Category: Western Philosophy
The things that Sartre does get right in his 1946 lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism”
The one thing that Sartre does get right in his 1946 lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism” (https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/sartre/works/exist/sartre.htm) is this: “Our … More
“Essence Precedes Existence”, or Taking on Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre, that quintessential French philosopher of the 20th century, pronounced in his famous 1946 lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism” … More
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be…”–Emerson
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, … More
“The man who knows too much…”
After 60, Focus Only On Yourself (And Forget About Everyone Else) | STOICISM
What changes after 60 is not your value, but where your attention belongs. This reflection explores how STOICISM teaches us … More
7 Brutal Lessons About Life – Arthur Schopenhauer
Solitude, suffering, desire, expectations, compassion, boredom, and art — a philosophical guide to seeing life without illusions.
“To hell with others”
Tell yourself “To hell with others”, and go for amour de soi and NOT amour propre. https://thewire.in/society/keeping-up-with-the-joneses
Encumbered Self: The Communitarian Critique of Liberalism by Michael Walzer
Here’s how Michael Walzer (one of the key proponents of Communitarianism, the other important member of this school, who could … More
“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.”–Simone de Beauvoir
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Simone de Beauvoir. “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman,” she wrote in … More
Know Thyself 