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Contradiction is the basis of life and drives it forward. No one phenomenon can exist without its contradictory opposite, such as victory and defeat. [7] "Unity of opposites" allows for a balance of contradiction. A most basic example of the cycle of contradiction is life and death.
Related: 75 of the Best Nietzsche Quotes on Life, Success and More 61. “In prosperity, it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity, it is the most difficult of all things.”
"Life's a climb. But the view is great." There are times when things seemingly go to plan, and there are other moments when nothing works out. During those instances, you might feel lost.
1. “Better is the enemy of good.” 2. “I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker.” 3. “Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will ...
Existential Psychotherapy is a book about existential psychotherapy by the American psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom, in which the author, addressing clinical practitioners, offers a brief and pragmatic introduction to European existential philosophy, as well as to existential approaches to psychotherapy.
From the conservative, restorative character of instinctual life, Freud derived his death drive, with its "pressure towards death", and the resulting "separation of the death instincts from the life instincts" [25] seen in Eros. The death drive then manifested itself in the individual creature as a force "whose function is to assure that the ...
20. "We don’t need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation." 21. "From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own ...
The Denial of Death is a 1973 book by American cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker which discusses the psychological and philosophical implications of how people and cultures have reacted to the concept of death. [1] The author argues most human action is taken to ignore or avoid the inevitability of death. [2]