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From Contradiction to Joy – Article 2: The Infinite Resolution: The Unfolding of Necessity
Introduction If contraddizione C necessarily resolves, does this mean the resolution is a finite event—a final moment in which contradiction is overcome? Or is it something that unfolds without end? The key to understanding this lies in the nature of Being itself. The resolution of contraddizione C is not an event in time but the…
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The Naked Emperor and the Crisis of the West
When Power Loses Its Illusion, Truth Begins to Appear A World in Turmoil We are living through a period of increasing disorientation. The symptoms are everywhere: political instability, cultural fragmentation, ecological degradation, and the collapse of trust in institutions. Each crisis feels like a rupture, and yet taken together, they begin to form a single,…
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From Contradiction to Joy – Article 1: Contraddizione C and the Necessity of Resolution
Introduction The history of Western thought has been shaped by a fundamental contradiction—the assumption that being can become non-being and vice versa. This contradiction, which Emanuele Severino terms contraddizione C, underlies the metaphysical illusion of becoming. If left unresolved, it leads to nihilism, fragmentation, and the perpetual instability of knowledge. Yet, the necessity of Being…
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Introduction to the Series: From Contradiction to Joy
Tomorrow marks the beginning of our exploration into one of philosophy’s most profound journeys with the series “From Contradiction to Joy.” Over five articles, we’ll trace the path from the inescapable contradiction of nihilism to the infinite resolution of Being, uncovering how thought moves beyond despair toward the joy and glory inherent in reality. This…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 6 – The Unveiling and the Return
Throughout this series, we have explored various moments when the interpretative veils of conditioned thought are lifted, revealing glimpses of a reality beyond the assumptions of becoming. From philosophical reasoning to meditative states, near-death experiences, and sudden moments of insight, each unveiling of Being has been examined in its distinct mode of appearing. Now, we…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 5 – Everyday Glimpses—Moments When the Veil Lifts
The direct recognition of Being is not confined to philosophical reflection, meditative disciplines, or near-death experiences. It can also emerge in everyday life, in moments when the ordinary conditioning of thought momentarily gives way, allowing a glimpse of something beyond the habitual framework of becoming. These experiences—whether brief insights, encounters with beauty, or profound emotional…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 4 – The NDE as an Unveiling—Death and the Fracturing of Time
The Near-Death Experience: A Radical Disruption of Ordinary Perception Near-death experiences (NDEs) represent one of the most profound disruptions of conditioned thought and perception. Those who undergo them often report a sudden detachment from their physical body, a feeling of weightlessness, an all-encompassing light, or encounters with deceased loved ones and transcendent beings. More importantly,…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 3 – The Meditative Unveiling—Silence and Direct Cognition
Introduction Beyond ordinary thought lies an experience often described as silence, emptiness, or direct awareness. Many spiritual traditions have pursued states of being that transcend discursive thought, believing them to reveal a deeper reality. But what actually occurs when thought is suspended? Does the absence of conditioned thinking bring one closer to Being itself, or…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 2 – The Philosophical Unveiling—Thinking Beyond Becoming
Philosophy: Not an Escape from Thought, but a Clarification Many assume that philosophy, particularly metaphysics, seeks an abstract escape from reality, a retreat into speculation detached from lived experience. This assumption mirrors a broader misconception that truth is something to be found elsewhere rather than clarified here. However, true philosophy does not aim at abandoning…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 1 –The Limits of Ordinary Thinking
Our everyday understanding of reality is shaped by a deeply ingrained framework: the assumption of becoming. We live within a world where things appear to change, arise, and vanish, and this perception is so fundamental that we rarely question it. Yet, as Emanuele Severino has demonstrated, this framework is not an objective truth but an…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Exploring the Limits of Ordinary Thinking
Our understanding of reality is shaped by conditioned thought—language, perception, and the assumption of time-bound becoming. But what happens when these constraints are suspended? Is there a mode of cognition that does not struggle to construct meaning but directly perceives what is necessarily so? Across philosophy, meditation, and transformative experiences, glimpses emerge of a thinking…
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The Unfolding of Identity – Article 3: The Inevitable Resolution: Identity in the New Paradigm
Throughout this series, we have seen how the fragmentation of identity was not an accidental failure but a necessary contradiction appearing within time. The crisis of identity in the modern world—the collapse of stable reference points, the relativization of selfhood, and the apparent dissolution of boundaries—is not the destruction of identity but a moment in…
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The Unfolding of Identity – Article 2: The Principle of Identity and the Necessity of Being
The fragmentation of identity, examined in the first article, is not an arbitrary historical accident but the necessary unfolding of contradictions inherent in partial perspectives. If identity, in its true form, is not something contingent and constructed but eternal and indestructible, then the contradictions of relativism and self-creation must ultimately give way to the recognition…
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The Unfolding of Identity – Article 1: The Fragmentation of Identity and the Necessity of Contradiction
The modern world has seen an increasing crisis of identity. From the dissolution of traditional roles to the proliferation of self-definitions, identity has become a battleground of fluidity, self-construction, and deconstruction. Postmodernism, with its deep skepticism of fixed categories, has only accelerated this dissolution. Yet, rather than viewing this as a mere loss or an…
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The Unveiling of Being – Article 9: The Final Convergence: The Inevitable Recognition of Being
Throughout this series, we have traced the many ways in which the eternal structure of Being reveals itself across various domains—philosophy, mathematics, physics, consciousness, ethics, theology, and identity. Each attempt to ground reality in contingency, becoming, or nihilism has ultimately collapsed under its own contradictions. The fragmentation of contemporary thought, rather than signaling the triumph…
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The Unveiling of Being – Article 8: Technology, AI, and the Limits of Artificial Thought
