deepstash

Beta

deepstash

Beta

Deepstash brings you key ideas from the most inspiring articles like this one:

Read more efficiently

Save what inspires you

Remember anything

Humans don't want happiness above all, argued Nietzsche

.no-js-favicons?domain=bigthink { display: none !important; }

bigthink.com

Humans don't want happiness above all, argued Nietzsche

.no-js-aHR0cHM6Ly9hc3NldHMucmViZWxtb3VzZS5pby9leUpoYkdjaU9pSklVekkxTmlJc0luUjVjQ0k2SWtwWFZDSjkuZXlKcGJXRm5aU0k2SW1oMGRIQnpPaTh2WVhOelpYUnpMbkppYkM1dGN5OHhPVFUyT0RNM05DOHlNREF3ZUM1cWNHY2lMQ0psZUhCcGNtVnpYMkYwSWpveE5qTTRNVEF4TkRnM2ZRLkxXTHdPWlJJTHk4OVNucnZjZjRTU29IdmtRakhmWFllYW9Hd2JSTDNYVVUvaW1nLmpwZz93aWR0aD0xOTIwJmhlaWdodD0xMDgw { display: none !important; }

Everybody wants to be happy, right? Who doesn't? Sure, you may not want to sacrifice everything for pleasure, but you certainly want to enjoy yourself. There are a slew of drugs on the market for solving the problems of depression, and the methods for achieving happiness are often sold and advertised as something you can get, and that which you desire above all else.

Key Ideas

Save all ideas

Finding meaning above happiness

.no-js-aHR0cHM6Ly9lbmNyeXB0ZWQtdGJuMC5nc3RhdGljLmNvbS9pbWFnZXM_cT10Ym4lM0FBTmQ5R2NSdWwtSmt5OEhNSkFhMDQwaWkwYlNMOGlQWGkwQTZ0dzE0ZVdtOGx1VmdCeGJQaU04eA { display: none !important; }

For many people, the pursuit of happiness is the meaning of life itself.

However, Friedrich Nietzsche saw the pursuit of happiness as a pointless waste of human life. He was instead dedicate...

382 SAVES

VIEW

The key to good living

Psychology agrees that the key to good living is to find meaning. For Nietzsche, those who do great things suffer greatly. Those who do small things suffer trivially.

Herein lies the parado...

389 SAVES

VIEW

10 schools of philosophy and why you should know them

.no-js-favicons?domain=bigthink { display: none !important; }

bigthink.com

For your reading pleasure, here are ten schools of philosophy you should know about. Some of them are commonly misunderstood, and we correct that problem here. The leading philosophy among angsty teens who misunderstand Nietzsche.

Key Ideas

Nihilism

Nihilism means "nothing." It is the lack of belief in meaning or substance in an area of philosophy.

Moral nihilism argues that moral facts cannot exist.
Metaphysical nihilism ar...

Existentialism

Existentialism originates from Soren Kierkegaard and Nietzche. It focuses on the problems produced by existential nihilism. For instance:

What is the point of living if life has no inherent purpose?
How do we face the knowledge of our inevitable demise?

Existentialism emphasizes individual existence, freedom and choice.

Stoicism

Stoicism was popular in ancient Greece and Rome and is practiced by many in high-stress environments.

Stoicism focuses on how to live in a world where things don't go as planned. The idea is to accept all the things beyond your control and to focus on what you can control.

7 more ideas

.no-js-aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJrbWFuc29uLm5ldC93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyMC8wOS9tYXRyaXgucG5n { display: none !important; }

Why We All Need Philosophy | Mark Manson

.no-js-favicons?domain=markmanson { display: none !important; }

markmanson.net

Philosophy can help us live more meaningful lives and build better societies. We just need a framework of philosophy that fits our modern-day problems.

Key Ideas

How we perceive philosophy

.no-js-aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4ucGl4YWJheS5jb20vcGhvdG8vMjAxNS8wNS8wNy8xNS80OC9idXN0b3MtNzU2NjIwX18zNDAuanBn { display: none !important; }

When most people think of philosophy, they believe philosophers simply argue about arguing. Philosophy is viewed as impractical and irrelevant to current issues.

In...

.no-js-aHR0cHM6Ly91cGxvYWQud2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZy93aWtpcGVkaWEvY29tbW9ucy81LzVmL0JlcnRyYW5kX1J1c3NlbGxfMTk1Ny5qcGc { display: none !important; }

Bertrand Russell

"Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don’t know."

Defining philosophy

Philosophy is examining our understanding of reality and knowledge. Philosophy consists of three major branches:

Metaphysics - What is true about existence.
Epistemology - How we can know that it is true. Epistemology has given us science, logic/reason, economics, psychology, and other theories of knowledge.
Ethics - What actions we should take as a result of this knowledge. Ethics contains concepts such as democracy, human rights, the treatment of animals, and the environment.

When you order your thoughts into a coherent belief system, you are engaging in philosophy. To criticize philosophy, you must rely on philosophy.

6 more ideas