Philosophical Dictionary

What did Wittgenstein actually mean by "linguistic confusion" and how far-reaching is this concept?

We explain why basic philosophical assumptions are important, especially in humanistic and liberation psychology.

What actually are "social constructs" and what did Foucault and Judith Butler mean by this? We explain the facts with the help of a meme and show the limits of the concept.

What is the core message of Wittgenstein's Tractatus and why did the philosopher reject it in his later reflections?

What does Nietzsche mean by master and slave morality? We explain this by means of a meme and refer to his book "Genealogy of Morals". Read more now.

What is specific to humans? We explain the different views of Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Nietzsche concerning the philosophical question: what is man? To illustrate this we use a philosophy meme. Read more about it on our philosophy blog.