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  • Human nature versus social constructs

    Human nature versus social constructs

    By Markus Uehleke

    What actually are "social constructs" and what did Foucault and Judith Butler mean by this? We explain the facts with the help of a meme and show the limits of the concept.
  • What is the essence of man?

    What is the essence of man?

    By Markus Uehleke

    What is specific to humans? We explain the different views of Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Nietzsche concerning the philosophical question: what is man? To illustrate this we use a philosophy meme. Read more about it on our philosophy blog.