What does ‘egoless’ or ‘non-self’ mean? These concepts cause lots of confusion. ‘Ego’ often has the Freudian meaning associated with it if we think about its usage in a common sense way, but we should know by now that philosophy is never common sense. When we hear people talking about ‘dissolving the ego’, we can […]
Here are some notes, these deal width personal design elements and themes. These themes then may have small or major manifestations. They deal with Body, Structures or Habitations, and Actions. This thread is somewhat related to the thread made just prior to it regarding emerging glimpses of what one sees themselves as, but I am […]
What does it mean to be a human ? Biologically speaking it refers to members of Homo Sapiens Sapiens, but it also could refer But what if …someone is 95% Human, but have only a quarter of average IQ is he a human ? or …someone is 77% Human, but have a higher IQ of […]
The recent negotiations between the Tories and DUP have revealed how Saudi Arabia funded the DUP’s Brexit campaign, some are speculating that the Saudi’s sought a right wing euro-sceptic government for the UK and Ireland in order to have a direct relationship with the UK for arms trading.
David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which–even at its most abstract–echoes […]
The way to interpret these videos is by the + four definitions technique, which can be imagined in relation to the symbol of the plus sign or cross. As God, As God Does, As Creation, As Creation Does. The top of the vertical line can be considered God As Is the Qualities of God, so […]
Well, I don’t know why but I frequently start the posts from well. But regardless, the main point behind this post is to find the important questions. ( and then maybe the answers for those questions ) Who am I ? – Can this question even be answered ? I am definitely not the person I was […]
Language is influencing the way we think. Since Donald Trump became US president usage of words such as Covfefe, Bigly and Tremendous, have been used more commonly. 2 years ago I didn’t used web acronyms like LOL, LMAO, ASAP, AFK, BRB etc. but I picked it up eventually. Similarly slangy terms such as Trump Card, Lemon Party or […]
Ever had those moments of forgetting when you leave a room and only when you return to the room in the same spot are you able to recall what you were thinking about? What can we take from this phenomenon? Do you believe in some morphogenetic (Sheldrake) field or is the Unconscious so vast that […]
Spinoza was famously called ‘the prince of philosophers’ by French post-structuralist, Gilles Deleuze. He has been accused of atheism, he was kicked out of his Synagogue because of his philosophical views and he has become one of the most influential philosophers in modern times. Spinoza’s approach, much like his contemporary, Leibniz, was very close to […]