘from which no traveller returns’
To be or not to be, that is the question… So what was Shakespeare’s Hamlet on about here? We know nothing about death (and the proof, as Jerry Seinfeld says,
The Stoicism of: The Onion – On Trials, challenges, life, death, good times and bad (and hot and cold showers).The Stoicism of: The Onion – On Trials, challenges, life, death, good times and bad (and hot and cold showers).
Though at first this article seems like The Onion are taking the piss out of (and they might be) Stoic approaches to misfortune, trials, life, death, gratitude, nature and the indifference of
The philosophy of: Being a prokoptonThe philosophy of: Being a prokopton
Those who identify with Stoic philosophy, don’t refer to themselves as ‘Stoics.’* But as Massimo Pigliucci says (at 15:00), they prefer to refer to themselves as ‘Prokoptontis’. What is a
These days could be ‘The Tail End’ for you and the people you love most – The philosophy of: Tim UrbanThese days could be ‘The Tail End’ for you and the people you love most – The philosophy of: Tim Urban
All the closest relationships you had with people when you were growing up (including your parents, siblings and school friends), in terms of how frequently you saw them once upon
‘I don’t care.’‘I don’t care.’
If you just come out and say ‘I don’t care’ about something, without anyone asking (as opposed to someone asking ‘Do you care about…?’, it’s possible that you actually do