We live in anxious times. But there is a long tradition of philosophical thought that addresses the problem of anxiety.
- Assistant Professor in Philosophy and History, Bond University
Svend Brinkmann’s idea of thoughtfulness is not just about exercising our rational powers to solve puzzles, but the existential dimensions of thinking.
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Jean-Paul Sartre broke with Aristotle’s essentialism, but both philosophers would agree that to philosophise is to learn how to live.
Zhuangzi was the gadfly of ancient Chinese philosophy. His paradoxical writings encourage a stance of therapeutic scepticism towards the world.
The great lesson of the ancient philosopher Socrates is that philosophical contemplation itself prepares us for the good life.
Does true love require self-sacrifice, as depicted in Thor: Love and Thunder? Plato’s Symposium, the most famous ancient dialogue on love, offers many perspectives.
A Google engineer claims one of the company’s chatbots has become sentient. Experts disagree, but the debate raises old questions about the nature of consciousness.
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