Many believe that it is better to interfere as little as possible in children’s upbringing. They do not want to “impose” their own values or “correct their behavior” and even think that knowledge exams and any form of grading are wrong and can cause permanent harm. This is probably a reaction to previous exaggeration in … Read more
“The need for a state of morale that arises from the pure nature itself, from the battle itself, was emphasized by Plato in all his works, and more than twenty centuries later by Kant and his successors. There is no philosopher who considered himself such, or a thinker who would doubt this need. Despite the … Read more
Today, when the myth of equality is shaken, it is easier to appreciate the wisdom of the ancients who claimed that all things and beings live different lives. Moreover, even in the same person, it is difficult to find two identical states of mind during one day, month, or year. Unfortunately, except for exceptions that … Read more
Some say that there has always been violence, we just didn’t talk about it as much. Now we have become more humane and less tolerant of violent behavior, so we talk about it more. Others say that there has never been as much violence as there is today. The fact is that violence has existed … Read more
It is pointless to repeatedly mention situations that affect everyone in the world because the media has already taken on the task of broadcasting them, but also because by repeating them, we only amplify the problem without finding a solution. What generally affects us the most is the approach to the situation, at least the … Read more
Imagine that our physical strength multiplies almost overnight: that we suddenly become so strong that we have to touch things very carefully because we could easily crush them; that we become deafeningly loud, that our pace accelerates so much that we have to focus on avoiding collisions; that we become so tall and massive that … Read more
Interview with Delija Steinberg Guzmán, President of the International New Acropolis What is the connection between philosophy and Nature? If we understand philosophy in the widest possible sense as the love for wisdom, we must include all the laws of Nature in this wisdom. We cannot ignore these laws; what we need to do is … Read more
Half a century ago, the philosopher, psychologist, and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm raised a somewhat unusual question in his book “Healthy Society”: Is modern society mentally healthy? Can society, in general, be sick? The question is based on data about the increasing number of mental illnesses in developed societies, the growing number of people succumbing to … Read more
Celebrated author of The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900 – 1944), also wrote other, less known, but equally valuable works that captivate with their philosophy of life. The famous quote from The Little Prince, “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye,” is … Read more
Aldous Huxley What kind of world are we building? Can we predict how the future will look based on today’s state? Reflecting on this, English writer Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) wrote the cautionary novel Brave New World in 1931, which has become synonymous with a world heading in an inhumane direction. Today, we can assess whether … Read more
