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Category: Philosophy for Everyday Life

First Dates and Falling in Love


Many people fall in love for all the wrong reasons, including a romanticized notion of what their partner is really … More

Falling in love, First date, Love at first sight

Friendship Paradox


“Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You” is a 1991 paper from Scott Feld published in the American Journal … More

Friends, Friendship, Friendship Paradox

Feminism for Women by Julie Bindel


Bindel, who believes, not without reason, that misogyny is on the rise and that women are in growing danger of … More

Feminism, Feminism for women, Julie Bindel, Misogyny

Quitting Books


What do you want out of reading? And, more importantly, is the book that you’re currently reading helping bring that … More

Books, Reading habits

A good life doesn’t have to be happy, or even meaningful


What does a good life look like to you? For some, the phrase may conjure up images of a close-knit … More

Happiness, hedonism, Meaningful life, Psychologically rich life

Animal Liberation


There is no logically compelling reason for assuming that a factual difference in ability between two people justifies any difference … More

Animal liberation, Animal rights, Equality, Speceism, Veganism

Eggs


I am going to stop eating eggs because I do not want to contribute to the abuse of chickens.

Eggetarian, Eggs, Vegetarianism

Marriage and Women


Researching marital effects on happiness is tricky because happier people are generally more likely to get married than others. Still, … More

Being single, Happiness in marriage, Marriage

Romantic Love


“First you marry, then you fall in love” In old India, the prevailing philosophy regarding romantic love was, “First you … More

Love, Marriage, Romantic love, True love

Summary of Sartre’s Views


An ardent believer in the Marxist school of thought, Jean-Paul Sartre touted money as the one factor that restricts a … More

Capitalism, Existentialism, Freedom, Materialism, Sartre

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