The modern world is increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, automation, and digital technologies that promise to revolutionize human existence. Some believe that AI and advanced computation will eventually match or even surpass human intelligence, fundamentally altering our understanding of consciousness, creativity, and thought. This belief rests on the assumption that intelligence is merely an advanced…
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The Unveiling of Being – Article 7: Religion, Theology, and the Movement Toward the Eternal
Religious thought has long sought to grasp the nature of ultimate reality, often articulating it through symbols, narratives, and doctrines that attempt to bridge the finite and the infinite. While diverse in form, religious traditions share an underlying impulse: the recognition of something beyond the transient, something absolute and indestructible. This movement, though often expressed…
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The Unveiling of Being – Article 6: The Collapse of Moral Relativism and the Necessity of Absolute Ethics
In the modern world, ethical discourse has been dominated by relativism—the belief that moral values are contingent, subjective, and shaped by cultural or individual perspectives. This notion, rooted in the rejection of absolute foundations, has led to moral fragmentation, where no principle can claim universal validity. Yet, this very fragmentation reveals the impossibility of a…
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The Unveiling of Being – Article 5: NDEs and the Encounter with the Eternal
Throughout history, reports of near-death experiences (NDEs) have fascinated and perplexed humanity. These profound events—marked by sensations of leaving the body, entering radiant landscapes, encountering beings of light, and experiencing a deep sense of unity—have often been interpreted as glimpses of an afterlife. But from the perspective of the eternal Structure of Being, what do…
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The Unveiling of Being – Article 4: Consciousness and the Illusion of Reductionism
Throughout history, human thought has struggled to comprehend consciousness, the very faculty by which we experience and understand reality. In contemporary discourse, materialism and reductionism have sought to explain consciousness in purely physical terms, treating it as an emergent property of neural processes. However, these attempts have persistently encountered insurmountable barriers. If we analyze consciousness…
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The Unveiling of Being: Article 3 – Mathematics and the Eternal Structure of Reality
Mathematics has long been regarded as the language of nature, capable of describing the physical world with remarkable precision. Yet, beyond its practical applications, mathematics reveals something far deeper: the necessity of eternal truths that transcend human cognition. Unlike knowledge derived from experience, mathematical structures point to an immutable order that is not a human…
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The Unveiling of Being: Article 2 – Physics and the Limits of Materialism
The Crisis of Materialism and the Limits of Empirical Science Modern physics, in its quest to decipher the fundamental nature of reality, has unknowingly traced the contours of an eternal structure that it has yet to fully comprehend. While materialism once seemed an unassailable framework for understanding the world, contemporary discoveries in quantum mechanics, cosmology,…
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The Unveiling of Being – Article 1: Philosophy and the Unavoidable Recognition of Being
From Parmenides to Severino Since the dawn of Western thought, philosophy has grappled with the nature of Being. Parmenides first articulated its fundamental necessity, rejecting the very possibility of nothingness. Being, he reasoned, is eternal, unchanging, and indestructible—an insight that has remained the foundation of true metaphysical thought. Yet, throughout history, numerous attempts have been…
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Introduction to the Series: The Unveiling of Being
Signs of the Unavoidable Emergence of Truth in the Contemporary World Throughout history, human thought has sought to grasp the fundamental nature of reality. From philosophy to physics, from theology to mathematics, there has been a persistent effort to move beyond mere appearances and uncover what is truly necessary. Yet, much of modern discourse—whether scientific,…
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Beyond Left and Right – Article 10: The Eternal City – Towards a Civilization Aligned with the Structure of Being
Western civilization, having undergone profound crises of meaning, has long been caught in the oscillation between competing ideologies—none of which have been able to provide a stable foundation. The failure of both progressive deconstructionism and reactionary restorationism points to a deeper issue: the absence of a necessary and indestructible foundation upon which civilization can rest.…
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Beyond Left and Right – Article 9: The Role of Language in Revealing the Structure of Being
The Crisis of Language in a Fragmented World One of the most insidious effects of the collapse of foundational meta-narratives in Western thought has been the fragmentation of language itself. In the absence of a universal framework, language has become unmoored, shifting according to ideological, cultural, and personal preferences. Meaning is no longer grounded in…
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Beyond Left and Right – Article 8: The Future Shaped by the Structure of Being
The recognition of the eternal and indestructible nature of Being is not a mere theoretical exercise; it has profound implications for the future of human civilization. Up to this point, we have explored the collapse of former meta-narratives, the necessity of an indestructible foundation, and the ways in which the Structure of Being provides the…
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Beyond Left and Right – Article 7: Art, Culture, and the Eternal Structure of Being
The decline of Western civilization has not only manifested in politics and ethics but has deeply affected art and culture. The modern world is flooded with cultural expressions that reflect fragmentation, disintegration, and a lack of meaning. Traditional artistic and cultural forms once expressed a sense of order, beauty, and connection to the eternal, but…
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Beyond Left and Right – Article 6: The Role of Ethics and Law in the Recognition of the Structure of Being
The recognition of the eternal Structure of Being carries profound implications for human ethics and law. If Being is necessary and indestructible, then morality and justice cannot be arbitrary constructs shaped by historical contingencies or subjective preferences. Rather, they must be understood as necessary expressions of the eternal order. In this article, we explore how…
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Beyond Left and Right – Article 5: The Return of Meaning and Order
The recognition of the indestructible foundation of Being marks the turning point in the search for meaning. If human civilization has suffered from fragmentation, nihilism, and relativism, it is not due to a lack of ingenuity, technological progress, or political innovation, but because it has lost sight of the eternal structure that underlies all existence.…
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