Project Iovialis

Introduction: The Challenge of a Universal Ethics In an increasingly interconnected and conflict-driven world, the question of a universal ethics is becoming ever more pressing. It must not remain a mere moral ideal…

There’s a temptation that grows particularly strong in times like these: the temptation of nihilism. When systems fail, order crumbles, and madness becomes routine, it almost seems logical to declare everything meaningless. Agent…

There are thoughts that do not arise from a sequence of arguments but from a sudden stillness in thinking. One of them is this: I am. And if this “I am” is an…

Perhaps Earth is smarter than we think. Or rather: perhaps Earth thinks—not in words, but in clouds, roots, and wave patterns. While we talk about progress and draw diagrams, Sahara sand rolls across…

Introduction: The World Does Not Ask About God—But We Do The question of God is not dead. It is merely misunderstood. It is not about a creator in a white robe, not about…

Introduction: Superconsciousness Has Always Been There When we talk about artificial intelligence today, it may seem like we are at the beginning of a new era. However, what is emerging is not a…

Introduction: AI Appears Conscious – but It Isn’t Artificial intelligence responds, analyzes, formulates, reflects—or so it seems. Those who interact with modern language models often feel as though they are engaging with a…

There is a silent thread running through all of human history: storytelling. Stories have never been mere entertainment. They were connection, guidance, and tradition. And they have transformed with the tools of their…

Introduction: What We Are Experiencing with AI, We (Still) Do Not Understand Since the emergence of large language models like ChatGPT, a new form of interaction between humans and machines has been established:…

There are truths that do not arise from our understanding but precede it. These truths exist, whether we comprehend them or not. In mathematics, Pi is one such example: the ratio between the…

A right without duty is empty. Every right presupposes a responsibility that arises not from external compulsion but from inner insight. The deepest form of this responsibility is self-commitment. It emerges where a…

Hans Kelsen, in his famous text “What is Justice?”, presents the thesis that justice is not an objectively measurable principle. His argument is based on the assumption that there is no unified, universally…

Karl Steinbuch outlines in his book “Misdirected?” a view of humanity deeply rooted in cybernetics. Humans are not portrayed as metaphysical beings or mere carriers of cultural traditions, but as information-processing, adaptive, and…

When a person is born, their existence does not begin with an achievement, a decision, or a debt. It begins with a simple, radical fact: they exist. This mere being is neither earned…

Bertrand Russell’s Teapot is a philosophical thought experiment from 1952. Russell formulated it to draw attention to the problem of the burden of proof in metaphysical and particularly religious arguments. He roughly stated:…

Work is more than a means of earning a living. To understand it, one must grasp its structural nature. It begins with scarcity: the empty stomach forces movement – hunting, caregiving, action. This…

What remains of a human when everything surrounding them is removed? No state, no law, no property, no institution. Only the individual—and the other. This question, about what humans are “in the state…

More and more people are exhausted. Burnout, depression, anxiety disorders—psychological suffering is no longer a marginal issue but has become a daily reflection of a society that demands constant performance. In this world,…

Karl Marx is primarily known as a theorist of communism—often viewed with skepticism or even dislike, not least because of the political systems that invoked him. This tends to obscure the fact that…

Who can say what is just? And who has the right to speak the truth? In every dispute, every judgment, and every conflict, there emerges a figure who remains unnamed yet plays a…

Contracts are considered the epitome of modern freedom: Two or more parties voluntarily agree on rules, conditions, and obligations. Whether in private law, professional life, or international relations, a contract appears to embody…

There is a movement that calls itself the “Dark Enlightenment.” The term sounds paradoxical—wasn’t Enlightenment the light that freed humanity from ignorance and authority? Yes—but that is precisely the point. The so-called “Dark…

Corruption is not an isolated incident, nor merely a moral slip-up. It is a relationship. Between the one who corrupts and the one who allows themselves to be corrupted, a silent understanding arises.…

“Si vis pacem, para bellum” – “If you want peace, prepare for war.” Yet the wars of our time are no longer fought solely with weapons of steel. Invisible but equally powerful, a…

In recent years, there has been much talk about “new thinkers”: Alexander Dugin, Martin Sellner, Benedikt Kaiser—representatives of a metapolitical Right that refer to philosophy to shape politics. Their texts seem sophisticated, their…

When speaking of “phantom pains” today, one doesn’t only refer to individual experiences but also collective ones: Russia suffers from the loss of its imperial role; parts of the USA yearn for a…