Philosophical Dictionary

Existentialism says you show up first and figure out what you are for later. No manual, no factory settings, and no one to blame for your choices. Here is what Sartre, Kierkegaard, Beauvoir, Heidegger and Camus actually meant, why an existential crisis is part of the deal, where the whole thing started (with an apricot cocktail), and how existentialism differs from nihilism and absurdism.

In this article, we will discuss the definition of philosophy, its professional practice, and whether we can find philosophy outside of our favorite big names and modern academia.

Explore how Dante condemned Epicurus to hell for his materialist philosophy and how this suppression might have delayed scientific progress. This witty essay contrasts Epicurean atomism with Platonic dualism and traces how Christian dogma replaced ancient philosophical pluralism.

The second part of the "Philosophy Carol" series in which you are visited by the Spirit of Philosophy Past, glimpsing the history of philosophy while receiving bonks on the head from an ancient tome.

Explore the profound relationship between cosmic nihilism and entropy in this philosophical examination of universal indifference. Discover how thermodynamic laws shape existence and how thinkers like Nietzsche provide frameworks for finding meaning in an uncaring cosmos.

Nietzsche’s Übermensch is quoted everywhere, from gyms to tech conferences, yet he wrote surprisingly little about it, and complained that readers took it for a half-saint, half-genius or the next stage of evolution. What does the overman in Thus Spoke Zarathustra actually stand for, and who is the last man the crowd prefers?