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. -
Objectification: Simone de Beauvoir's Feminist Idea
By Caroline Black
We discuss Simone de Beauvoir's concept of objectification, its relationship to feminism, and what we learn from it in philosophy as a whole. -
Madness and Civilization: Questioning the Stigma of Mental Illness and Hospitalization
By Caroline Black
We discuss Michel Foucault's genealogical work on the history of society's treatment of people it deemed mentally ill, as well as the dangers of using dichotomies to label and abuse certain people. -
What is Absolute Freedom according to Sartre?
By Markus Uehleke
We explain briefly and in an understandable way what Sartre means by "radical freedom".