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I've been studying Heidegger for about a month now, and I constantly feel that his ideas are so straightforward that I end up overthinking and complicating them unnecessarily.

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Deciphering philosophical sentences can be more challenging than cracking a computer code or interpreting ancient Sumerian cuneiform.

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I believe the third meaning of the word "Aufhebung" best captures the essence of Hegel's three-step dialectic. It also conveys the sense of "elimination"—to erase something completely.

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Kierkegaard is undoubtedly one of the most authentic philosophers and remains one of my personal favorites.

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My father used to say, "If you can live through February, you'll live another year." There’s something deeply aching in those words, a quiet weight of sadness and struggle that lingers.

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Having principles or being kind doesn’t make you weak. Weakness lies in not knowing how to respond when others exploit your principles.

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If language holds meaning, the Dutch phrase "op slag verliefd," loosely translated as love-smitten, reveals love’s more violent, uncontrollable side. Unless we distinguish sudden love from cultivated love, we must admit that simple language fails to resolve such "metaphysical" questions definitively

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Love is all and love is everyone" redefined love for me—not just romance, but love for humanity, strangers, surroundings, and self. It’s universal fellowship and positivity, a powerful force. “How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people?” reminds us we’re all beautiful, all connected.

Apartheid used multiculturalism as justification. Love can drive destruction; terrorism claims love as motive. Violence signals weakness—true strength needs no force.

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Germans, Soviets, and North Koreans loved their leaders, leading to loss of control.Marx admired capitalism but wanted its success for all. Britain preserved India’s culture to exploit it. Malcolm X’s "X" symbolized lost identity; he became Muslim.

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If you examine Pattberg’s works, he critiques terms like “Chinese philosophy” as Eurocentric. Philosophy, rooted in Europe, imposes foreign standards on Chinese thought, placing it at a disadvantage by judging it through a lens it did not create.

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Fall in love and become tethered to the allure of worldly possessions.

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What would a debate between Niccolò Machiavelli and Karl Marx look like?

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Even if history follows a set path, it’s so complex that we can’t predict how it will unfold. Plus, trying to predict it changes the outcome, making it even more complicated. So, in everyday life, it’s best to think of history as unpredictable and open-ended.

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You're asking if ChatGPT "does" anything, which is really about whether it has free will or control. But the deeper question is: does the human brain itself have free will or control?

He's becoming more and more joyous. He knows something we don't.

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Staying sober in this damned world just might be the best advice you can get.

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Peterson: clean your room. Zizek: be on time.

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you don't hate Monday, you hate capitalism

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We are an integral part of a conscious universe, yet we often perceive ourselves as separate from it, creating confusion. In reality, we are deeply connected to everything we see, touch, feel, or measure. We are consciousness itself.

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"I consider consciousness to be fundamental. Matter, I believe, derives from consciousness. We cannot go beyond consciousness; it is the foundation of everything we discuss or perceive as existing." — Max Planck, 1931

Has anyone felt this? Sometimes, when I think about my own consciousness or stare in a mirror, I enter a brief state where I realize I exist. It’s a strange, almost surreal feeling, like it’s weird that I’m me. It only lasts a few seconds before it passes, but it’s so hard to describe.

People often ask, "What is consciousness?" but rarely do they wonder, "How is consciousness?"

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The beautiful thing about Bach's music is that each instrument and singer has their own voice. Each voice is brilliant alone, and each voice is brilliant as part of the group.

Bach is unquestionably the greatest composer of all time. Everything about his Missa brevis in G minor is magnificent, just like his Missa in h-moll and his two Passions. His work showcases unparalleled depth and otherworldly music, perfectly in harmony with the Heavens. Thank you.

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There's nothing better than listening to Bach to drive away the demons from the mind.

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isn't it nice how strangers just meet up here and talk generally about life with no judgment or anything. In fact, it feels like one of the purest forms of communication.

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