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  • Plato's influence on Early Christianity

    Plato's influence on Early Christianity

    By Markus Uehleke

    To what extent did Plato's ideas influence early Christianity? We explain this with the help of a meme. Read the article now to learn more.
  • Nietzsche on morals

    Nietzsche on morals

    By Markus Uehleke

    What does Nietzsche mean by master and slave morality? We explain this by means of a meme and refer to his book "Genealogy of Morals". Read more now.
  • What is the essence of man?

    What is the essence of man?

    By Markus Uehleke

    What is specific to humans? We explain the different views of Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Nietzsche concerning the philosophical question: what is man? To illustrate this we use a philosophy meme. Read more about it on our philosophy blog.
  • Marx only wants your company

    Marx only wants your company

    By Markus Uehleke

    Markets, Marx and the myth of the Middle Class
  • The very human misuse of causality

    The very human misuse of causality

    By Markus Uehleke

    David Hume or: Man as fallacy
  • Hegel and the concepts of dialectic

    Hegel and the concepts of dialectic

    By Markus Uehleke

    What did Hegel actually mean by dialectics?