He was definitely an authentic and very unusual character. Bertrand Russell considered him a genius. And true to these characteristics, he challenged the philosophy and the way we understand human thinking to its core, on par with Kant, although not all professional philosophers share such praise.
While reviewing my attitude towards books, I discovered that I loved and still love paradoxes. Having observed so many unexpected turns during my lifetime made me probably better aligned with paradoxes than with deterministic predictions.
Truth is not the same for all people at all times. Your Truth may look like the Lie in the views of other peoples of different cultures or even different families. Even those who taught you, sometimes change the tune and completely abandon their seemingly firm position.
I think that we need to base our decision on rational considerations most of the time, and the successful execution of the well thought plans can bring a well-deserved solid feel of satisfaction. But we should not be frustrated that life turns out not the way we expected.
They did not have pasta or the Italian wines familiar to us. The wine they drank was white, very sweet, with honey, and a lot of alcohol. Well, they diluted it with water to more palatable taste—still very bad to the modern palate according to those who tasted it.
The sense of boredom (from getting the same experience again and again) pushed people to look for something new. Those who did, survived better, so the evolution gifted us with not being satisfied with what we have ever.
The right hemisphere (that manages the left side of our body), among other things, tends to integrate and include, while the left hemisphere looks for a simple solution, better the one already proven to be successful before.
The primary difference between communism and capitalism is not “totalitarian” or “democratic.” What delineates them fundamentally is the ownership of the means of production
Renaissance Italy fascinates us, especially since we perceive it as coming from nowhere. Suddenly–from the darkness of Middle Ages–emerges bright and colorful art and productive thoughts. That is how the Italian Renaissance is perceived in popular culture, or used to be perceived, to be precise because that view changes. Historians knew it for quite a […]
We are motivated by our desires, aren’t we? And it seems that our goal is to indulge ourselves. Would you agree? But not all our desires are equal.