Addiction from a different perspective
Trigger Warning: Reference to addictions (Note: In view of the latest decisions concerning the therapy center for dependent individuals (KETHEA) in Greece, I found the courage to discuss a very sensitive topic that concerns many citizens.) Ever since we were little kids, the people closest to us have tried to make us understand that the […]
Climate change for everyone?
“Climate change is harmful for everyone; it leads to biodiversity losses and forest degradation with devastating consequences for the ecosystem; it accelerates ice melting; communities, cities and countries will experience extreme disturbances and damages; humanity will experience large population displacements.” These are some of the titles overloading the net and TV. 99% of the climate […]
The pop culture empire
We often use the term pop culture, or popular culture, in our vocabulary, sometimes to impress our interlocutors with our knowledge, and other times to point out the most important issues, which concern humanity on a global scale. However, most of the time, we are not even aware of its huge impact on our lives. […]
An ode to women
The latest developments in Greek society currently, as women are sharing their experiences, being in the spotlight of the #me_too movement, but also as the general public obscenity of gender-based discrimination is established, demonstrate the issues haunting women even today. It’s evident that gender equality is now considered to be a dire necessity more than […]
“Come on, child, eat your… vaccine”
Vaccines! Definitely a particularly relevant word. How would it make you feel if instead of making an appointment at the closest vaccine location, you had the chance to eat them with your next meal? Something like “Today I think we should order pizza and for dessert let’s take a vaccine against hepatitis B.” Okay, to […]
Every ending is a new beginning…
“All good things come to an end.” Have you ever used this phrase? If the answer is yes, can you remember why? Maybe some of the reasons I can try to guess myself. Perhaps once when you said goodbye to friends, desks, and school, when you finished high school. Then, when you said goodbye to […]
Act One: “Aretē”
Imagine being at the starting point of a race. The referee marks the start and the race begins, but you remain idle. You might face many and different obstacles, but there is always a driving force to help you overcome them and reach your destination. As in our imaginary race, so in real life we, […]
And then, what?
We humans are very different from each other, yet many times our hopes and goals converge. This might happen because we receive similar stimuli or lessons from our social environment, but also because the interaction that we have with each other is a necessary criterion for survival. Of course, our goals mainly stem from our […]
The journey of the ambitious
The country we live in has experienced many difficulties over the years. Some of them are still happening. It has been 12 years since the beginning of the severe economic crisis that plagued our country and has drastically changed our lives. A consequence of this was obviously the decadence of a variety of other areas […]
The uniqueness of man: a philosophical interpretation of cloning
As human beings, we are completely different from each other. We differ in appearance, we are characterized by different personalities and temperaments, we are “built” of different experiences, governed by dissimilar mentalities, principles and ideals. Sometimes, in the context of an existential pursuit, we may happen to wonder what it would be like if a […]