Perceptive Faculties | Sense, Imagination, Estimation, Intellect, Heart
Introducing the Perceptive Faculties of the Human Soul Do you remember your earliest childhood memory? Try to envision it in vivid detail. How does this memory make you feel? Joy, sadness, fear, hate, etc.? What are you feeling right now? What do you see now? What sounds do you hear? The exercise above serves as […]
The Insatiable or Infinity-Seeking Human Being
The Insatiable or Infinity-Seeking Human Being; What Role Does This Desire Play in Our Wishes? The human being desires infinity! Understanding this fact does not require any proof or reasoned argument. It is enough to take a look at our behavior to confirm this truth. We usually seek to make ourselves feel good by cherishing […]
Is It Necessary to Redefine the Human and the Concept of Being Human?
Why Is It Necessary to Redefine the Human and the Concept of Being Human? Is Our Current Definition of These Terms Accurate? If we want to provide a complete and comprehensive definition of a phenomenon, we must consider all its aspects and characteristics in our definition. Ignoring the main dimensions of a phenomenon leads to […]
Truth of the Human Being | Why Do We Define Ourselves the Wrong Way?
What Is the Truth of Human Essence, and When Can We Call Ourselves Human? People within a society are not considered to be on the same level when it comes to existential qualities. Some people have better genetic qualities such as beauty, physical strength, intelligence, and health. We inherit most of these qualities from our […]
What Is the True Self? | The Supra-Rational Faculty
What Is the True Self? What Type of a Creature Is the Human Being? We are going to introduce the ‘true self.’ But do we have a ‘fake self’ too? Unfortunately, yes. Humans, just like any other phenomena, can have a fake version, but what does this mean? A simple definition of being fake is […]
What Is the Intellect? | It Is Not Always the Intellect Which Makes Humans Superior
Does the Intellect Make Human Beings Superior to Animals? If you were to provide a comprehensive and precise definition of the intellect, what would your answer be? What is the intellect, and what does it do? Though almost all of us are familiar with the concept of the intellect and can distinguish between rational or […]
The Animal Self | What Characteristics Do We Share with Animals?
What Is the Origin of Animal Traits (Animal Self) in Human Personality? Let us close our eyes for a moment and imagine the world without humans. It is a strange feeling! Everything loses its primary meaning when human beings are removed from the map of the world. So the presence of human beings is what […]
Vegetative Dimension of the Human | Our Status in This Dimension
Defining the Vegetative Dimension of the Human What exists in the outside world is also inside us. In other words, the human being is a microcosm of the world. For this reason, philosophers called the universe the macrocosm and the human being the microcosm. The study of different dimensions of human existence, the philosophy of […]
Inanimate Dimension of the Human | Origin of Materialistic Desires
The Body, the First Dimension of Human Existence In this series of articles, we have explained the importance of self-knowledge or knowledge of the human being in detail. We stated that self-knowledge is a necessity and not a luxury to pursue if we feel like it. We discussed the benefits of self-knowledge, and how it […]
Dimensions of Human Existence | Another Dimension Besides the Body
What Are the Dimensions of Human Existence, and What Do They Include? Despite our differences of opinion and other differences, we humans have one thing in common, and that is we are all in search of perfection and everything we do is because of our conscious or unconscious desire to achieve perfection. Someone who pursues […]