!philosophy
@lemmy.worldhttps://thewalrus.ca/i-was-a-bank-robber-until-i-read-kant/
The one thing that criminals and philosophers share is a sense of being an outsider
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/plato-to-plumbers/361373/
Liberal arts and the humanities aren't just for the elite.
https://existentialcomics.com/comic/504
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
https://iai.tv/video/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy
We take it for granted that eradicating pain is desirable. And since De Quincey remarked that a quarter of human misery was toothache, remarkable strides have indeed been made. But is it possible, and do we want, to eliminate pain and suffering entirely or is it necessary to life?
https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-cultivate-shoshin-or-a-beginners-mind
It’s easy for the mind to become closed to new ideas. Cultivating a beginner’s mind helps us rediscover the joy of learning
4 types of divine madness, Prophecy, Ecstasy, Poetic, Erotic (Phaedrus, Ion, and Symposium seem to be main sources)
https://aeon.co/essays/what-s-a-stegosaur-for-why-life-is-design-like
Nobody expects atoms and molecules to have purposes, so why do we still think of living things in this way?
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/the-highest-form-of-disagreement/531597/
The best way to argue is to take on your opponents’ strongest arguments, not their weakest ones.
https://youtube.com/shorts/Cmt3ZYVDt_E
Aproveite vídeos e músicas que você ama, envie e compartilhe conteúdo original com amigos, parentes e o mundo no YouTube.
https://philosophynow.org/issues/128/Does_Western_Philosophy_Have_Egyptian_Roots
Peter Flegel highlights possible connections between early Greek philosophy and the ideas of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.