Nihilism – The Philosophy of Negation

Nihilism is a belief that nothing is known. Nothing can be communicated and all values are baseless. The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is associated with this theory of philosophy. He argued that nihilism’s corrosive effects would eventually destroy all religious, and moral convictions. Also, it will bring in the greatest crisis in human history. Moreover, a
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Existentialism and Existential Crisis

When people start wondering over questions like the purpose of their life or the true meaning of their actions. They are asking themselves the questions of existentialism. It is a theory of philosophy that describes that every person is his own master. And the actions of a person are what defines life.  Existentialism is a
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Metaphysics – A school of reality

Does the question of what is reality ever crossed your mind? Have you thought about the existence beyond the physical attributes of something? Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that deals with such kinds of questions. It is concerned with the existence and interpretation of an ultimate reality that exists outside the physical or apparent
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The Theory Of Empiricism

Empiricism is the theory which states that the origin of knowledge is the sense of experience. It talks about the role of experience and evidence, specifically sensory perception, in the formation of ideas. Most empiricists discount the thought of innate ideas or innatism. The term “empiricism” has a dual etymology, evolved from the Greek word
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Modern Philosophy

The Modern period of Philosophy is defined by the attempt to implement the intellectual implications of the Scientific Revolution. There has been a long standard canon for this period that divides philosophers into groups: the Rationalists and the Empiricists. The rationalist approach is based to figure out the truth. Whereas Empiricists believe that all knowledge
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Top 7 Philosophers of all Time

Be it Politics, Science, Sports, Music, Art, Culture, or human thinking, everything influences Philosophy. And contrastingly all these things make up the philosophy. Philosophy and philosophers have been the crucial key in shaping the world. We have a human history because somebody followed and believed a philosophical idea. Here is the list of a few,
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Philosophy Behind Art

What is art? This question has been troubling humanity for centuries. Over the past few centuries, the philosophy behind art has been gone through a remarkable revival. However, more and more studies are here that show the meaning of art. Philosopher Richard Wollheim describes art as one of the elusive of most traditional problems of
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Books to Read on Philosophy

We, as human beings tend to ask several questions. These questions need not necessarily be about our immediate practical problems. Questions in our minds go far beyond that. We’ve all experienced the countless “whys?”. The philosophy genre sets the tone to answer such “whys”. Fundamental truths about human life, nature, relationships, devotion, faith, world, the
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Socrates and His Philosophy

Socrates was a Greek philosopher from Athens and an intellectual giant of pre- Plato Greece. He was credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition of thought. Socrates was famous for his teachings. Biography Socrates was born in 470 BC in Deme Alopece, Athens.
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Plato vs Aristotle

Everybody is familiar with the concept of philosophy. It is the study or creation of theory about nature, thought, and existence. Philosophy is a subject as deep as the ocean. Therefore many philosophers have their theories through time. Some of the philosophers are Confucius, Socrates, David Hume, Lao-Tzu, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and many more. Today
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