Philosophical Dictionary

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?

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.

Plato's Cave usually stops at 'enlightenment.' The real ending, from Republic Book VII, has a prisoner going blind twice and one exact line about killing anyone who tries to free the others. Here's what the Cave actually says about truth, education, and who gets punished for ending an illusion.

We discuss love, loss, and "Last Christmas" in our newest article, in which we are the meme. Let's talk about classical definitions of love in our first holiday post of the year.

In which we discuss epistemology in the terms of Socrates and his final dialogue, the Apology. What do we know? How do we know it? We touch on this from the context of the founder of Western philosophy.

We explain the Greek philosophers and who was whose teacher using a meme. Read more about it now.