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  • René Descartes in Santa suit working at desk in toy workshop with elves making toys

    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.
  • Do You Really Know What You Know, You Know?

    Do You Really Know What You Know, You Know?

    By Caroline Black

    In which we discuss epistemology in the terms of Socrates and his final dialogue, the Apology. What do we know? How do we know it? We touch on this from the context of the founder of Western philosophy.
  • Diogenes - The antihero of Philosophy

    Diogenes - The antihero of Philosophy

    By Markus Uehleke

    We explain the Greek philosophers and who was whose teacher using a meme. Read more about it now.
  • The Socratic method as an ideal dialogue

    The Socratic method as an ideal dialogue

    By Markus Uehleke

    What is a Socratic dialogue and what does it have to do with Plato?
  • Did democracy kill Socrates?

    Did democracy kill Socrates?

    By Markus Uehleke

    The Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death by a court of law. This was a democratic process, but can we draw any conclusion from this about this form of justice?
  • "Socrateasing" about definitions

    Socrates about definitions

    By Markus Uehleke

    The definition of health according to the WHO explained by a meme. Read more now.