Philosophical Dictionary

Discover why Nietzsche would hate modern self-help culture. Learn the real meaning of the Übermensch, the Last Man, and "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Explore how we've turned radical philosophy into comfortable Instagram quotes and why that proves Nietzsche's point about cultural decline.

Discover how Plato, a pagan philosopher who died 400 years before Christ, became Christianity's unlikely intellectual godfather. Learn how Church Fathers like Justin Martyr, Origen, and Augustine used Greek philosophy to shape Christian theology, creating a synthesis that still defines modern Christianity today.

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.

We discuss Simone de Beauvoir's concept of objectification, its relationship to feminism, and what we learn from it in philosophy as a whole.

Discover Descartes' method of doubt: the radical skepticism that challenged dogmatism and changed philosophy forever. Learn how questioning everything led to "I think, therefore I am" and why this 17th-century method remains essential for critical thinking in our age of misinformation and fake news.

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?