Every human being is free, and societal constraints exist not externally, but only in our own mindsâ€"or only so much as our minds create such constraints. The essential freedom of the human animal can be experienced by the sufferer as loneliness at times and even inspire t...

Bigelow, Gordon E., "A Primer of Existentialism." In his essay "A Primer of Existentialism," Gordon Bigelow acknowledges the impact of this "ism" on literature, art, philosophy, theology and social science. Furthermore, he goes on to state the six major themes common ...

"Waking Life" By watching "Waking Life" once, our minds could be opened up to some deeper life philosophies that most of us rarely think about on a daily basis. This movie takes us on a journey to explore different people's views on life and our world and relate to them ...

The problem is point of view. Advances in medicine and science have taught humans that sense information is not to be trusted. High-paid performers have perfected the art of capitalizing on the unreliability of human sensation. The fundamental lack of trust in perception means that every human un...