This month's topic: ATTITUDES TO LIFE How should I relate to life? WEEK 1 - MarcelWEEK 2 - KierkegaardWEEK 3 - SenecaWEEK 4 - Nietzsche An issue for reflection HOW SHOULD I RELATE TO LIFE? - I love my smartphone, my television, my GPS. - That’s too much noise for me. I prefer a quiet time with myself or with a friend. - What about new Hollywoo...
This month's topic: BEAUTY What is beauty? WEEK 1 - Plotinus WEEK 2 - Santayana WEEK 3 - Wittgenstein WEEK 4 - Schiller WEEK 5 - Ficino An issue for reflectionWHAT IS BEAUTY? - Look at my new car! It’s beautiful, don’t you think? - Well… Beauty is a subjective perception. - Subjective perception? When you and I look at my ...
This month's topic: HAPPINESS What does it mean to be happy? WEEK 1 - TatarkiewiczWEEK 2 - AristotleWEEK 3 - MillWEEK 4 - Russell An issue for reflectionWHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HAPPY? Bruna Marchetti is a philosophical practitioner from Venice, Italy. She is also a photographer. In fact, this month’s photo was taken by Bruna herself!&nb...
This month's topic: LOVE What is love? WEEK 1 - Fromm WEEK 2 - Weil WEEK 3 - Unamuno WEEK 4 - Plato An issue for reflectionWHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF LOVE? Linda loves her son Gabriel. Gabriel loves humanity, but especially the girl across the street. The girl across the street loves her dog Nero, and she also loves her father. Her...
THE MEANING OF LIFE Does your life have meaning? Schopenhauer James Tolstoy Schlick An issue for reflectionWHAT IS THE MEANING OF MY LIFE? - Does your life have meaning?- - Are you asking if my life has a purpose? A mission? - Well, not exactly. - A direction? - No. I am asking if your life is full of meaningful things. -Meaningful t...
This month's topic: ON FRIENDSHIP What does it mean to be a true friend? An issue for reflectionWHAT DOES IT MEANTO BE A TRUE FRIEND? “I am a good friend of Mary, but not so good of Julia.” What does “good” friend mean? When can we count a friendship as “good” or “deep”? “I am his friend, but he is not my friend.”Is this possible? Can we...
This month's topic: PHILOSOPHIZING Why Philosophize? WEEK 1 - JaspersWEEK 2 - SocratesWEEK 3 - NovalisWEEK 4 - Zambrano An issue for reflectionWHAT DOES PHILOSOPHIZING DO TO US? The winner of this month's competition is: There are no necessary tools for understanding the philosophical life. The important tools are you and your own life. by Sergey B...
This month's topic: ROMANTIC LOVE What is the essence of romantic love? WEEK 1 - SolovyovWEEK 2 - Ortega y GassetWEEK 3 - De BeauvoirWEEK 4 - Aragona An issue for reflection WHAT IS ROMANTIC LOVE? - Romantic love is a sort of passion, isn't it? - Is it? My teenage neighbor has a lot of passion towards the film-actress Julie Christie. He saw he...
This month's topic: LOVE What is love? WEEK 1 - Fromm WEEK 2 - Weil WEEK 3 - Unamuno WEEK 4 - Plato An issue for reflectionWHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF LOVE? Linda loves her son Gabriel. Gabriel loves humanity, but especially the girl across the street. The girl across the street loves her dog Nero, and she also loves her father. Her...