Philosophy (general)
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By: Thais Campos
A philosophical approach to understand the origins of the habit, its evolutive advantges and disavantages according to Aristotle, Kant and eastern traditions. more...
By: Miriam Pia
This is the second in a series designed to help readers learn to find philosophy in the real world and to be able to see how it works in practice. more...
William James and Authoritative Mysticism
By: Nathaniel Moya
In support of his account of what counts as a mystical experience, William James offers an analysis of how and why a mystic holds an authoritative position. more...
Book Review: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
By: Stephanie Flood
This book, written by Deepak Chopra, begins with the unknown manifesting into all aspects of the universe. We are all divine, with infinite potential energy to create. more...
Part of Life are Valuable Lessons Learned
Everyone wants results, but there are also valuable lessons learned when life does not go according to plan. It all stems down to how one views their attempts. more...
By: Nathaniel Moya
William James sought to synthesize science and religion in The Varieties of Religious Experience. This essay introduces his ideas on mysticism, and mystical experience. more...
Does Religion Make You Live Longer?
By: Gaurav Bhatia
Religion plays a large role in the lives of many people. What role does religion play when it comes to longevity? more...
Richard Dawkins' Spectrum of God Probability
By: William Padgett
In his book ,The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins determines a scale for mankind's belief in the probability of the existence of god. more...
Michel Foucault and the Disciplinary Society
By: Admassu Kebede
Foucault's analysis of social institutions centres the human body amidst power relations where it is the object of knowledge and power exercise. more...
The Doctrine of the Eternal Recurrence
By: Admassu Kebede
Nietzsche objects to religion in particular to Christianity because he believes it shifts emphasis from the real world to an unsubstantiated ideal realm. more...
The Myth of The Eternal Return
By: Admassu Kebede
In The Myth of the Eternal Return, Eliade argues that humankind needs to appeal to a meta-historical power in the form of Christianity to justify historical suffering. more...
Identifying what is true is often difficult, but it's possible if people learn the difference between fact and opinion. more...
By: Thais Campos
Clinical philosophy is a therapy that resorts to philosophical thinking in order to help people cope with their existential issues. more...
God and the Nature of Pure, True Love
By: Michielle Beck
Many religions teach that God is love, and that He is full of compassion for His children, no matter what those children do wrong, but is that belief realistic today? more...
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