Henri Bergson — Why we live in the past
19. October 2024 3304 views
Should we just live in the moment? In “Matter and Memory” the French philosopher Henri Bergson claims that this is not even possible.
19. October 2024 3304 views
Should we just live in the moment? In “Matter and Memory” the French philosopher Henri Bergson claims that this is not even possible.
28. May 2024 3991 views
You are awake. You think and you feel. But what is it that is doing all this thinking and feeling?
20. January 2024 6803 views
Why is beauty so important? It leads us to truth and goodness, says Immanuel Kant. How?
1. November 2023 26884 views
If you are interested in truth, be it in the form of scientific knowledge or artistic beauty, there is no way around Immanuel Kant’s ‘Critique of Pure Reason’. In this book Kant asked the simple question: “What can we know?“
1. October 2023 4876 views
Last summer, I found myself at a farmers market of a small town in Southern France. The air was alive with chatter and the joy of yet another sunny day ahead. I made my way through tourists, neighbourhood regulars and other early birds. To escape the buzz, I stepped into the nearby cathedral.
2. May 2023 12927 views
How do we know which food is best for us? We might start a low-carb diet. Then we switch to whole grains, or even go fully vegan—only to return to a low-carb diet yet again. We constantly change our minds.
1. October 2022 13934 views
A quick introduction for beginners to J.J. Gibson’s ecological approach to visual perception. Gibson was an American pragmatist and psychologist.
28. September 2021 23241 views
This is a quick introduction for beginners to the philosophy of Rene Descartes.
22. September 2018 5698 views
This article is about creative ideas and illustrations.
2. May 2018 22352 views
on the difference between seeing and knowing The following exercises are a bit more advanced than the ones in the “Quick beginner’s guide to drawing”, and I hope you find them equally fun!
13. February 2018 11615 views
An ancient feud rages at the very core of your creative endeavour: The rational logical you and its fuzzy intuitive rival are in constant dispute.
22. August 2017 79454 views
6 drawing exercises to get you started right now! The basic craft of drawing is about two things: you learn to control your hand and to see.