I was walking today, minding my own business, probably thinking about something highly philosophical like whether tortilla chips taste better when stolen from someone else’s bowl, when I happened to look up. And there it was: a jet — way up in the quiet, spacious part of the sky. It was gliding along like it had absolutely … Read more
Desire is what happens when your brain and your heart conspire to write a fanfiction about the future — and you’re the main character, except the author has not yet decided whether this story ends in triumph or mild embarrassment. Philosophers have been side-eyeing desire since at least Plato’s Symposium, where love and longing were treated like … Read more
Welcome to the 400s BCE, where sandals slapped stone streets, democracy was just getting warmed up, and every second Athenian seemed to have a toga and an opinion. This was the century ideas went viral — minus the algorithms. Let’s talk about the original thought influencers: the Greeks. The Creator of the Century: Socrates Socrates wasn’t the … Read more
The meaning of life is a question that has baffled philosophers, theologians, scientists, and your average Wednesday-night karaoke enthusiast for centuries. Is it love? Is it pizza? Is it that brief, blissful moment when your phone battery is at 100% and you have Wi-Fi? Let’s dive in. Philosophers Have Entered the Chat Socrates: This ancient Greek … Read more
Buddhism, a 2,500-year-old tradition, is often called a philosophy, a religion, and a way of life — and it’s all of these, yet none of these things boxed neatly into a label. It’s like trying to describe the ocean with a teaspoon. Let’s dive into the basics of Buddhism, with an open mind and maybe a hint … Read more