Philosophical Dictionary
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Karl Marx: The Ultimate Hegel Bro
By C.M. Black
A discussion of the influences of Hegel's dialectics on the work of Karl Marx, and his influence on the greater world.
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Out with the Brain Rot, in with the Brain Growth!
By C.M. Black
In which we discuss the 2024 Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Year, "brain rot," through the lens of Adorno and Horkheimer's work on the Culture Industry. -
Philosophy for Beginners: It’s Dangerous to Go Alone, Take This Reading List
By Markus Uehleke
The philosophy meme is blunt: open Kant or Hegel with no background and the book bites. Kant knew readers found the Critique dry and obscure, and Hume disowned his first book as juvenile work. So should beginners start with primary texts or secondary literature, and which books should a beginner read first? -
Conclusion Shopping: Confirmation Bias, Echo Chambers and “Do Your Own Research”
By Markus Uehleke
“You are conclusion shopping your insane hypothesis.” The meme names confirmation bias, which Francis Bacon described in 1620 and psychologists caught in a 1960 number game. Echo chambers make it worse, and a Nature study found checking false news online can raise belief in it. So what does honest research look like?
