Tag: metaphysics

  • How Can the Concept of Embodiment and Intersubjectivity Be Understood in Sartre and Merleau-Ponty?

    How Can the Concept of Embodiment and Intersubjectivity Be Understood in Sartre and Merleau-Ponty?

    Introduction In the Göttingen lectures of 1907, particularly Ding und Raum (Thing and Space), Edmund Husserl delved into the relationship between the lived body and the phenomena of space and time as they are experienced, in conjunction with related discussions on sensuous perception, memory, fantasy and time consciousness, which pioneered a phenomenological tradition that went…

  • Yes or No: Is There an External World?

    Yes or No: Is There an External World?

    As the title suggests, as of recent, I was pressured into giving a categorical answer to what I deem to be a false dichotomy, for reasons that I shall elaborate later. The question was raised by an acquaintance who grew frustrated with my responses when there was an exchange of metaphysical views between us, which…

  • Why You Can’t Live Without Philosophy Even If You Don’t Care About It.

    Why You Can’t Live Without Philosophy Even If You Don’t Care About It.

    In today’s blog post, I will talk about my unqualified opinion on what philosophy is and attempt to describe the influences that it has on our lives. What is Philosophy? The word ‘philosophy’ originates from the Greek word φιλοσοφία (filosofia), which combines the word ‘philo’ meaning ‘to love’ and ‘sophia’ meaning ‘wisdom’, thus meaning ‘love…