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Define Your Philosophy

Have you ever thought to examine the advantages and disadvantages of your personal philosophy? The way you view yourself and the world around you could be holding you back from achieving your goals in life. At the same time, you are capable of changing and even designing your own philosophy into a p

Nietzsche: God is dead

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we killed him," wrote Friedrich Nietzsche in 1882. To understand what the German philosopher meant and what he thought about man, morality and society as a whole, we collaborated with Professor Stephen Hicks for this Sprouts special series. Support us on Patreon

Positive and negative freedom – who is freer

We often think that freedom means acting without restrictions. But since one person's freedom can influence another's, unrestricted action usually creates problems. To prevent this, we create rules. Philosopher Isaiah Berlin went a step further and distinguished two types of freedom: negative freedo

John Locke: How to Form Free Thinkers

Locke's ideas on religion and democracy became the basis of most liberal societies, making him the father of liberalism. Some, however, believe that his parenting guide, "Some Thoughts Concerning Education," may have been even more influential. You can learn more about the ideas from 1694 that are s

Nietzsche: Masters and Slaves

What if morality is just a fiction used by the herd of inferior humans to hold back the few superior humans? In this final part of our Sprouts special with Stephen Hicks, we examine Nietzsche's explanation of how ethics evolves and the consequences for master types living in a world ruled by slave m