The phrase "Memento Mori," while famously featured in the film *Memento*, is actually far older than the movie, originating in ancient Roman times as a reminder of mortality. elaborate
Phenomenology emphasizes lived experience, meaning its focus isn't on the *thing itself* but on how that thing *appears* to conscious awareness. elaborate
Nietzsche was a keen admirer of Richard Wagner's music early in his career, but later became a harsh critic and vehemently denounced him. elaborate
Hyperreality, a concept popularized by Jean Baudrillard, suggests that our perceptions of reality are now more shaped by simulations and representations (like media) than by actual events, blurring the line between the real and the simulated to the point where the simulated can feel more real than t elaborate
Jean-Paul Sartre famously refused the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964. elaborate
Some researchers in consciousness studies believe that plants may possess a rudimentary form of consciousness. elaborate
The word "aesthetic" comes from the Greek word "aisthetikos," meaning "perceptible by the senses." elaborate