Philosophy
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Epicurus and Death
Ancient Greece was home to a vast number of philosophers and, consequently, a wealth of ideas. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and…
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Why Is Being Being?: Aristotle
A thundering headline, isn't it? We’re looking at a philosopher who dared to ask why being is, well, being. That…
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Pascal and the Concept of God
What if someone told you they could give you a logical reason to believe in God? You’d be skeptical, right?…
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The Philosopher of Unhappiness: Schopenhauer
In philosophy, many famous thinkers become synonymous with their core ideas. Take Kant and his concept of Duty Ethics, for…
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Reality or Simulation? Nick Bostrom
There’s a topic and a question that’s come up at least once in every friend group: "Is what we call…
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Analytic Philosophy: The Language, Logic, and Quest for Clarity of Thought
If you’re one of those epic readers who follows our philosophy posts religiously, there’s a good chance you’ve already checked…
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The Trolley Dilemma: Journey on the Tracks of Goodness
Philosophy is such a bottomless pit that the answer you give to any question involuntarily requires you to answer dozens…
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I Think Therefore I Am: Descartes and His Meditations
“I think, therefore I am,” or in Latin, “cogito ergo sum,” is perhaps the most famous saying in the history…
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If You Are Unhappy, You Are Immoral: Ethics of Virtue
If you are unhappy, you are immoral: Ethics of Virtue You think the title sounds surprising and pointless, don’t you?…
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The Turing Test and the Chinese Room Argument
When we think of the term “philosophy“, the first thing that comes to mind is a discipline that dictates asking…
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