Philosophical Dictionary

Why is Derrida so hard to read? And what can he tell us about the way we communicate? Join us as we discuss his work on deconstruction and finding meaning.

Why is making close friends as an adult so hard? Aristotle said real friendship requires living together and sharing your days, something almost nobody does anymore. Schopenhauer's porcupine parable might explain the rest. What happens when neither solution is available to you?

Join us as we discuss one of Jean-Paul Sartre's literary works, No Exit, and look into existentialist authenticity and freedom, and some of its drawbacks.

Join us as we discuss Judith Butler's ideas on gender, earlier feminist idea, and the social construct.

Let's discuss that mother of feminism, Mary Wollstonecraft, and her foundational text, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, understanding that 18th century problems follow us in our modern understanding of gender, sexism, and feminism.

Today, let's look into a more obscure thinker who influenced multiple religions and the arts. Plotinus is considered the founder of Neoplatonism. Join us as we delve into some metaphysics with his concept of The One.