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Why You Feel So Empty Most of the Time

Marko van Gaans — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:19:37 +0000

Staring into an Abyss of Nothingness I’m sure you are familiar with the sense of loneliness, confusion about your life and goals or just a lack of motivation that plagues all of us from time to time. But what is this feeling of emptiness? Is it sadness? Melancholy? Boredom? Well, it is probably a bit…

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The Saeculum of Chaos (what it is and why it matters)

Marko van Gaans — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:58:01 +0000

Because Chaos Is Good for Business As you probably figured out from the spelling, saeculum is a Latin word not English. To put it simply, it refers to a length of time roughly equal to the potential lifetime of a person or, a bit more complex, the time from the moment that a significant event…

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Two Wolves and a Sheep Voting on What to Have for Dinner.

Marko van Gaans — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 03:09:21 +0000

How Democracy Is Nothing More Than Mob Rule I’m a big fan of political TV series. Over the years I’ve been watching House of Cards (both the American and the original British series), Designated Survivor, the Danish show Borgen and the French one Marseille. Currently I’m wrapped-up in the Dutch series BuZa (Buitenlandse Zaken which…

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8 Philosophers worth investing your time in.

Marko van Gaans — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 06:32:08 +0000

8 Philosophers Awakening Me from Dogmatic Slumber In a previous article, I showed you to 10 contemporary philosophers I figured were worth reading. This week I’d like to introduce you 8 essential philosophers who played a great role in the development of my own thinking. 1. Laozi A semi-legendary figure, Laozi (also Lao-Tzu) is usually…

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10 Contemporary Philosophers Worth Reading

Marko van Gaans — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 07:01:26 +0000

To Go Beyond Chomsky and Žižek When people think about philosophy and philosophers, the image that most likely comes to mind is that of elderly men dressed in either togas or Victorian garb with tormented looks on their faces. To those more in tune with the current era, celebrity philosophers like John Searle of the…

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