Søren Kierkegaard is thought to be the first existentialist philosopher. Born in 1813, he dedicated his life to figuring out how we live as single individuals and explored ideas based on human reality…
Philosophical Concept
"All humans by nature desire to know" (Metaphysics, 980b). Throughout Aristotle's works, happiness was an elusive idea of an end goal for life. Ideas around the hierarchy of knowledge and parts of hum…
Identity is relative to a person's upbringing, the education they receive, familial relationships, socioeconomic status, and a variety of other prominent factors that all contribute to one's experienc…
Humans have intrinsic ambition and energy while discovering what they consider a 'good life'. The "good life" is an expression that is utilized to depict ideal life for one to live. According to Aris…
Throughout the writings of Hawthorne, you can see how he is considered a Transcendental Pessimist. When he is writing he likes to focus on the dark side of human nature. Hawthorne still agrees with th…