“Consciousness tells us: (1) I alone exist, and I am everything that exists; consequently I include space; (2) I measure the course of time by a fixed moment in the present, in which moment alone I am aware of being alive; consequently I am beyond time; and (3) I am beyond cause, since I feel […]
Philosophy
The seventh seal (1957)
Det sjunde inseglet is a film by Ingmar Bergman. In this article we discuss how this movie reflects the humanistic approach of Bergman, how it sees man as the center of the universe. We will put the film in an existential context, relate it to philosophers like Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and post-Freudian psychology.
About fate, the incidental, accidental and life
In this article we talk (again) about life in the context of the 20th century mindset. Which road the culture take in the last 2500 years ? Where are we now ?
Language, philosophy & Science – Introduction
This article shows a link between Language, Philosophy and Science, we discuss positivism, and in particular – how words are used to build the truth and which mistakes words create along the way
Nature, mind, imagination
Religion can be explained as a biological phenomenon. From an evolutionary / biological point of view, without imagination, the human mind is a mistake, why? unlike animals, the human mind is aware of its coming death, which creates the risk of an over-powered mind, rationally giving up life knowing everything will be lost in the […]
Darwin and the bad conscience
Language as a boundary As a part of a philosophical investigation which tried to grasp the limit of our abilities as human beings, being subjected to the use of language, Ludwig Wittgenstein is discussing the subject of pain. Pain is a very good example of showing clearly how a feeling cannot be transferred or transmitted […]