Philosophical Dictionary

Today we discuss 20th century French writer Antonin Artaud and his idea of the Theatre of Cruelty. What is it and how is it employed in plays and movies?

Join us as we discuss whether we can ascribe consciousness to our physical brains, or whether it comes from another source. Explained with zombies!

Join us as we talk about one of psychiatry's biggest names, Sigmund Freud. From a foundational figure to something of a joke, what, if anything, can modern psychiatry keep from its sex-obsessed founder?

The last post in our Presocratics series, let's take a look at the oneness of poet and philosopher Parmenides of Elea, examining his ideas on human knowledge and how the universe works.

What is the nature of the universe? Join us as we continue our Presocratic series, with Heraclitus and his view of the nature of things and the constant flux of the universe.

Did philosophy exist before Socrates? You betcha! In this article we will discuss some of the philosophers who existed before that particular bearded guy, the Presocratics.