Philosophical Dictionary

Why is stoicism trending?

Why is stoicism trending?

Vulgar stoicism as a contemporary trend subtly serves the self-exploitative tendencies of modern and especially digital work, while at the same time providing the coping strategy to talk oneself out...

Why is stoicism trending?

Vulgar stoicism as a contemporary trend subtly serves the self-exploitative tendencies of modern and especially digital work, while at the same time providing the coping strategy to talk oneself out...

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Nietzsche and the omnipresent urge for self-optimisation

Nietzsche and the omnipresent urge for self-opt...

We placed Nietzsche's ideas of the superman and the "last man" in a line with currently observable self-optimization compulsions.

Nietzsche and the omnipresent urge for self-opt...

We placed Nietzsche's ideas of the superman and the "last man" in a line with currently observable self-optimization compulsions.

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The Inkompetenz-kompensations-kompetenz or: what skills does a philosopher have?

The Inkompetenz-kompensations-kompetenz or: wha...

We want to explain here what skills a philosopher actually brings to the table. We try to keep it general, after all we don't want to make any more jokes...

The Inkompetenz-kompensations-kompetenz or: wha...

We want to explain here what skills a philosopher actually brings to the table. We try to keep it general, after all we don't want to make any more jokes...

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What is "Absolute Freedom"?

What is "Absolute Freedom"?

We explain briefly and in an understandable way what Sartre means by "radical freedom".

What is "Absolute Freedom"?

We explain briefly and in an understandable way what Sartre means by "radical freedom".

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