Philosophical Dictionary
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Beyond Good and Evil: Unleashing the Power of Nietzsche's Overman
By Markus Uehleke
Nietzsche viewed the overman as a higher state of being, where individuals embrace their instincts, desires, and passions to unleash their creativity and power. We try to highlight what Nietzsche specifically meant by this. -
What is Nihilism? Philosophy Explained & Common Misconceptions
By Markus Uehleke
Nihilism is the belief life has no objective meaning, not that you can't care about anything. Learn what nihilists actually believe, common misconceptions (it's not depression or immorality), Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning response, optimistic nihilism, and how it differs from existentialism and absurdism. -
Wittgenstein's concept of linguistic confusion
By Markus Uehleke
What did Wittgenstein actually mean by "linguistic confusion" and how far-reaching is this concept? -
Philosophical applications in psychotherapy
By Markus Uehleke
We explain why basic philosophical assumptions are important, especially in humanistic and liberation psychology. -
Possible definitions of time outside of technical understanding
By Markus Uehleke
Is there a meaningful definition of time or is time even an illusion? We try to point out a distinction on the basis of different sciences. -
The comfort and dread of conceived nothingness
By Markus Uehleke
What is nothingness understood from Western and Eastern traditions? A very brief distinction ...