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Herme…what-ics?
This weekend, I attended my first philosophy seminar. It was very different from what I expected, but proved surprisingly invigorating—and exhausting.
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Kant's categorical imperative
As one of the most famous philosophers, Immanuel Kant has left a rather impressive mark on human history. One of his achievements regards to practical philosophy, which aims to understand human behaviour and its guiding logos (or rationality).
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Questioning knowledge
As one of theoretical philosophy's core areas, epistemology concerns the notion of knowledge. Even Plato contemplated the difference between knowing and conviction, and formulated a definition that would remain relevant for more than two millennia.
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A glance at freedom
One of the coolest insights I've had since engaging with philosophy caused a shift in my understanding of liberty, perhaps the field's most central concept. Though we all know what it means, only few can explain it, and fewer still define it.
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Aristotelian virtue ethics
My recently started philosophy education is much more hands-on than anticipated, and I absolutely love it. Right away, students are encouraged to engage with the material as actively as possible, e.g. by summarising chapters in their own words. Here, I share one of my first such summaries.
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An evolving blog
Until now, a major aspect of this blog concerned the detailing of my burnout and its underlying circumstances. That will change.