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An Introduction to Philosophy (RLL style) Week 09 – God 1 (Theism) – Part 6: What’s love got to do with it?

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Love isn’t a necessity for the universe to function, but it persists anyway. It disrupts the cold efficiency of survival and adds something deeper, more tender, to the story of existence. Metaphysics and philosophy ask whether love is a fluke of chemistry or a clue that the universe is more than machinery—it might be the very force that holds the system together, a source of connection, meaning, and goodness that can’t be explained away.

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An Introduction to Philosophy (RLL style) Week 04 – Metaphysics 1 (The Nature of Reality) – Part 1: Introduction – What is real?

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Metaphysics invites us to ask the biggest question of all: what is real? As we explore the nature of reality, philosophy encourages us to look beyond appearances and question the frameworks that shape our understanding. Whether reality is material, mental, calculated, or something stranger still, one truth remains: how we perceive the world is inseparable from how we experience it.

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