Philosophical Dictionary

It’s a Critical Time for Critical Thinking

Caroline Black

Discover why critical thinking skills are essential in today's world of AI and misinformation. Learn how questioning assumptions, evaluating information, and being open to changing your views can protect you...

It’s a Critical Time for Critical Thinking

Caroline Black

Discover why critical thinking skills are essential in today's world of AI and misinformation. Learn how questioning assumptions, evaluating information, and being open to changing your views can protect you...

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A painting showing hands writing a letter addressed "To Professor Kant," with an inkwell and papers on a wooden desk, rendered in warm golden-brown tones.

Where Are the Women?: Maria von Herbert

Caroline Black

Discover Maria von Herbert, the forgotten female philosopher who challenged Kant's categorical imperative through personal letters. Her profound critique exposed how rigid moral systems fail to address human suffering and...

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Where Are the Women?: Maria von Herbert

Caroline Black

Discover Maria von Herbert, the forgotten female philosopher who challenged Kant's categorical imperative through personal letters. Her profound critique exposed how rigid moral systems fail to address human suffering and...

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Illustration of a surveillance tower resembling a panopticon, with a guard inside watching rows of uniform, expressionless people walking in line below. Rays of light emphasize the watchtower’s presence. The phrases “Act normal.” and “They are watching.”

The Modern Panopticon: How Foucault's Prison Th...

Caroline Black

Discover how Michel Foucault's panopticon theory explains our surveillance society. From Bentham's prison design to modern digital monitoring, learn how the fear of being watched shapes behavior and how power...

The Modern Panopticon: How Foucault's Prison Th...

Caroline Black

Discover how Michel Foucault's panopticon theory explains our surveillance society. From Bentham's prison design to modern digital monitoring, learn how the fear of being watched shapes behavior and how power...

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A meme showing two hands draw a katana, revealing Nietzsche's quote: "God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him."

Marx vs. Nietzsche: The Misunderstood Philosoph...

Caroline Black

Discover the true meaning behind Marx's "religion is the opium of the people" and Nietzsche's "God is dead" quotes. This exploration reveals how these philosophical statements are misunderstood when taken...

Marx vs. Nietzsche: The Misunderstood Philosoph...

Caroline Black

Discover the true meaning behind Marx's "religion is the opium of the people" and Nietzsche's "God is dead" quotes. This exploration reveals how these philosophical statements are misunderstood when taken...

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Diogenes of Sinope holds a lantern whose light casts a shadow forming a Stoic column, symbolizing Cynicism's influence on Stoic philosophy.

From Cynicism to Stoicism: How Diogenes of Sino...

Markus Uehleke

Discover how Diogenes of Sinope's radical Cynicism laid the groundwork for Stoic philosophy. This analysis compares ancient texts to reveal how concepts of self-sufficiency, emotional detachment, and cosmopolitanism evolved from...

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From Cynicism to Stoicism: How Diogenes of Sino...

Markus Uehleke

Discover how Diogenes of Sinope's radical Cynicism laid the groundwork for Stoic philosophy. This analysis compares ancient texts to reveal how concepts of self-sufficiency, emotional detachment, and cosmopolitanism evolved from...

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Blog header showing a man building a house of cards

The Münchhausen Trilemma: Why Proving Everythin...

Markus Uehleke

Explore the Münchhausen trilemma, the fascinating philosophical puzzle that shows why all knowledge faces three unsatisfying options: infinite regress, circular reasoning, or unprovable assumptions. Learn why absolute certainty is elusive...

The Münchhausen Trilemma: Why Proving Everythin...

Markus Uehleke

Explore the Münchhausen trilemma, the fascinating philosophical puzzle that shows why all knowledge faces three unsatisfying options: infinite regress, circular reasoning, or unprovable assumptions. Learn why absolute certainty is elusive...

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