What Is The Nature Of Reality? | Issue 61 | Philosophy Now
WEBDefinition 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 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.
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 …
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What Is Truth? | Issue 86 | Philosophy Now
WEBThat is the wonder of consciousness. Truth is the single currency of the sovereign mind, the knowing subject, and the best thinking – in philosophy, science, art – discriminates between the objective and subjective sides of the coin, and appreciates both the unity of reality and the diversity of experience. Jon Wainwright, London.
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.
Kant’s Theory of Human Dignity | Issue 150 | Philosophy Now
WEBKant’s most famous formulation of dignity is cited at the beginning of this article: human dignity is a status which places the life of human beings above all price. As a rhetorical statement, this is about as good as Kant gets, and it remains a deeply moving formulation. However, by itself this formulation tells us little about Kant’s ...
What Makes A Philosopher? | Issue 128 | Philosophy Now
WEBThe French philosopher Gilles Deleuze offered some practical points on what makes a person a philosopher by noting that the philosopher must create new concepts: “The philosopher is the concept’s friend; he is potentially of the concept. That is, philosophy is not a simple art of forming, inventing, or fabricating concepts, because concepts ...
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 ...
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