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Quote of the day by Martin Heidegger: ‘Man dies constantly until the moment…’ – German philosopher on life, death and human existence

Quote of the day: Martin Heidegger viewed human existence as a constant movement toward death. He argued that awareness of mortality shapes every moment of life. People often avoid confronting death, living according to social expectations. Heidegger believed facing mortality leads to a more authentic and deliberate existence.

The Economic Times

Jürgen Habermas obituary

Philosopher and social theorist who advocated a new direction for German thought after the horrors of Nazi rule

The Guardian - UK

Today’s obsession with authenticity isn’t new – being true to yourself has troubled philosophers for centuries

Today’s youth cherish “authenticity,” but is it a virtue? According to a report from Ernst Young, more than 9 in 10 Gen Z respondents indicated that being authentic and true to yourself is extremely or very important. In fact, most of them claimed authenticity is more important than any other…

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Life after LeBron James: who will inherit the NBA’s future?

As the millennial superstars near the end, an international generation reshapes the league. The question is whether an American can still carry the crown

The Guardian - US

Put down your phone and engage in boredom – how philosophy can help with digital overload

It feels like there are so many things constantly vying for our attention: the sharp buzz of the phone, the low hum of social media, the unrelenting flood of emails, the endless carousel of content.

The Conversation

The existentialist philosophy of Lana Del Rey

Speaking to Myspace as an upcoming artist in 2013, Lana Dey Rey said that the “vision of making [her] life a work of art” was what inspired her to create her music video for her breakthrough single, Video Games (2011).

The Conversation

A bored child is not a parenting failure. Teach them to shrug off the learned helplessness of boredom

Like any parent, I am easily victim to the emotional blackmail of a young child at a loose end. But maybe we should be easier on ourselves these school holidays

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The Swimmer, Russian thugs, Jesus’ feet: Anne Carson’s lyrical, surreal new work strategically pricks literary seriousness

Wrong Norma, the latest collection of writings (and drawings and facsimiles) by the feted Canadian poet Anne Carson, is a work full of allusions, quotations, references, parody and other forms of stylised evocation.

The Conversation

Terrence Malick films – ranked!

With the rerelease of Malick’s 1978 masterpiece Days of Heaven, we rate the 80-year-old director’s mystical movies and singular vision

The Guardian - UK

Žižek: his key ideas explained

It might be said that books by Slavoj Žižek don’t conclude, they just end. And indeed, no matter which of his many books you open, you’ll find philosophy, psychoanalysis, pop culture, a smattering of off-key jokes, and commentary on recent events – often in no readily-discernible order.

The Conversation

Satya Nadella has a surprising favorite use for ChatGPT—interpreting poetry

Nadella discussed his favorite thing to do with ChatGPT, while on the Freakonomics podcast. The A.I. not only translates Rumi’s verse but “captures the depth of poetry.”

Fortune

Heidegger in ruins? Grappling with an anti-semitic philosopher and his troubling rebirth today

The story of German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) and his posthumous reception almost reads like the plot of an airport spy thriller.

The Conversation

What the new science of authenticity says about discovering your true self

After following a white rabbit down a hole in the ground and changing sizes several times, Alice finds herself wondering “Who in the world am I?”

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