Philosophical Dictionary

Join us as we take a run through one of the most involved and methodical ethical theories around, Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative.

Today we discuss the modern theory of race, its history, and the thinkers who are moving forward to inspire a community where we think about race differently and critically.

We discuss ethics and the importance of questioning what we are told is right and wrong.

We share the difference between modern ethical theories and the virtue ethics system posed by the Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, explaining how virtue ethics offers us more than explanations of what is good or bad.

We discuss what Immanuel Kant called his "dogmatic slumber," how he woke from it to write his essential works in philosophy, sparking a revolution in thought that would shake the Western world.

Let's discuss the idea of cancel culture and its relation to problematic philosophers and public figures in general. We will try to see if and when cancel culture can be useful, and when we should cancel a thinker.