Philosophical Dictionary

Socrates invented epistemology and then downed the cup of hemlock?

Socrates invented epistemology and then downed ...

We explain philosophy memes so you actually know why you're laughing.

Socrates invented epistemology and then downed ...

We explain philosophy memes so you actually know why you're laughing.

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Bitcoin, the stock market, personal success and a "stoic mindset"

Bitcoin, the stock market, personal success and...

We explain philosophy memes so you actually know why you're laughing.

Bitcoin, the stock market, personal success and...

We explain philosophy memes so you actually know why you're laughing.

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A "crossover" meme with Camus and Philippa Foot's "trolley problem"

A "crossover" meme with Camus and Philippa Foot...

We explain philosophy memes so you actually know why you're laughing.

A "crossover" meme with Camus and Philippa Foot...

We explain philosophy memes so you actually know why you're laughing.

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Inherent in all beginnings is a sense of delusion

Inherent in all beginnings is a sense of delusion

We reflect here on the disparity between statistical data collection and the actually philosophical field of human cognition.

Inherent in all beginnings is a sense of delusion

We reflect here on the disparity between statistical data collection and the actually philosophical field of human cognition.

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Occam's razor and the common sense

Occam's razor and the common sense

We explain the principle behind the metaphor of Occam's razor and, above all, clarify what it is not supposed to mean. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood.

Occam's razor and the common sense

We explain the principle behind the metaphor of Occam's razor and, above all, clarify what it is not supposed to mean. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood.

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From Cynicism to Stoicism: what Diogenes of Sinope preconceived for the Stoics

From Cynicism to Stoicism: what Diogenes of Sin...

We analyze how the idea of radical self-sufficiency was lived in practice by the early Cynics and later formalized as a theoretical doctrine for the Stoics via Epictetus.

From Cynicism to Stoicism: what Diogenes of Sin...

We analyze how the idea of radical self-sufficiency was lived in practice by the early Cynics and later formalized as a theoretical doctrine for the Stoics via Epictetus.

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