As is known by everyone, most cultures have a concept of “joke” within themselves. Except for an exceptional minority of people, the majority take pleasure in making jokes on others. The main reason for this pleasure can generally be associated with the feeling of control/power that the joke brings. However, I believe that when we go deeper into the subject » Continue Reading
A Priori, A Posteriori, and Synthetic A Priori Throughout the history of philosophy, the concept of knowledge was discussed for a long time by philosophers such as Al-Farabi and many others. These discussions included questions such as: What is knowledge? Is it acquired through experience or through reason? Which kind of knowledge provides certainty? The origins of these debates can be traced back » Continue Reading
Dostoevsky’s Moral Dilemma In The Brothers Karamazov , Dostoevsky conveys a striking philosophical idea through the character of Ivan Karamazov: “If God does not exist, everything is permitted.” But is this way of thinking truly correct? At the e » Continue Reading
No matter how many additional options there may seem to be, when approached from an objective and neutral perspective, it will become clear that, at the end of the day, we only have two choices: Nihilism or Theism . If God exists, then an objective and universal morality can exist (based on the rules he sets). However, if God does not exist, this moral system » Continue Reading