Philosophical Dictionary

In today's article, we discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's ideas on aesthetics in The Birth of Tragedy, making a case for the philosopher's continued relevance.

We discuss Michel Foucault's genealogical work on the history of society's treatment of people it deemed mentally ill, as well as the dangers of using dichotomies to label and abuse certain people.

We share the difference between modern ethical theories and the virtue ethics system posed by the Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, explaining how virtue ethics offers us more than explanations of what is good or bad.

In which we write about the intellectual powerhouse that was Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th century Mexican nun who defied a hierarchy and patriarchy.

In today's blog post, we will discuss the medieval polymath Hildegard of Bingen and her philosophical concept of veriditas, as well as what we can get from it today. We will also show, through Hildegard, how some of our stereotypes of the Middle Ages are often misguided.

We discuss what Immanuel Kant called his "dogmatic slumber," how he woke from it to write his essential works in philosophy, sparking a revolution in thought that would shake the Western world.