Philosophy

It seems the main goal for individuals is to attain happiness. This could be through consumption, sex, drugs, or even, as many religions and philosophies believe - through poverty, gratitiude, and adversity. Many people strive for it, but few find it. It could be better for people to instead of lo

In the Avengers movies, Thanos wants to kill half of the universe in order to save the other half. On one hand, this idea makes sense, as many problems such as overpopulation and famine could cease to exist, but on the other hand, the idea seems very unethical...

What's the place of intuition and mathematics when it comes to Art ? Is our perception of beauty (in general) "emprisoned" by the golden ratio ? Would Mona Lisa still be a masterpiece in a different cultural context? What about Jeff Koons's Balloon Dog ? Is there such as thing as an universal form

Society has, for centuries, attempted to define ”happiness“. It somehow never managed to reach a conclusion as to what being happy truly means. Happiness is most likely grey, just like this social network we are debating on. There have been many contradicting studies with respect to happiness. On on

Nowadays, it is extremely difficult to find the “perfect“ human being . By “perfect”, one refers to someone ”flawless” , who never committed any single mistake in his/her life. There seems to be this general consensus that it is acceptable for an individual to break social norms, as long as he/she

While it is undeniable that Philosophy is fundamental, some concepts are too abstracts to be applicable on a daily basis. What philosopher/philosophy would you suggest to people who'd like to deal with common and concrete problems (stress, anxiety, sadness etc.) ? For instance, Roman philosphers an