Neurological Imaging Supports Philosophy
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The Will To Existentialism
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Nihilism, Existentialism: Nietzsche, Sartré: Fight! [Compare and discuss the differences between Nihlism and Existentialism, and where these differences shepherd the modern mind (poor sheep that it is.)
Absurdism on the Brain
Thursday, 10 February 2011
As if I needed another reason to read more Kafka, this recently dug-up Miller-McCune article states: “Absurdist literature, it appears, stimulates our brains.” Apparently, making sense of an absurd tale, drawing the connections necessary to a coherent plot, makes us more sharp. The studies had participants–under the illusion the story they’d be reading would make [...]