Philosophical Dictionary

In this article, let's discuss 20th century thinker Walter Benjamin's insightful criticisms of technology as a means for creating fast-paced art, and its impact on art itself.

We discuss the life and work of Marxist feminist critical theorist Angela Davis. We offer a taste of her life's work as an activist philosopher.

Today we discuss the modern theory of race, its history, and the thinkers who are moving forward to inspire a community where we think about race differently and critically.

Learn how philosophers from ancient Persians to Marx and Nietzsche viewed intoxication. Learn about Herodotus's famous drunk-sober debate method, why Marx wrote Das Kapital during beer-soaked nights, and how thinkers like Huxley and Benjamin explored consciousness through psychedelics. Philosophy meets altered states.

Stoicism teaches focusing on what you control (thoughts, actions, character) while accepting what you cannot. Early Greek Stoics explored metaphysics and logos. Roman Stoics like Marcus Aurelius made it practical ethics. Modern pop-stoicism distorts the real philosophy.

In today's article we talk about ennui, heading to 19th century France with Charles Baudelaire, and 19th century Denmark with the first existentialist, Soren Kierkegaard.