Diotima’s Ladder of Love
Diotima is a character in Plato’s Symposium that inspired Socrates’ vision of the metaphysics of love.
What is Cardiomyopathy?
Here is everything that you need to know about the heart condition known as ‘cardiomyopathy.’
Why I Train
I lift weights because it gives me a firm grounding in life to discipline myself. Training is a form of hygiene that brings about self-disciplinary attitudes in other areas of my life.
The Truth About Collagen Supplements
Collagen supplements are hyped up nowadays, but they have no scientific research backing up their purported benefits.
On the Knowledge of Good & Evil
How do we know whether something or someone is good or evil? Are these moral concepts real, or are they constructions generated by timely conventions?
The Most Discouraging Aspect of Writing for Money
Writing for money can be a risky endeavor if freelancers are not careful to heed certain facts about the creative economy.
Should I Lower My Expectations?
When you set high expectations for yourself, prepare for others to set high expectations for you as well.
Zhuangzi and Mozi: The Ontological Difference
Before Daoism, Ancient Chinese Philosophy was largely characterized by strict moral rules and metaphysical doctrines. Daoism’s dynamic departure from this denotes Heidegger’s “ontological difference.”
Zhuangzi, The Inborn Nature and The Heavenly Dao
Zhuangzi’s Daoism in the Zhuangzi entails an emphasis on human freedom through doing nothing.
The Temporal Ontology of Dasein’s Agency in Being & Time
Heidegger is interested in the relationship of human freedom and agency with time. Dasein is both determinate and indeterminate —both a product of fate and a manipulator of outcomes.
Is High-Intensity-Interval-Training (HIIT) Worth It?
HIIT cardio is a great way to burn calories in a short amount of time. However, high-intensity interval training has the potential to negatively impact weightlifting progress.
The Existential Psychology of Trauma
Existentialism played a role in the development of contemporary psychology, so psychologists could benefit from explicitly studying the essential texts of existentialism.
What Can Freelance Writers do About Unethical Clients?
Freelance writers —especially beginners— can face adversity from clients who are untrustworthy, whether because of nefarious payment practices or editorial immoralities like plagiarism and idea stealing. Here is how to navigate these adversities.
Should I Use Knee Sleeves When Squatting?
Knee sleeves are optional, whereas knee wraps are something that belongs in the garbage.
Working Out Around a Wrist Fracture
Click here to learn how to keep your gains when you break your wrist. Fitness and health are crucial, so injuries should not entail missing out on exercise or proper nutrition.
Nonduality and Compassion in Buddhist Thought
Emptiness in Buddhism is often thought to mean “non-existence.” Emptiness as non-existence is, from a Buddhist perspective, but an incomplete picture of emptiness.
The Falliciousness of Conceivability Arguments
Philosophical zombies are an idea that consists of the conceivability of human copies without experiences existing.
How the Masses Ruin Knowledge
Whether one is a writer, an academic, a scientist, or a doctor: whoever is committed to intellectual honesty knows that it can be a lonely way of existence.
Mental Health Messaging Needs to Address Social Exclusion
Mental health awareness is increasingly common and visual on social media, in workspaces, and in campuses. But optics can be deceiving.
Will DE&I Gains Regress With The Rise Of Remote And Hybrid Work?
DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives have been around a long time, but have never been tested properly in fully remote settings. Will remote settings and hybrid settings threaten DEI gains long fought and won?