Philosophical Dictionary
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Frantz Fanon: Marxist Psychiatrist and Father of Decolonialism
By Caroline Black
In this article we will discuss the Marxist psychiatrist and father of decolonialism Franz Fanon. We'll take a peek into his descriptions of lived experience as a Black man and the harmfulness of a culture that sees whiteness as human. -
Hannah Arendt's Vita Activa and Vita Contemplativa: When Philosophers Stopped Thinking and Started Working
By Markus Uehleke
Aristotle said contemplation was the highest life. Hannah Arendt said modernity killed it and replaced action with endless labor. Now we're trapped working and consuming instead of thinking or truly acting. Her 1958 book The Human Condition warned us: we became jobholders, not citizens or thinkers. -
Friedrich Engels: A Bromance for the Ages
By Caroline Black
In this article, we discuss the life and work of Karl Marx's closest collaborator and friend, Friedrich Engels, and the way his practical approach to economics informed Marx's views. -
Art Commodity: Walter Benjamin’s Critique of Mass Production in Art
By Caroline Black
In this article, let's discuss 20th century thinker Walter Benjamin's insightful criticisms of technology as a means for creating fast-paced art, and its impact on art itself. -
Angela Davis: Marxist Feminism in Action!
By Caroline Black
We discuss the life and work of Marxist feminist critical theorist Angela Davis. We offer a taste of her life's work as an activist philosopher. -
Race: It's a Social Construct but It Matters
By Caroline Black
Today we discuss the modern theory of race, its history, and the thinkers who are moving forward to inspire a community where we think about race differently and critically.