Philosophy
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Descartes’ Cosmological Proof for the Existence of God
Philosophy ·Cogito ergo sum (I think therefore I am) - René Descartes.
In this post, I will explain Descartes’ cosmological proof of the existence of God, albeit with a twist. Since Descartes was a mathematician, I will present his proof in a mathematical style. There are obviously several flaws in the proof. Finding a flaw in the argument is...
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The Hard Problem Of Consciousness And Nonduality
Philosophy ·Christ, Buddha, and Krishna are but waves in the Ocean of Infinite Consciousness that I am! - Swami Vivekananda.
Today (12 January) is the birth anniversary of the great Indian monk Swami Vivekananda. This post is a little bit about the teachings of Swami Vivekananda. The topic of today’s discussion is at the intersection of philosophy of mind,...
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Epistemology: The Theory of Knowledge
Philosophy ·The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing - Socrates
How do we define knowledge and how do we decide whether we know things that we claim to know. This is the branch of philosophy called epistemology. In this post I will discuss about the various theories of knowledge and end with a particular school of...
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Why is afterlife the most important question in life?
Philosophy ·I died as a mineral and became a plant, I died as a plant and rose to animal, I died as animal and I was man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? – Jalaluddin Rumi.
The title might render the post a religious, dogmatic and pseudoscientific post, but believe me, I promise to change...
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Who am I and why does it matter
Philosophy ·What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that its just ain’t so - Mark Twain.
Most of us are into the illusions of knowing who we are, but is it so obvious? Who are we really and why does it matter? It does not matter a single bit...
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Nihilism and the Fear of Death
Philosophy ·To live is to suffer, and to survive is to find a meaning in the suffering - Friedrich Nietzsche.
What is nihilism and do nihilists fear death? This post is aimed to argue that a true nihilist does not fear death in metaphysical sense and any fear that arises is grounded on the usual physical pain that often...
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Freewill Is An Illusion
Philosophy ·Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills - Arthur Schopenhauer.
What does Schopenhauer mean when he says “he cannot will what he wills”? This is the realm of philosophy of freewill verses determinism. Freewill, as one can comprehend intuitively, means the freedom to make a particular choice out of possible choices, which...