Self-interest is directionless and ultimately, is an enemy of both self-actualization and love. For these things, we need a relation to something outside of our own egos.

When everything can be reproduced, why do we still crave the original? The psychologist Paul Bloom and the philosopher Walter Benjamin offer up some insight!

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What is eroticism? And does it still exist today? Find out more!

Choosing one path in life means letting go of another! And that's okay!

The philosophers Russell and Han come from different historical contexts, but they both agree on one thing: if you want to be happy stop being pre-occupied with yourself!

Aging doesn't have to involve loss of possibilities and heaviness. Just ask Nietzsche, the Taoists, Hannah Arendt and Camus!

Beckett is bleak but he's also hilarious. I try to explore why so many of us laugh when we read him!

Voltaire called for enlightenment and progress against the dogmas and powers of his day. Our world today needs more Voltaires.