lived experience

An Introduction to Philosophy (RLL style) Week 06 – Metaphysics 3 (Metaphysical Monism) – Part 5: Want to compare scars?

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Physicalism reminds us that identity is not hidden somewhere beyond the body. It’s carried in posture, memory, habit, and scar tissue. Our experiences leave marks, shaping how we move through the world and how the world moves through us. Philosophy invites us to take the body seriously, not as a container for the self, but as the self in motion, shaped by every lived moment.

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An Introduction to Philosophy (RLL style) Week 04 – Metaphysics 1 (The Nature of Reality) – Part 3: Wanna feel really good?

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The pleasure machine tempts us with a life free from pain, friction, and uncertainty. But philosophy asks what such comfort costs us. Pain, discomfort, and struggle aren’t flaws in reality; they’re evidence that we’re truly engaged with it. Metaphysics invites us to consider whether a perfectly pleasant illusion could ever replace the depth, meaning, and authenticity of a life fully lived.

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