Philosophical Dictionary
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Suffering from Endless Boredom? Meet Søren Kiekegaard and Ennui
By Caroline Black
In today's article we talk about ennui, heading to 19th century France with Charles Baudelaire, and 19th century Denmark with the first existentialist, Soren Kierkegaard. -
Don’t Take the (Rage) Bait: Bad Faith Online Arguments and Their Historical Roots
By Caroline Black
Let's discuss rage bait by way of ancient Greek philosophy. Join us as we discuss rhetoric and logic, and how they both play a part in taking apart your most annoying online content. -
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. -
We Are the Meme: Karl Marx Is Not Santa
By Caroline Black
In this post, we discuss some valid criticisms of Marxist communism, from within the writings themselves, as well as in the living text that is history. How can you reconcile the violence of the Manifesto and the bigger communist countries with a gentler worldview? -
We Are The Meme: With Camus, We Must Imagine Santa Jolly
By Caroline Black
Today we are once again the meme! Join us as we discuss Santa and Sisyphus in light of Albert Camus's work on the absurdity of existence. -
We Are the Meme: How Ethics Take Us Beyond Naughty and Nice
By Caroline Black
We discuss ethics and the importance of questioning what we are told is right and wrong.