Even the largest tree starts from a small seed. Even the tallest tower starts from a pile of earth. Even the longest journey starts with the first step. However, in the middle of the first millennium BCE, China was hit by political and social unrest. Traditional values gradually lost their original meaning and no longer … Read more
K’ung Fu Tzu, or as he is known in the West, Confucius, was born in 551 or 552 BC in the small Chinese state of Lu. He established one of the greatest systems of religious and philosophical thought, and his influence on Chinese civilization is so great that it can freely be called Confucian. Confucius’ … Read more
Karl Jaspers was born in Oldenburg in 1883. After attending a humanistic gymnasium, he studied law, but became disillusioned and switched to medicine in 1908. He specialized in psychiatry, but was more interested in philosophy. His pursuit of medicine and psychology was actually driven by philosophical motivation, as he had been attracted to philosophy, especially … Read more
The foundation and soil on which all our knowledge and sciences rest is the Unexplainable. Therefore, every explanation is reduced to it with the help of more or less indirect members, as at sea, with the help of a fishing line, sometimes on a shallower, and sometimes on a deeper depth, one must always touch … Read more
The word philosophy today usually evokes difficult-to-understand theories and debates. However, this is far from the true spirit of philosophy, which strives for simplicity and clarity. Today’s culture is overcomplicated and collapsing under the deluge of words and information. If we return to the original meaning of the word philosophy, we can grasp the spark … Read more
During the 5th and 4th centuries BC, rhetoric, or the art of beautiful and correct speaking, was considered one of the important civic skills in Athens, and Isocrates was renowned as one of the greatest orators of classical Greece. His principles became the foundation of education in most European schools until the 18th century. Isocrates … Read more
Albert Schweitzer was one of the courageous Europeans who, during the colonialism in Africa and the great humanitarian crisis, dared to do something of real benefit for the people of the African continent. Leaving behind a successful life in France, he went to the virgin forests of Equatorial Africa to provide much-needed medical assistance to … Read more
Today, as ecological issues arise on all sides, we are becoming more and more aware of how our natural environment is deteriorating. Our cities do not have clean air or drinking water necessary for a healthy life. Erosion and the transformation of fertile land into deserts are happening in many places on the planet, and … Read more
When today someone says, “A sound mind in a sound body” (Mens sana in corpore sano), it does not primarily refer to mental health, but only to what promotes the vitality of the body, such as sports, recreation, exercise… It refers to taking care of the body, and mental health is just a physical state, … Read more
What distinguishes a floating log from a ship made of the same wood is that the ship has oars and can sail against the current. N. Sri Ram I heard these words from Sri Ram in my distant youth. This sentence was not part of his lectures, and I do not know if it is … Read more
