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THE IS / OUGHT PROBLEM —- SOLVED.
The Collapse of the Is-Ought Distinction: A Metaphysical Foundation for Ethics Introduction: The Ancient Divide For over two thousand years, the question of ethics has wrestled with a problem that seemed inescapable: how can we derive what we ought to do from what is? The Scottish philosopher David Hume crystalized this challenge in the 18th … Continue reading THE IS / OUGHT PROBLEM —- SOLVED.
A Descent into the Abyss to Find the Truth about Meaning and Freewill (And I Found The Answer, Thankfully)
Short version: A Descent into the Abyss to Find the Truth about Meaning and Freewill Introduction This essay is a comprehensive and structured documentation of a philosophical investigation undertaken from a strictly rational, logical foundation. The goal was to examine whether life is meaningful and whether free will exists, without assuming either as a given. … Continue reading A Descent into the Abyss to Find the Truth about Meaning and Freewill (And I Found The Answer, Thankfully)
Is Casual Sex Ethical? A Systematic, Logical Investigation into the Ethics of Sex
Copyright © 2025 Zak All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission from the author, except in the case of brief quotations used in critical articles or reviews. Also by … Continue reading Is Casual Sex Ethical? A Systematic, Logical Investigation into the Ethics of Sex
Why You Feel So Lost – And What You Can Still Hold On To
Why You Feel So Lost – And What You Can Still Hold On To You wake up. You check your phone. Maybe you scroll through news or social media. Maybe you make a plan for the day, go to work, handle your tasks, reply to messages. But somewhere beneath it all, you feel a strange … Continue reading Why You Feel So Lost – And What You Can Still Hold On To
Women Don’t Want the Badboy – They Want the Devoted Lover
What Women Actually Want: The Devoted Romantic, Not the "Bad Boy" There is a common myth circulating in male culture: that women want the cold, dominant, emotionally unavailable "bad boy." The aloof alpha. The rebel who doesn’t care. The man who disrespects everyone and somehow gets the girl. It's a narrative passed down in music … Continue reading Women Don’t Want the Badboy – They Want the Devoted Lover
If I Must Live in Pain Until I Die, Here’s How I’ll do it.
I guess the coldest truth which brings comfort Is that this life won't last forever. The ride will come to an end one day. The pain will stop. So then the question becomes, if I am doomed to live with pain until I die, is it possible for me to do so? Is it possible … Continue reading If I Must Live in Pain Until I Die, Here’s How I’ll do it.
We Are Not Designed to Live Alone (our modern culture gets this very wrong). To Suffer Less, Live With Others
Our biology and psychology evolved under group conditions. For literally millions of years we lived always around other people. We shared the existential burden of life. We did not live alone. Our culture gets this terribly wrong. It's the cause of much of our suffering. I don't think its possible to deal with the existential … Continue reading We Are Not Designed to Live Alone (our modern culture gets this very wrong). To Suffer Less, Live With Others
For the Woman Who Leaves Men on Seen
If you're at the point where a man's compliment doesn't mean anything to you, and you leave even ones that are attractive on seen, when they're nice to you, like 'I deserve this, I'm better than him, he's just a man, I do what I want. I don't care. " You are getting to a … Continue reading For the Woman Who Leaves Men on Seen
Why You’re Really Depressed (And How to Fix It)
Most serious depression doesn’t come from nowhere—it comes from unmet needs. Not just emotional, but physical, social, psychological, and spiritual. When too many of these core needs are neglected for too long, the mind and body go into survival mode. The result? Depression, anxiety, and deep emotional pain. The Nine Core Human Needs There are … Continue reading Why You’re Really Depressed (And How to Fix It)
