Today, I share with you an article that explores something called the Anthropocene - a period in Earth's history where humans have significant influence on nature. There is a growing interest both among scientists and the general public about the idea that we might have enetered into a new age, the name for which is … Continue reading Spreading the Word: ”The deep Anthropocene”
Understanding is an Interaction
Whenever we are trying to understand the world, we are, by extension, trying to understand ourselves. Whether we are aware of it or not. Indeed - whether we want it or not. We bring ourselves along to every encounter with the world, and we experience each such encounter through ourselves. We don't really have any … Continue reading Understanding is an Interaction
Spreading the Word: What Would Aztecs Say?
Today, I share with you an article on something very interesting. We all have our sets of moral values, have heard about different systems of ethics and so on. But have you ever thought what kind of ethics did the Aztecs have? What did they consider the right and proper behavior, and what was frowned … Continue reading Spreading the Word: What Would Aztecs Say?
One Way to Rule Them All?
What is your preferred way of looking at the world? Of assessing it? Of discriminating between various options and choosing your course of action? Not easy questions, no easy answers. Unless there is one Way to rule them all. But is there? Photo by Alex Kalinin on Unsplash Having read a discussion between two philosophers … Continue reading One Way to Rule Them All?
Spreading the Word: Creativity is Vitality
In this week's "Spreading the Word", I share with you a TED talk. For me, it was really inspiring, and I fully agree with the relevance of the idea that our creativity is not just something nice and fluffy to play around with when we happen to have some free time. No - our creativity … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Creativity is Vitality
Xenophanes from Colophon – a Pre-Socratic Greek Philosopher (ca. 540 BCE)
In my last article on the exploration of the historical context of the time around 130 years before Socrates, we discovered the events of roughly 50 years of the 6th century BCE. It was the time when most known philosophical activity of the Greeks was still taking place in their Ionian city-states, on the coast … Continue reading Xenophanes from Colophon – a Pre-Socratic Greek Philosopher (ca. 540 BCE)
Spreading the Word: Philosophy vs Democracy (and what Socrates thought about it)
In this week's "Spreading the Word", I share with you a short video. It is a provocative invitation to assess our uncritical value of democracy as the ultimate good. To what extent is it good, really? I found it interesting that both crucial achievements of Ancient Greeks - philosophy and democracy - were far from … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Philosophy vs Democracy (and what Socrates thought about it)
Wisdom in Botanical Garden
Last weekend I had a chance to go on a short trip to the beautiful city of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. For those of you who have never been there and who love relaxed atmosphere, good coffee, wine, food, beautiful nature, calm and welcoming people - then definitely visit Slovenia. Of course, whenever the … Continue reading Wisdom in Botanical Garden
Spreading the Word: Our Last Universal Common Ancestor – LUCA
In this week's "Spreading the Word", I share with you a video. It is a fascinating story exploring the origins of... well, of all of us and all life around us! Who was our last universal common ancestor? Lovingly nicknamed Luca. After many years of research, we have gained some interesting insights on what was … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Our Last Universal Common Ancestor – LUCA
130 Years Before Socrates: Historical Exploration (Part 1 – Persians Conquer Ionia)
Last week I wrote an introduction article giving an overview of the historical ground we will cover in the roughly 130 years leading up to the famous Greek philosopher Socrates. This post is the first part of our journey. We will visit the Asian side of Greek city-states (Asia Minor): the Ionian region where, so … Continue reading 130 Years Before Socrates: Historical Exploration (Part 1 – Persians Conquer Ionia)
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