Olive tree in Athens

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Olive, Latin name Olea europaea L., is an evergreen tree of Mediterranean origin, but it is also cultivated in regions with similar climates, such as California, South Africa, and Australia. Today, there are over a thousand different varieties known. In the Mediterranean region, among the shrubby vegetation of maquis, wild olives with thorny branches and … Read more

Who doesn’t dream of immortality?

We all dream of immortality. As if unconsciously knowing that nothing less can satisfy us. But we mix it up with infinite life, which would be nothing but a source of new sufferings. And it is precisely eternity that calls and awaits us. Honestly speaking, who among us is not afraid of death? Even the … Read more

Collaboration, laws and myth – foundations of civilization

According to Yuval Noah Harari, the author of the books Sapiens, Homo Deus, and other bestsellers, the reason why human beings began to dominate the planet is not because we were more intelligent, but because we learned to cooperate. In order to achieve cooperation, we need rules or laws that we all accept and adhere … Read more

Francis Bacon – On Enlightenment

Francis Bacon – On Revenge Revenge is a kind of wild justice, and the more human nature strives for it, the more the law needs to eradicate it. Because as far as the first injustice committed is concerned, it only offends the law; but revenge on that injustice renders the law obsolete. Indeed, the one … Read more