The dichotomy between truth and appearance, and the devaluation of appearance, is rooted in pre-Socratic philosophy. Just as Plato leant upon Heraclitus’ flux for his conception of the sensible world ...

“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” For a man who knew nothing, Plato certainly contributed a lot of knowledge to the world. Plato is hailed as one of ...

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What is reality? Why does everything appear fragmented and separate if it is one and made of energy? Why do we each perceive it differently? For millennia, across cultures and civilisations, sages and ...

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