Existentialism
14 Threads
Renowned essayist Maria Popova calls death a prerequisite for life. We hold things closer when they’re scarce. A rollercoaster ride that never ends gets boring eventually. It’s wh...
Existence is of two kinds: contingent and necessary A) Contingent Existents: 1) requires a cause 2) can and cannot exist 3)Its existence or non-existence does not entail a contrad...
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆. What's the difference between living and surviving? Does the former differ from the latter? Isn't our very existence built on surviving, and how can we...
The relief is that we're all going to die, and in fact we're all deteriorating in a multitude of ways. The deliberation of death should instruct you in the perils of attachment, in...
I often take care of people after suicide attempts. When they explain why they tried to die, a large proportion say they could no longer see “the point” in life. “There’s no meanin...
1/ Deconstruction (and the postmodernism which spawned it) ultimately leads to 2 existentially unliveable consequences: 1. The death of the logos (rational principle that gives or...
The fear of death leads to tremendous amounts of sin and shame every single day https://t.co/fJ1cW5yG3b
Nihilism is a necessary step in the stage of intellectual development-- & as Kojeve said "Only the Nihilist who stays alive is interesting"-- there are many people who remain "susp...
15 Deep Philosophy Quotes From "Fyodor Dostoevsky" | Thread https://t.co/oMscrI7YFq
One of the more interesting, and unusual, Dostoevsky stories is ‘the dream of a ridiculous man’. It seems to be one of his lesser known works, so let me tell you about it. 1/ (t...
"...If someone asks, then, what is the purpose of our existence? We respond that the purpose of our existence is to be among the abrar (the pious). But how many of us will fulfill...
50 Harsh Truths of Life
THREAD: The argument for God from contingency. [By Ibn Sina]
COHLE: I’d consider myself a realist, but in philosophical terms I’m what’s called a pessimist. HART: Ok, what’s that mean? COHLE: It means I’m bad at parties. HART: *laughs* le...
