Self-knowledge

Why must we imagine Sisyphus happy?

By / / Philosophy of human nature, Philosophy of mind / , , , , , ,

Thank you, Gaurav Sharma, for this great question. I assume you are referring to Albert Camus’ interpretation of the Sisyphus myth, and I highly encourage you to dig into the core text because it is brilliant. Camus’ main message is that we must imagine Sisyphus happy to be able to accept the absurdity of our […]

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Does anyone actually follow moral systems?

By / / Ethics (Moral Philosophy), Philosophy of mind, Value Theory / ,

It seems we mostly create the systems afterwards to justify whatever outcomes we want. Thank you, Ben Horspool, for a significant question. It is certainly true that we do our utmost to justify our choices and aims. A lot of time and effort is spent trying to fit our choices and actions to a moral

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