Philosophical Dictionary
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How to Laugh Evil in the Face--with Philosophy!
By C.M. Black
A philosopher's toolkit for empowering critique of the powerful through the lens of Mel Brooks' "The Producers" and Hannah Arendt's concept of the "banality of evil." Though humor and satire you, too, can speak up, knowing everyday evil is only human. -
Nietzsche Memes Explained: Ecce Homo, Self-Irony and “Why I Am So Clever”
By Markus Uehleke
Nietzsche really titled his chapters “Why I Am So Wise” and “Why I Write Such Good Books”. Ecce Homo was finished just before his collapse and kept from readers for nearly twenty years. Its title quotes Pilate at the trial of Jesus. So was he joking or losing his mind? And which famous quotes did he never write?