Philosophy

Theory of Causation

Theory of Causation, often known as causality, refers to the ability of one variable to impact another. The first variable can either cause the second variable to exist or cause the incidence of the second variable to fluctuate. Causation is sometimes misunderstood with correlation, reflecting the degree to which two variables tend to rise or […]

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The Soul

The soul is considered an innate, intrinsic part of the living being. It is alluded to in all religions, philosophies, and mythologies. Reasoning, character, feeling, consciousness, memory, perception, thinking, etc., are all taken as the emotional and mental abilities of a soul. Many philosophers like Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato have tried to explain the meaning

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Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) is most famous for distinguishing God from Nature. He doesn’t consider God to be the extraordinary maker of the world. Instead, he sees him as equivalent to Nature itself. Assuming the Axial Age scholars and the strict masterminds who expand on their work accentuate that the heavenly is independent of earth, Spinoza

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Soren Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard is known as the ‘father of existentialism’ and has significantly influenced 20th-century philosophy. A Danish philosopher from the 19th century found his inspiration and connection directly from the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. One of the most prominent philosophies that he believed in was that truths are supposed to be relatable in real life

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Schools of Vedanta

The Vedanta philosophy encompasses all of the diverse groups that exist in India today. As a result, there have been many different interpretations, all of which have been progressive, starting with the dualistic or Dvaita and culminating with the non-dualistic or Advaita. However, these sections are largely obsolete at the moment, and in India, the

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Schools of Buddhism

Buddhism is a religious and philosophical system that originated in India and went worldwide. It is one of the world’s major religions and also one of the oldest. The school of Buddhism, commonly referred to as “Buddhism,” is a complex, multifaceted system of philosophy, psychology, and ethics. It encompasses the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, commonly

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Samkhya

The word ‘Samkhya’ is a word of Sanskrit origin that stands for enumeration, empirical, and number. It is one of the classic schools of Indian philosophy. Samkhya is essentially a dualist philosophy in which the world is perceived as comprising two elements: Prakriti and Purusha. Purusha is referred to as eternal spirit, while Prakriti can

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Religious Pluralism

Philosophy stands for the ‘love of wisdom’. In other words, philosophy can be seen as an exercise that people undertake to understand fundamental truths and beliefs about human existence. Religious pluralism is one of the essential aspects of philosophy. Over the years, philosophers from all around the globe have investigated and pondered over some of

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Religious Experience

The term ‘religious experience’ is often thrown around in contemporary philosophy. But what does it mean? What can philosophy contribute to our understanding of the phenomenon? In this article, we will focus on the phenomenology of religious experience. Religious experiences are often deeply personal. They can help us come closer to our understanding of a

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