Philosophical Dictionary

Utilitarianism: Trying to Predict the Future Like a Mind-Reading Superhero 🎯

Utilitarianism: Trying to Predict the Future Li...

Utilitarianism is all about maximizing happiness for the greatest number, a philosophy founded by Jeremy Bentham and refined by John Stuart Mill. Bentham treated all pleasures equally, which led to...

Utilitarianism: Trying to Predict the Future Li...

Utilitarianism is all about maximizing happiness for the greatest number, a philosophy founded by Jeremy Bentham and refined by John Stuart Mill. Bentham treated all pleasures equally, which led to...

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Beyond Capitalist Realism: The need for a Philosophy of Life

Beyond Capitalist Realism: The need for a Philo...

Explore Mark Fisher's critique of capitalism, focusing on his concept of capitalist realism—the idea that it's easier to imagine global catastrophe than an alternative to capitalism. Tied to Slavoj Žižek's...

Beyond Capitalist Realism: The need for a Philo...

Explore Mark Fisher's critique of capitalism, focusing on his concept of capitalist realism—the idea that it's easier to imagine global catastrophe than an alternative to capitalism. Tied to Slavoj Žižek's...

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The Endless Cycle of Philosophical Inquiry: Repetition, Evolution, and Dialog Across Time

The Endless Cycle of Philosophical Inquiry: Rep...

The meme humorously captures a core truth about philosophy: the ongoing, cyclical nature of philosophical inquiry. From Plato’s idealism to Kant’s critical philosophy, each generation reinterprets timeless questions in new...

The Endless Cycle of Philosophical Inquiry: Rep...

The meme humorously captures a core truth about philosophy: the ongoing, cyclical nature of philosophical inquiry. From Plato’s idealism to Kant’s critical philosophy, each generation reinterprets timeless questions in new...

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Buddha Schopenhauer Life is Suffering Meme

Suffering: A Tale of Two Philosophies – Buddha ...

In both Eastern and Western philosophy, suffering is a fundamental part of human existence. This blog post explores the contrasting views of the Buddha and Arthur Schopenhauer, two influential figures...

Suffering: A Tale of Two Philosophies – Buddha ...

In both Eastern and Western philosophy, suffering is a fundamental part of human existence. This blog post explores the contrasting views of the Buddha and Arthur Schopenhauer, two influential figures...

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Is the Kool-Aid Man the jar or the liquid?

Descartes' Philosophical Revolution on Mind-Bod...

Join us as we explore Descartes's philosophical revolution which is listed amongst the likes of Newton and Copernicus. Descartes, a Rationalist, sought to rebuild knowledge on the foundation of reason...

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Descartes' Philosophical Revolution on Mind-Bod...

Join us as we explore Descartes's philosophical revolution which is listed amongst the likes of Newton and Copernicus. Descartes, a Rationalist, sought to rebuild knowledge on the foundation of reason...

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Is Sisyphus truly happy?

Sisyphus: The Absurd Hero or Asymptomatic Case?

We ask the tough questions here: what if Sisyphus is just asymptomatic and his happiness is not at all transferable to us "normal" people? Is Camus' assertion more than the...

Sisyphus: The Absurd Hero or Asymptomatic Case?

We ask the tough questions here: what if Sisyphus is just asymptomatic and his happiness is not at all transferable to us "normal" people? Is Camus' assertion more than the...

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