Philosophical Dictionary

The meme humorously captures a core truth about philosophy: the ongoing, cyclical nature of philosophical inquiry. From Plato’s idealism to Kant’s critical philosophy, each generation reinterprets timeless questions in new contexts. This continuous dialogue reflects philosophy's dynamic growth, as thinkers build on the past, challenging and refining it, enriching our understanding of the world and ourselves.

Can Diogenes of Sinope be chosen as a model? Even Alexander the Great had great respect for the offensive philosopher. But it may be difficult to transfer that to our present time. The teachings of Diogenes have been handed down only as anecdotes from which we must derive the Cynic philosophy. So there is a lot of room for interpretation. We would like to explain this by reference to a meme.

We explain the Greek philosophers and who was whose teacher using a meme. Read more about it now.

What is Aristotle's binary logic and how can it be formalized using truth tables. We give a short insight into this topic with the help of a meme. Read more here now.

Why and how do the two philosophies of Plato and Aristotle differ? We explain the differences with the help of a meme. Read more here.

What did Hannah Arendt mean by "Vita Activa" and where is the difference to "Vita Contemplativa". We explain this with the help of a meme. Read more now.