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From one to the other

In Ancient Greece, philosophers were wondering, debating on the nature of “what is a good man?” Now, this in particular wasn’t referring to an identity of being a man, but to “how to be a good person?”. They already had rules on what’s good and so on back them. But Socrates then came, and turned... read more

the fig tree analogy

“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig was a brilliant professor,... read more

Focusing

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." — Socrates

Who are your top 5 philosophers?

Mine are: 1. Aristotle 2. Descartes 3. Socrates 4. Leibnitz 5. Kant

The apology of Socrates

Psychology, the Logos of the Soul

The term "psychology" originates from two ancient Greek words: "psychē" (ψυχή) and "logos" (λόγος). While "logos" refers to "discourse" or "study," the meaning of "psychē" evolved significantly through Greek philosophy [Implied from sources describing the evolution of psyché]. Initially, psychē... read more