Descartes’ Archimedean point is “I think, therefore I am,” although the phrasing for that principle is not to be found in Meditations on First Philosophy, but in one of his earlier works. However, he arrives at the same conclusion in Meditation II, which focuses on the fact that the human mi...

Along its history, mankind has learned how to evolve and adapt to several forces of the environment. Probably the most relevant example in this sense is his ability to develop new skills that help him survive in the more complex and dynamic environment. Listening is one of the skills mankind has pos...

Heart of Darkness, unarguably one of the best novels ever, on the subject of imperialism and the madness that it gives birth to. The novel deals with the subject of madness not in terms of medical lunacy but lunacy that originates from becoming very powerful, from corruption of soul and from higher ...