Philosophical Dictionary
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We Are the Meme: Karl Marx Is Not Santa
By Caroline Black
In this post, we discuss some valid criticisms of Marxist communism, from within the writings themselves, as well as in the living text that is history. How can you reconcile the violence of the Manifesto and the bigger communist countries with a gentler worldview? -
We Are The Meme: With Camus, We Must Imagine Santa Jolly
By Caroline Black
Today we are once again the meme! Join us as we discuss Santa and Sisyphus in light of Albert Camus's work on the absurdity of existence. -
We Are the Meme: How Ethics Take Us Beyond Naughty and Nice
By Caroline Black
We discuss ethics and the importance of questioning what we are told is right and wrong. -
We Are the Meme: Seize the Holidays and Means of Production!
By Caroline Black
We are once again the meme as we discuss the Marxist term, "means of production," which features in one of our bestselling holiday shirts. Grab a seat by the fire and listen to some economic critique. -
We Are the Meme: A Christmas Whammy on the Nature of Love
By Caroline Black
We discuss love, loss, and "Last Christmas" in our newest article, in which we are the meme. Let's talk about classical definitions of love in our first holiday post of the year. -
Release the Bats!: Thomas Nagel's Subjectivity of Experience
By Caroline Black
We discuss Thomas Nagel's ideas on the limitations of human knowledge and how much we can know about subjectivity of experience outside our own. Can we know what it is like to be a bat?