Category: Philosophy

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Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill

Altruistic love reflects the intimate interdependence between beings, our happiness and that of others, while egocentricity creates an ever-widening gap between self and others. Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things. Plaidoyer pour le bonheur L’amour altruiste reflète l’interdépendance intime entre les êtres, notre bonheur et celui d’autrui, tandis que l’égocentrisme creuse un fossé toujours plus … Continue reading Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill

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Natural Philosophy

Those who wish to seek out the cause of miracles and to understand the things of nature as philosophers, and not to stare at them in astonishment like fools, are soon considered heretical and impious, and proclaimed as such by those whom the mob adores as the interpreters of nature and the gods. For these men know that, once ignorance is put aside, that wonderment … Continue reading Natural Philosophy

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The Universe May Be Conscious

A proto-consciousness field theory could replace the theory of dark matter, one physicist states.  Published on bigthink — JUNE 25, 2017 What consciousness is and where it emanates from has stymied great minds in societies across the globe since the dawn of speculation. In today’s world, it’s a realm tackled more and more by physicists, cognitive scientists, and neuroscientists. There are a few prevailing theories. The first … Continue reading The Universe May Be Conscious

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The Reality Of Consciousness

Is human consciousness creating reality? Is the physical universe independent from us, or is it created by our minds, as suggested by scientist Robert Lanza? JUNE 7, 2021 A new study claims networks of observers are responsible for determining physical reality. The scientists propose that observers generate the structures of time and space. The paper could help yield insights into the God Equation, which attempts to unify … Continue reading The Reality Of Consciousness

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Ethical Education

Education and Ethics: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” ― Aristotle 05 OCTOBER 2018 A friend of mine wrote her PhD thesis on a very interesting subject which dealt with the thorny problem of cheating in school.  She examined the future lives of the students who had cheated.  She wondered how these students would fare in their future work … Continue reading Ethical Education

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Reclaim Your Power & Sovereignty

Published on dreambuilders.com Notice a pivotal turning point comes as one is psychologically ready to own or reclaim one’s soverignty and true power. The internal compass guides us out of self-created illusions, to stop accepting ideas or treatment that echo we are less than we are. Acting on true feelings may lead to ending difficult relationships. When we have learned all we can from a … Continue reading Reclaim Your Power & Sovereignty

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Le Chaos de la Création

Se livrer, même à soi-même, ça peut être difficile… C’est dû à une certaine résistance de la part de notre conscience, qui cherche simplement à se protéger du stress qu’elle a toujours chercher à enterrer… Se confier, comme toute chose, ça s’apprivoise, et c’est meilleur avec modération…! Si tu ressens le besoin de t’améliorer, c’est déjà un pas vers le changement, et que tu sois … Continue reading Le Chaos de la Création

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Humanity Vs. Humanism

Natural law (Latin: ius naturale, lex naturalis) is a system of law based on a close observation of human nature, and based on values intrinsic to human nature that can be deduced and applied independent of positive law (the enacted laws of a state or society). According to natural law theory, all people have inherent rights, conferred not by act of legislation but by “God, nature, or reason.” Natural law theory can also refer to “theories of ethics, theories of politics, theories … Continue reading Humanity Vs. Humanism

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The Open Society and Its Enemies

The so-called paradox of freedom is the argument that freedom in the sense of absence of any constraining control must lead to very great restraint, since it makes the bully free to enslave the meek. The idea is, in a slightly different form, and with very different tendency, clearly expressed in Plato. Less well known is the paradox of tolerance: Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If … Continue reading The Open Society and Its Enemies

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