Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860) was an influential German philosopher who, despite providing the foundation for much of modern philosophy, died in relative obscurity.

Nowadays, most people don’t attach a larger significance to beauty. At most, beauty is a quality that evokes pleasure…

Friedrich Nietzsche ​claimed​ his doctrine of eternal return was his most important idea, the “greatest elevation of the consciousness…

The trope of the “tortured poet” is intriguing—it conveys the idea that meaningful art requires or is enhanced by anguish, torment…

I read a poem by Mary Oliver that stuck with me. It’s called “​White Flowers​” and it’s about the boundaries between wakefulness…

“Square in your ship’s path are Sirens, crying beauty to bewitch men coasting by; woe to the innocent who hears that sound!”

Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973) was a Chilean poet, diplomat, and politician who was especially known for his love poems…