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A student’s guide to Jean-Paul Sartre’s - Philosophy Now
WEBEthics A student’s guide to Jean-Paul Sartre’s Existentialism and Humanism Nigel Warburton gives a brief introduction to this classic text.. Existentialism and Humanism is probably the most widely read of all Sartre’s philosophical writings, and it is certainly one of his more accessible pieces; yet surprisingly little has been written about it. One explanation for this may be that ...
What Is The Nature Of Reality? | Issue 61 | Philosophy Now
WEBSimon Maltman, Bangor. Definition 1. A reality consists of the interactions of a particular thing with what ‘becomes’ for that thing. Definition 2. Reality (with a capital R) consists of all realities. Definition 3. The nature of a reality, or of Reality, is a description or explanation of that reality, or of Reality.
What Is The Meaning Of Life? | Issue 59 | Philosophy Now
WEBErnie Johns, Owen Sound, Ontario. ‘Meaning’ is a word referring to what we have in mind as ‘signification’, and it relates to intention and purpose. ‘Life’ is applied to the state of being alive; conscious existence. Mind, consciousness, words and what they signify, are thus the focus for the answer to the question.
Nietzsche’s Übermensch: A Hero of Our Time? - Philosophy Now
WEBNietzsche Reloaded Nietzsche’s Übermensch: A Hero of Our Time? Eva Cybulska dispells popular misconceptions about this controversial figure. “Man is a rope, fastened between animal and Übermensch – a rope over an abyss.” Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Prologue. The term Übermensch, often translated as Superman or Overman, was …
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What Is Philosophy and How Do We Do It?
WEBThinking is our mind’s way of processing the reality around us. It exists in our minds and stays there. By contrast, philosophy is the sharing of knowledge, of wisdom. Both philosophy and thinking imply action, but it’s the context which makes the difference. Thinking is a process we all go through on a day-by-day basis.
The Golden Rule: Not So Golden Anymore | Issue 74 - Philosophy …
WEBArticles The Golden Rule: Not So Golden Anymore Stephen Anderson analyses as he would be analysed.. Pluralism is the most serious problem facing liberal democracies today. We can no longer ignore the fact that cultures around the world are not simply different from one another, but profoundly so; and the most urgent area in which this realization faces us is in the realm of morality.
What is Freedom? | Issue 143 | Philosophy Now
WEBFreedom is when the anger, anxiety, greed, hatred, and unnecessary desires drop away in the presence of what’s beloved or sacred. This means that the greatest freedom is ‘freedom from’ something, not ‘freedom to’ do something. (These two types of freedoms correspond to Isaiah Berlin’s famous distinction between ‘negative’ and ...
Ethics in Society | Issue 102 | Philosophy Now
WEBThe theme of this issue of Philosophy Now is ‘Ethics in Society’, a topic which may well have been close to Marx’s heart, though to be honest most of the articles approach the subject in a completely non-Marxist fashion. Ethics can be about the way we each live our own life, but mostly it is about the ways we interact with one another.