Category: Irrational
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Lance Ah Kair, (2022), What is Existence?
[The essay below was submitted to Harmonia Philosophica in the context of the "What is Existence?" call for philosophical essays] What is Existence? Feeling is largely unknown. Some are even heard to say that feeling is not emotion. I have often wondered if there is an affect called ‘pain’ that can analogue between the physical…
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Philosophy BY children!
Philosophy BY children! A new group to publish and discuss the answers of children to the greatest philosophical problems of humanity was created: PHILOSOPHY BY CHILDREN! Philosophy is not 'for' children. Philosophy can only be conducted BY children! We must forget how to think in order to think! True philosophers should always question everything. And…
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Irrational Paths: Life and Death...
In a glance: IRRATIONAL PATHS are very short videos that try to provoke unconventional philosophical ideas via the promotion of irrational thoughts on crucial philosophical subjects... Topic: Life and Death Idea: Can life exist without death? Any comments are welcome! Do not hesitate to contact us via the Harmonia Philosophica email or via our YouTube…
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Santa Claus exists. And tooth fairies. And mermaids. Oh, and so do you...
Small children believe in Santa Claus. They are thrilled when the presents arrive and even try to find proof that he exists by placing cookies for the saint to eat along with a glass of milk... But we are grown ups. We know that he doesn't exist. And we all struggle and question ourselves. Should…
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Advanced tool. Prehistoric people. Tears and laughter…
Artefacts such as bows and arrows do not necessarily prove our ancestors had sophisticated reasoning and understanding of how these tools worked, new research suggests. Instead, such items could have emerged from an "accumulation of improvements made across generations" - with each generation understanding no more than the last. The new study, by the University…
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