Philosophical Dictionary

Shopping for someone who quotes Nietzsche at dinner? This Christmas gift guide for philosophers sorts shirts, mugs and framed canvas prints by budget and by philosopher, explains the joke behind each design and covers delivery, customs, sizing and returns. One warning first: think twice before buying them a book.

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!

Socrates is the go-to proof that democracy can't be trusted: the wisest man in Athens, killed by a jury of ordinary citizens. The surviving sources tell a messier story, involving a bloody oligarchic coup, an amnesty nobody could mention in court, and a philosopher who defied both sides. So who really sentenced him?

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.