Philosophical Dictionary

Let's discuss that mother of feminism, Mary Wollstonecraft, and her foundational text, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, understanding that 18th century problems follow us in our modern understanding of gender, sexism, and feminism.

Today, let's look into a more obscure thinker who influenced multiple religions and the arts. Plotinus is considered the founder of Neoplatonism. Join us as we delve into some metaphysics with his concept of The One.

Let's discuss why you should be reading primary sources, and what benefit doing so can give you, outside of the classroom.

Mindfulness began as a radical philosophical act — one that threatened the very idea of a stable, striving self. Corporate wellness kept the breathing exercises and removed everything that could destabilise anything. Byung-Chul Han's Burnout Society explains the mechanism, and why the capture was never hidden.

Adam Smith is quoted constantly and read almost never. The invisible hand appears three times in a lifetime of writing. He described landlords as those who reap where they never sowed. His first book was about sympathy, not self-interest. The popular Adam Smith was built by think tanks. Here is the real one.

Let's discuss Thomas Aquinas's just war theory. How can you tell if warfare is just? Can warfare be just by its nature?